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Free Webcast: Reinventing VoC for B2B: 12 New Rules Outstanding Corporate Innovator Award Nominations
Fourth Product Portfolio Management Benchmark Findings Last Chance: Nominate your Company for the Edison Award

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Webcast: Reinventing VOC for B2B: 12 New Rules from New Product Blueprinting

December 12, 2013

Learn four awkward realities and 12 new rules from this webcast that will cover great topical points for Product Developers involved in B2B organizations. This webcast is appropriate for all titles and levels interested in VOC and product innovation, from operations to the C-suite, and there is no skill level required.

Download a free interactive e-book “Reinventing VOC for B2B” to get a preview of the content and register for this FREE webcast today.

Fourth Product Portfolio Management Benchmark Study Findings

The State of Product Development in 2013:
A Need for Speed and a Roadmap to Sustainable Innovation

This year, more than 500 product development leaders from across the globe participated in the Fourth Product Portfolio Management Benchmark Survey to share their priorities, risks, and pain points around product portfolio management.

Download the report today and learn:

  • The top pain points and risks, and how they affect innovation
  • Where product-centric companies are in terms of innovation management maturity and where they want to be
  • Why there is such a need for speed and what organizations can do to get products to market faster

Now Accepting Nominations for the OCI Award

Nomination Deadline is March 3, 2014

The Outstanding Corporate Innovator (OCI) Committee has begun the process of identifying candidates for the 2014 OCI Award. We are looking for organizations that demonstrate the use of disciplined practices to continuously develop and launch a stream of value creating new products and services.

Firms, regardless of size or industry, which meet select criteria, are candidates. Self nominations are encouraged. Please help us identify the 2014 OCI candidates by completing the simple nomination form.

To learn more about the award, criteria and the past recipients click here.

The Edison Awards

Nominations Being Accepted Through December 6

The Edison Awards, which recognize and honor the best in innovations and innovators, announced the opening of its Call for Nominations. Throughout its rich history, the Edison Awards have recognized game-changing innovations that are at the forefront of new product and service development, marketing and human centered design, and are one of the highest accolades a company can receive in the name of successful innovation.

Since the inception of the program, Edison Awards has recognized the best new products and services, and has made it commonplace for winning products and services to quickly become household names and easily recognizable brands across the world.

Read more about the awards here and watch YouTube videos about the Edison Awards.