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DemandTec positioned as a Leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Global Trade Promotion Management & Optimization, 2026 by QKS Group

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The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ provides competitive analysis & ranking of the leading GTPM&O vendors.DemandTec, with its comprehensive platform, has received strong ratings across technology excellence and customer impact.

PUNE, India, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — QKS Group announced today that it has named DemandTec as a leader in the SPARK Matrix™: Global Trade Promotion Management & Optimization, 2026.

Tanuj Paulose, Analyst at QKS Group, states, “DemandTec demonstrates strong positioning in the Global Trade Promotion Management and Optimization market through its ability to connect promotion execution with pricing, funding, billing, and settlement processes. The platform provides visibility across deal status, financial exposure, fund utilization, invoice reconciliation, and post-deal follow-through, helping organizations maintain greater control over trade commitments. Its integration capabilities also support the movement of deal and financial data into ERP, finance, TPM, BI, and reconciliation systems. This makes DemandTec particularly relevant for organizations seeking to reduce operational fragmentation, improve the consistency of trade execution, and establish clearer accountability across commercial and financial processes.”

Umang Thakur, Vice President and Principal Analyst at QKS Group, states “DemandTec differentiates through its retailer-centric trade collaboration model, enabling CPG manufacturers and retailers to manage trade agreements within a shared, governed workflow. Its strengths lie in structured deal execution, financial control, and retailer-facing process standardization rather than traditional TPM planning. The platform is particularly well suited for organisations seeking stronger retailer collaboration, improved trade governance, and synchronized trade data across commercial and financial systems.”

QKS Group defines Trade Promotion Management and Optimization (TPM&O) as an “integrated solution that enable consumer goods manufacturers and distributors to plan, execute, control, and optimize trade promotions across regions, customers, and channels.” The solution includes promotion planning and fund management, budget allocation, account-level execution, claims and settlement, and advanced analytics for continuous optimization. Additionally, TPM&O platforms leverage predictive modeling, scenario simulation, and AI-driven insights to maximize incremental sales, profitability, and return on trade spend while reducing inefficiencies. 

DemandTec differentiates itself within the Global Trade Promotion Management and Optimization market through a retailer-centric Commercial Trade Intelligence model that connects deal management, trade funding, billing, reconciliation, and data synchronization. Its ability to bring retailers and CPG manufacturers into a shared, governed workflow helps standardize offer creation, approvals, deal modifications, financial tracking, and settlement processes. Supported by configurable deal rules, fund visibility, audit trails, Deal Data Sync, and API-based integration, the platform helps organizations reduce fragmented portal, email, and spreadsheet-based processes. DemandTec enables stronger trade governance, more consistent retailer collaboration, improved financial accountability, and synchronized commercial data across TPM, ERP, finance, BI, and reconciliation systems.

The QKS Group SPARK Matrix™ includes a detailed analysis of the global market dynamics, major trends, vendor landscape, and competitive positioning. The study also provides a competitive analysis and ranking of the Global Trade Promotion Management & Optimization, 2026 providers in the form of the SPARK Matrix™. The study also provides strategic information for users to evaluate different vendor capabilities, competitive differentiation, and market positions.

Jack Tirella, CEO of DemandTec, states, “The hard part in trade was never the forecast. It’s proving where the money went. Trade dollars are moving toward channels that report on themselves, and trade spend has to be able to do the same. Commercial Trade Intelligence™ is how we close that gap: retailers and their 7,800+ CPG partners planning, funding, executing, and reconciling every trade dollar on one shared data model. For our customers on both sides of the deal, that means walking into every negotiation able to prove what a promotion actually returned. Being named a Leader in QKS Group’s SPARK Matrix™ for Trade Promotion Management and Optimization tells us the market is moving toward where our customers already are.”

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For more information about DemandTec, visit Here. SPARK Matrix™ Global Trade Promotion Management & Optimization, 2026

About DemandTec:
DemandTec is the Commercial Trade Intelligence™ platform where retailers and their 7,800+ CPG partners come together to plan, fund, execute, and optimize every trade dollar within a single, shared system of record. By uniting both sides of the trade equation, DemandTec empowers trading partners to co-plan joint business strategies, commit dollars with confidence, and settle every deal, with AI that sees the complete picture because the data lives in one place. Backed by 25 years of demand science, DemandTec powers Trade Intelligence and Retail Optimization for 120+ retail banners and more than 30,000 daily users worldwide. Learn more at demandtec.com

Media Contact:
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Chief Marketing Officer, DemandTec
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About QKS Group
QKS Group is a global analyst and advisory firm helping enterprises, technology vendors, and investors make trusted, data-driven decisions. Our portfolio spans the flagship SPARK Matrix™ evaluation framework, SPARK Plus™ analyst advisory platform, QKS Intelligence™ for market and competitive tracking, and QKS Community™ for CXO leaders and practitioners. All offerings are powered by a Human-Intelligence-driven framework and QKS’s closed-loop research methodology – integrating expert-led insights, quantitative modeling, and continuous validation to deliver credible, outcome-focused intelligence.

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Silent Push Named No. 184 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 List, the Most Prestigious Ranking of America’s Fastest-Growing Private Companies

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Company Recognized for 1,744% Three-Year Revenue Growth, Earning a Place Among the Nation’s Most Successful Independent Businesses

RESTON, Va., Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Silent Push, the leader in preemptive cybersecurity intelligence, today announced it has been ranked No. 184 on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list, the annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The list is the most prestigious ranking of the nation’s most successful independent and entrepreneurial businesses, recognizing companies that have achieved remarkable growth while driving innovation, creating jobs, and shaping the future of the economy. Past honorees include companies such as Microsoft, Meta, Chobani, Oracle, and Patagonia.

“Being ranked 184 on the Inc. 5000 is proof the market needs preemptive cybersecurity, and we’re proud to be recognized,” said Ken Bagnall, CEO and Co-Founder, Silent Push. “We are trusted by U.S. government organizations, Fortune 100 companies, and global cybersecurity companies to definitively track attacker infrastructure and prevent large-scale attack campaigns from launching. Our customers don’t want to react to threats – they want to see them coming. We built Silent Push to prove that the ‘detect-and-respond’ concept is dead.”

This year’s Inc. 5000 recognizes a new class of companies redefining what growth looks like. From AI and advanced manufacturing to healthcare, consumer products, and professional services, these businesses are expanding their impact, creating jobs and proving that entrepreneurial ambition continues to fuel the U.S. economy. Among the 5,000 companies on the list, the median three-year revenue growth rate was 130%, and those companies have collectively added more than 627,208 jobs to the U.S. economy over the past three years.

For the full Inc. 5000 list, honoree company profiles, and a searchable database by industry and location, please visit: www.inc.com/inc5000.

“Every company on the Inc. 5000 has a story of perseverance, smart decision making, and a refusal to sit still,” says Mike Hofman, editor-in-chief of Inc. “Their growth reflects more than strong financial performance–it reflects creativity, resilience, and the customer focus required to build companies that make a lasting impact. We congratulate all honorees on this significant achievement.”

Inc. will celebrate the honorees at the 2026 Inc. 5000 Conference & Gala, taking place October 14–16 in Dallas, Texas, and the top 500 will be listed in the Fall issue of Inc. Magazine. Tickets are on sale now. 

Inc. 5000 List Methodology
Companies on the 2026 Inc. 5000 are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. To qualify, companies must have been founded and generating revenue by March 31, 2022. They must be U.S.-based, privately held, for-profit, and independent—not subsidiaries or divisions of other companies—as of December 31, 2025. (Since then, some on the list may have gone public or been acquired.) The minimum revenue required for 2022 is $100,000; the minimum for 2025 is $2 million. As always, Inc. reserves the right to decline applicants for subjective reasons.

About Silent Push
Silent Push is the preemptive cyber defense company. It provides a complete view of emerging threat infrastructure in real time through its Indicators of Future Attack® data, enabling security teams to proactively block threats. The platform is also available via API and integrates with SIEM, XDR, SOAR, TIP, and OSINT tools. Customers include Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

For more information, visit silentpush or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

About Inc.
Inc. is the leading media brand and playbook for the entrepreneurs and business leaders shaping our future. Through its journalism, Inc. aims to inform, educate, and elevate the profile of its community: the risk-takers, the innovators, and the ultra-driven go-getters who are creating the future of business. Inc. is published by Mansueto Ventures LLC, along with fellow leading business publication Fast Company. For more information, visit www.inc.com.

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Fuse Integration Named to Inc. 5000 List for Fourth Time

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Deployment of scalable, production-ready tactical edge networking solutions fueling growth

SAN DIEGO, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Fuse Integration, a warfighter-focused non-traditional engineering firm, today announced it has earned a place, for the fourth time, on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Companies on the list are ranked according to percentage revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. Fuse’s growth has been fueled by accelerated deployment of its communications and networking solutions at the tactical edge. The company’s scalable, production-ready systems are enabling mission effects across manned and unmanned platforms in theater.

Our tactical edge networking solutions are joint and open by design and proven in deployed environments. As demand grows, our team is moving toward full-rate production of our multifunction network controllers and podded solutions.

“Modern defense operations increasingly rely on ready-now solutions for secure, resilient network connectivity across manned and unmanned platforms in theater,” said Sumner Lee, CEO of Fuse. “Our tactical edge networking solutions are joint and open by design and proven in deployed environments. As demand grows, our team is moving toward full-rate production of our multifunction network controllers and podded solutions.”

“Being recognized again as one of the fastest-growing companies in the nation is an honor and a testament to the team behind the growth,” added Scott Rosebush, Fuse President. “I couldn’t be more proud of how our leaders and team members have consistently stepped up to meet the moment with relentless follow-through.”

Fuse is ranked 3,655 on the 2026 list, which is available here: https://www.inc.com/inc5000

About Fuse Integration

Fuse Integration is a warfighter-focused, non-traditional engineering firm that designs, prototypes and rapidly fields tactical edge networking solutions for defense customers in the United States and allied nations. The company’s airborne and maritime gateway systems and virtualized network architectures are operational today, enabling real-time data sharing across air, land and sea environments. Founded in 2010, Fuse is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business headquartered in San Diego with a corporate office in Washington, D.C. www.fuseintegration.com

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Joyce Bosc, Fuse Integration, 1 3017179529, jbosc@boscobel.com, www.fuseintegration.com 

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LAUGH FACTORY COLLABORATES WITH AMERICA’S GOT TALENT TO DISCOVER STARS OF THE FUTURE IN SPECIAL SHOW TUESDAY, AUGUST 11

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif., Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Laugh Factory collaborated with America’s Got Talent to help nurture young artists in a special callback —starring Howie Mandel and Nikki Glaser judging on the Laugh Factory Hollywood stage.

“For five decades, Laugh Factory has been a place where comedians come to be discovered, take chances and become great.”

“For nearly five decades, Laugh Factory has been a place where comedians come to be discovered, take chances and become great,” said Laugh Factory President David Fuhrer. “Having Howie and Nikki working with these talented young artists continues that legacy for a new generation.”

One of the emerging stars from this season’s AGT is Nene Royal, a 16-year-old musician from Phuket, Thailand. She rocked the Laugh Factory stage with her high-energy rendition of Def Leppard’s “Hysteria” and has amassed more than a billion views on social media platforms. Here are links to her performance:

https://fb.watch/IUp_Ucf5VS/?mibextid=wwXIfr&fs=e

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DbxzWpjw_xO/

The episode filmed at the Laugh Factory that will be broadcast tonight is part of AGT’s new Judges’ Callbacks shows, in which the judges move into venues tailored to their individual areas of expertise. At the Laugh Factory, Mandel and Glaser evaluated the remaining performers and made the difficult decisions about which acts will advance to the live shows.

“Howie and Nikki have first-hand knowledge of what it feels like to perform on the Laugh Factory stage, because they have both brought joy and laughter to audiences here many times,” said Laugh Factory owner Jamie Masada. “We truly enjoyed working with them as they encouraged these talented young artists.”

About Laugh Factory:

Since opening its doors in Hollywood in 1979, the Laugh Factory has become one of the world’s most recognized comedy institutions. Today it operates clubs in Hollywood, Long Beach, Chicago, Las Vegas, Reno, Covina and San Diego. For more information, visit laughfactory.com.

Contact: Greg Waskul at gregwaskul@aol.com or (818) 926-0079

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