Adam Bartkowski, PSignite | Retail Tech Insights | Revenue Growth Management Solution of the YearAdam Bartkowski, CEO and Board Chair
In the fast-paced, high-stakes world of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), companies constantly walk a tightrope.

Every dollar spent on trade promotions and every percentage point of forecast accuracy can be the difference between profitability and loss. With razor-thin margins, fierce competition, and ever-evolving consumer preferences, CPG companies must master precision in both spending and effective planning to thrive.

PSignite is at the forefront of providing the pinpoint solutions to overcome these challenges by blending cutting-edge AI with deep and practical industry expertise. The company offers a comprehensive and configurable IT platform that transforms how brands navigate complex market dynamics while maximizing profitability.

Under the leadership of CEO and Board Chair Adam Bartkowski, PSignite has carved out a unique position in the industry as a strategic partner for businesses aiming to optimize their revenue strategies. The company’s CPGvision v5 platform is built with AI and machine learning (ML) from the ground up, ensuring that consumer goods companies of all sizes can leverage advanced modeling solutions, harmonized data processing, and AI-driven agent force capabilities to drive smarter trade spending and more effective decision-making.

Addressing Industry Challenges with AI-Powered Solutions

PSignite understands that many CPG companies face roadblocks in adopting AI for Revenue Growth Management (RGM) and Trade Promotion Management (TPM). These barriers include outdated technology infrastructure, resistance to change, and a lack of internal expertise in AI and ML. Additionally, some organizations struggle with siloed data systems that hinder the integration of AI-driven analytics across multiple business functions.

PSignite addresses these challenges by providing a fully integrated system that enables seamless cross-functional collaboration, allowing companies to work on all components of RGM within a single dataset. This approach enhances efficiency and allows businesses to gradually adopt AI functionalities at a pace that aligns with their organizational readiness, ensuring rapid and measurable ROI.

  • We’re not just providing software. We’re offering decades of CPG expertise, ensuring our clients have a trusted partner who understands their unique challenges.

Further, CPGvision’s AI-powered simulation capabilities empower revenue growth teams to develop and deploy go-to-market strategies with unprecedented speed and precision, making trade dollar optimization a reality rather than a wishful challenge. With trade spend accounting for 12–20 percent of gross revenue, the ability to optimize these investments through AI-driven insights is a game-changer for the industry.

“Our AI-powered solutions are designed to future-proof businesses by ensuring they have the necessary technology, data harmonization, and workflow enablement to stay ahead of the competition,” says Bartkowski.

Delivering More Than Just Technology

PSignite distinguishes itself in the crowded RGM and TPM landscape through a rare blend of agility, deep industry expertise, and end-to-end execution capabilities. Unlike traditional solutions that focus on either transactional efficiency or data analysis, PSignite’s approach integrates both, providing CPG companies with an end-to-end system that drives smarter decision-making.

Bartkowski, whose career spans decades of leadership at enterprise giants like SSA, ADP and Apriso, as well as founding successful ventures such as SI PolSource, ITI, has cultivated a team that mirrors his ethos of precision and innovation.
The PSignite team comprises world-class technologists—many veterans of Bartkowski’s prior ventures—alongside CPG experts who possess an intimate understanding of trade management’s nuances and best of breed practices. This synergy ensures that solutions are not only technologically robust but also grounded in real-world commercial acumen.

“We’re not just providing software. We’re offering decades of CPG expertise, ensuring our clients have a trusted partner who understands their unique challenges,” Bartkowski emphasizes.

Making AI Work in Impactful Ways

At the heart of PSignite’s approach to modernizing revenue management is CPGvision, a platform designed with AI and ML at its core, CPGvision’s latest version adds Agentic AI. It unifies multiple facets of RGM into a single, streamlined system, with AI agent “helpers” enhancing human performance across the platform.

Key Features of CPGvision’s Agentic Platform:

● Data Harmonization – Cleans and structures disparate datasets, ensuring accuracy in integration and decision-making.

● Deduction Management – Uses AI to validate and reconcile deductions, preventing revenue leakage.

● Forecasting Assistance – Enables dynamic adjustments based on market trends and retailer demand.

● Promotion Optimization – Provides AI-driven insights to maximize trade promotion effectiveness.

● Budget Allocation – Helps businesses distribute funds strategically based on real-time data.

● AI-Powered Training & Support – Delivers real-time guidance, reducing the learning curve for new users.

By unifying transactional and analytical functions, CPGvision enables cross-functional collaboration, transforming siloed strategies into cohesive, practical and executable plans. For instance, a promotion crafted by the sales team is instantly reflected in financial forecasts and supply chain logistics, creating a closed-loop system that aligns strategy with execution.

Bartkowski emphasizes that PSignite isn’t using AI just for the sake of innovation—it’s about making AI work in practical, and impactful ways.

“We’re not just layering AI on top of existing systems. We’re using it to fundamentally change how CPG companies approach revenue growth,” he explains.

The impact of PSignite’s solutions is evident in its client success stories.

One major CPG company was losing an estimated $400,000 per week due to invalid deductions—an issue that was draining its profitability. After implementing PSignite’s AI-driven deduction management tools, the company significantly reduced revenue leakage while improving overall financial performance.

Another client struggled with inefficient trade promotions. By leveraging PSignite’s AI-powered scenario modeling, the company refined its promotional strategies, enhancing both sales performance and retailer collaboration.

A Future-Proof Approach to Revenue Growth

PSignite’s trajectory is defined by relentless ROI-based innovation.

Upcoming enhancements to CPGvision include expanded AI Agent capabilities, such as real-time promotion adjustments based on live sales data and predictive analytics for emerging markets. Bartkowski envisions a future where AI not only streamlines operations but also anticipates market shifts, empowering clients to stay ahead of macro and micro market disruptions.

For CPG firms navigating inflationary pressures, retailer demands, and volatile consumer behavior, PSignite offers more than just software—it provides a partnership rooted in expertise, agility, and transformative technology.

By marrying AI’s potential with decades of hands-on experience, PSignite isn’t just solving today’s challenges—it’s reimagining the future of revenue growth management.

In Bartkowski’s words, “Our clients’ business success is our innovation mandate.”

As AI continues to revolutionize Revenue Growth Management, PSignite stands poised to lead the charge, ensuring that every trade dollar, forecast, and promotion drives not just growth, but sustainable profitability.