MEI Becomes SSAE 16 Compliant
PITTSBURGH, PA (August 18, 2011) -- MEI, the global leader in trade promotion management (TPM) software, today announces it has successfully completed the SSAE 16 audit for its trade promotion management services.
The Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants has recently replaced SAS 70 with SSAE 16 as the new standard for service auditors. While the SAS 70 classification has long been recognized as providing the most rigorous auditing standard, the new SSAE 16 offers better agreement with international standards and also requires a written assertion by management. Like SAS 70, SSAE 16 provides an independent service auditor’s report on controls placed in operation and tests of operating effectiveness.
MEI’s SSAE 16 compliance comes at the heels of the launch of TradeInsight, its newest SaaS solution for trade promotion management. TradeInsight has become increasingly popular as consumer goods manufacturers are outgrowing static spreadsheets and adopting intuitive solutions to plan, execute and analyze their trade spending.
TradeInsight, a centralized tool that’s as easy to use as Excel, gives CPG companies a clear-cut picture of sales from warehouse to consumer, performs sales forecasting accurately and eliminates the spreadsheet headache.
About TradeInsight
TradeInsight, a global provider and thought leader in Trade Promotion Management (TPM) solutions, offers the only TPM software application in the marketplace that provides visibility of spending from the warehouse dock to the consumer. Founded in 1983, the company gives Consumer Packaged Goods manufacturers the power to integrate TPM into existing sales and marketing accounting systems to better track trade spend performance across the entire supply chain. TradeInsight’s low cost Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) application can be deployed in a matter of weeks not months with no upfront fees and a proven return on investment within the first year. To learn how to sell more and spend smarter, visit www.TradeInsight.com, call 800.463.6634 or browse TradeInsight’s online resource library of whitepapers, webinars and industry-related articles. Connect with TradeInsight on LinkedIn, follow the company on Twitter and become a fan on Facebook.
