Formed in October 1997, Advantage Sales & Marketing is a sales and marketing agency that serves the consumer packaged goods industry. The company s brand name clients include Unilever Bestfoods, Quaker, Del Monte, Johnson and Johnson, Gillette and SC Johnson. Advantage provides extensive training and development programs as well as prioritizing a culture focused on performance development management. It provides an array of solutions ranging from syndicated coverage to dedicated retail client teams, surge activities, retail auditing services and other merchandising programs. The company has more than 60 offices that serve the United States, Canada and Mexico. Advantage Sales & Marketing has offices located in Albany, N.Y.