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Sept. 18, 2023

Retail Media Innovation & Standardization with Sam’s Club MAP’s Lex J…

The CPG Guys are joined by Lex Josephs, VP/GM of Sam's Club Member Access Platform, the retail media division of Sam's Club, a unit of Walmart. MAP’s mission is to provide the most valuable and additive ads experience to our ...

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Sept. 16, 2023

Amazon Accelerate Recap with Allume Group's Andrea K. Leigh

PVSB and Fresh Four Co-Host Andrea K. Leigh, CEO of Allume Group, recap their impressions of the 2023 Amazon Accelerate Sellers Conference. Follow Andrea K. Leigh on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andreakleigh/ Foll...

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Sept. 13, 2023

Advertising to Rural Customers with Dollar General's Molly Hjelm

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Molly Hjelm, Head of Ad Sales at Dollar General Media Network, the retail media division of Dollar General. Follow Molly Hjelm on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mollyhjelm...

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Sept. 6, 2023

A Big Gulp of Retail Media with 7-Eleven's Ben Tienor

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Ben Tienor, Director of Gulp Media Network, the Retail Media division of 7-Eleven which is the world's largest convenience retailer with over 13,000 corporately-owned and franchised stores in North America.

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Aug. 23, 2023

How Retail Media is Disrupting Marketing Structures with WARC’s Grego…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Gregory Grudzinski, Head of Content for WARC Digital Commerce, an Ascential Company that has been helping marketers and strategists Make it “WARC” since 1985. Follow Gregory Grudzin...

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Aug. 9, 2023

Consumer-Centric Omnichannel Strategy with Coca-Cola's Simon Miles

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Simon Miles, VP Global Omnichannel Commercial Strategy at the Coca-Cola Company, Follow Simon Miles on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simon-miles-727290/ Follow Coca-Cola ...

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Aug. 5, 2023

Lifestyle Marketing with Macy’s Media Network’s Melanie Zimmermann

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Melanie Zimmermann, VP of Macy’s Media Network, the retail media division of Macy’s omnichannel department store. Follow Melanie Zimmermann on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/...

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July 22, 2023

Targeting Shoppers by DIY Project with The Home Depot's Melanie Babco…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Melanie Babcock-Brown, VP of Retail Media+ and Monetization at The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement specialty retailer with over 2,200 stores. Follow Melanie Babcock-...

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July 15, 2023

Retail Ad Tech Innovation with Kroger Precision Marketing's Cara Pratt

EPISODE 300 The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Cara Pratt, SVP of Kroger Precision Marketing at 84.51, the retail data science division of Kroger. Follow Cara Pratt on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cara-pra...

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July 5, 2023

Building a Soulful Healthy Foods Brand with A Dozen Cousins' Ibraheem…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Ibraheem Basir, Founder & CEO of A Dozen Cousins, a natural food brand that makes convenience side dishes inspired by traditional Creole, Caribbean and Latino recipes. Their product ...

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July 1, 2023

Retail Media Summit 2023 Recap

The CPG Guys co-hosts PVSB and Bryan Gildenberg are joined by Allume Group CEO and #Fresh4 co-host Andrea Leigh recording in Chicago at the Path to Purchase Institute Retail Media Summit 2023. Follow Andrea Leigh on LinkedIn ...

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June 24, 2023

Harnessing The Power of The Everyday Purchase with CVS Media Exchange…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Parbinder Dhariwal, VP & GM of CVS Media Exchange, the Retail Media arm of CVS Health which helps brands harness The power of the everyday purchase. Follow Parbinder Dhariwal on Link...

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June 21, 2023

Advertising to Luxury Shoppers with Nordstrom's Aaron Dunford

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Aaron Dunford, Senior Director of the Nordstrom Media Network, an advertising program enabling brands to share their stories with Nordstrom and Nordstrom Rack customers via on- and o...

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June 17, 2023

The State of CPG Innovation with NIQ's Jenny Frazier & Justin Belgiano

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Jenny Frazier Omni-Solutions Commercial Leader for the US & Justin Belgiano SVP NA Retail Measurement Products at NIQ, the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, reveals new ...

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June 10, 2023

Building Healthy Food Brands with Simple Food Ventures’ Greer Tessler…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Greer Tessler & Luke Goldstein, co-founders of Simple Food Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm that invests in the future of healthy foods and products. SFV’s partnership w...

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June 3, 2023

Sports Marketing to Advancing Women with NextUp's Lisa Baird

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Lisa Baird, the newly appointed CEO of NextUp, formerly known as Network of Executive Women. Follow Lisa Baird on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-baird-4b91991/ Follow ...

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May 31, 2023

Digital Advertising On The Go with Uber Advertising's Dr. Mark Grether

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Dr. Mark Grether, VP & General Manager of Uber Advertising which includes all offerings to help merchants, brands, and other advertisers to reach its highly engaged user base across ...

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May 27, 2023

Decision Optimization Through Predictive Analytics with Keen's Greg D…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Greg Dolan, Co-founder & CEO of Keen Decision Systems, a high-growth SaaS company that helps FORTUNE 500 and other marketing leaders make data-driven decisions that drive/create last...

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May 9, 2023

Accelerating Growth for Ambitious Brands with Gain Theory's Anibal Da…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episdoe by Anibal Dams, Global CPG Lead at Gain Theory, experts in data, advanced analytics, technology and consulting who fuse hindsight, insight, and foresight to deliver business growth. Gai...

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May 4, 2023

Cocktail Renaissance with Q Mixers' Bob Arnold

The CPG Guys are joined by Bob Arnold, CEO of Q Mixers, which makes the world’s best carbonated mixers that are proudly served by discerning bars and restaurants across America, as well as sold in grocery and liquor stores na...

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April 26, 2023

Building Collaborative Brand Media Plans with Albertsons Media Collec…

The CPG Guys , PVSB and Sri are joined in this episode by Harvey Ma. Vice President at Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media arm for Albertsons Companies. Follow Harvey Ma on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/h...

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Feb. 15, 2023

Building a Retail Media Business with Google's Shawn McGahee

The CPG Guys speak with Shawn McGahee, Head of Retail Media at Google. Follow Shawn McGahee on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/smcgahee Contact Shawn at: smcgahee@google.com Learn about Google’s Retail Media solution...

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Feb. 4, 2023

Consumer Loyalty & Engagement with Kearney’s Katherine Black

The CPG Guys speak with Katherine Black, Senior Partner at Kearney, a global consulting partnership with presence in 40 countries. Follow Katherine Black on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katherine-p-black/ Follow K...

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Jan. 21, 2023

The Current State of Digital Transformation in Omnichannel Retail wit…

The CPG Guys speak with Venkatesh (Venky) Shankar, Professor of Marketing and Ford Chair in Marketing & E-Commerce and Director of Research at the Center for Retailing Studies, Mays Business School, Texas A&M University. His ...

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