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Feb. 3, 2024

Omnichannel Leadership with Cornell's Dan Hooker & Karan Girotra and …

The CPG Guys were joined for this episode by Karan Girotra, the Charles H. Dyson Family Professor of Management at Cornell University's SC Johnson School of Business, Dan Hooker, Senior Lecturer & Executive Education Program ...

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Dec. 2, 2023

Building Omnichannel Capabilities with Bayer's Ajay Sharma

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Ajay Sharma, North America VP of eCommerce & Omnichannel for Bayer Consumer Health, manufacturer of iconic brands like One-A-Day, Claritin, Alka-Seltzer, & Miralax.

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Nov. 4, 2023

Omnichannel Digital Leadership with Ahold Delhaize's Tonya Herring

It’s women's month on the CPGGGUYS. Every year in November we feature only female executives, startup founders and leaders from CPG brands and retail on the podcast. This is episode one for the cpg guys women’s month 2023. We...

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Oct. 28, 2023

Generating Insights from Consumer Reviews Through AI Tools with Yogi’…

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Gautam Kanumuru, founder & CEO of Yogi - who graduated UVA in Computer science and engineering. Then he worked for NASA as a Data and Policy Analysis Intern in the Commercial Spacefl...

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Oct. 21, 2023

Mobile Platform Leadership in an Omnichannel World with InMobi’s Kuna…

The CPG Guys are joined by Kunal Nagpal, who serves as Chief Business Officer at InMobi, responsible for global business strategy, product management, enterprise partnerships and client success on the sell side. InMobi Exchan...

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Oct. 7, 2023

eCommerce Insights & Analytics with Mondelez's Alister Greenwood

The CPG Guys are joined by Alister Greenwood, Global Head of eCommerce Analytics & Insights at Mondelez International. Follow Alister on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alister-greenwood-2363b915/ Follow Mondelez on ...

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Sept. 29, 2023

Groceryshop '23 Recap with Allume Group's Andrea K. Leigh & Melissa A…

PVSB is joined in this episode by Allume Group's CEO Andrea K. Leigh & VP of Operations Melissa Ardavany as they recap the recent 2023 Groceryshop industry event. Follow Andrea on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andr...

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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. 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. 19, 2023

Customer-Centric Analytics & Intelligence with Albertsons’ Lisa Kinney

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Lisa Kinney, VP Customer Analytics & Market Intelligence at Albertsons Companies, one of the largest food & drug retailers in the United States. Follow Lisa Kinney on LinkedIn at: h...

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Aug. 12, 2023

The Full View of Consumer Behavior with NIQ’s Liz Buchanan & Troy Tre…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Liz Buchanan, and Troy Treangen, Head of Global Product & Platforms at NielsenIQ, the world’s leading consumer intelligence company, delivering the most complete understanding of con...

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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 8, 2023

Clean Rooms & Amazon Marketing Cloud with Ascential Digital Commerce'…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Keerat Sharma, EVP of Insights at Ascential Digital Commerce, the holding company that includes Flywheel, Spotlight, Edge, Whytespyder & Perpetua. Follow Keerat Sharma on LinkedIn at...

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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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May 20, 2023

Modernizing Brand & Retail Technology Stacks with Amazon Web Services…

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Justin Honaman, Head Worldwide Retail & Consumer Goods Go-To-Market at Amazon Web Services. Justin is also the host of the popular “Contendercast” podcast. This episode was recorded ...

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May 13, 2023

Shoptalk Europe 2023 Recap with Bryan & PVSB

In this episode, CPG Guys hosts Bryan & PVSB recap their impressions from attending Shoptalk Europe 2023 in Barcelona Spain. Topics the CPG Guys cover: 1) Generative AI & Chat GPT 2) Metaverse 3) Retail Media beyond Amazon 4)...

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April 22, 2023

The Evolution of Food & Beverage eCommerce with PepsiCo's Vince Jones

The CPG Guys are joined by Vince Jones, SVP/GM and Global head of eCommerce at PepsiCo, whose are enjoyed by consumers more than one billion times a day in more than 200 countries and territories around the world. PepsiCo's p...

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