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Aug. 9, 2025

Affordable & Accessible Groceries with Dollar General’s Heather Land

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Heather Land, Senior Director of Grocery Merchandising at Dollar General which strives to make shopping hassle-free and affordable with more than 20,000 convenient, easy-to-shop stores in 48 states. Follow Heather on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/heather-land-97382817/ Follow Dollar General on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dollar-general/ Follow Dollar General online at: https://www.dollargeneral.com/ Heather answers these ...
Guest: Heather Land
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April 21, 2025

Amazon’s Omnichannel Grocery Strategy with Tomorrow’s Jordan Berke

In this episode, Sri interviews Jordan Berke, founder & CEO of TOMORROW, a leading digital retail advisory firm, enabling global retailers to accelerate growth through digitization. Sri and Jordan tour an Amazon Fresh store as Jordan offers his expert analysis of how this brick & mortar format is performing. Find Jordan on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jordan-berke-tomorrow/ Find TOMORROW on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/tomorrow-retail-consulting/ Find TOMORROW ...
Guest: Jordan Berke
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April 19, 2025

Retail Leadership With Sam’s Club SVP eCommerce Greg Pulsifer

In this episode, the CPG Guys are joined by Greg Pulsifer, SVP of eCommerce at Sam’s Club, the club format division of Walmart. Find Greg on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregpulsifer/ Find Sam’s Club on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sam's-club/ Find Sam’s Club online at: https://corporate.walmart.com/about/samsclub/sams-club-suppliers? Greg answers these questions: Tell us about you the person? Take us through your career growth journey in digital and ecommerce...
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Dec. 28, 2024

2024 Omnichannel Retail Recap with Flywheel's Emma Irwin

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Emma Irwin from Flywheel digital to recap all things omnichannel & retail in 2024. Emma is also host of the podcast 'Commerce collective'. Find Emma Irwin on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-irwin-b950a397/ Find Flywheel on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/flywheel-digital/posts/?feedView=all Find Flywheel online: https://www.flywheeldigital.com/ Find the 'Commerce collective' podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-comme...
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Dec. 25, 2024

Retail Media 2024 Recap with Andrew Lipsman - Media, Ads + Commerce

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by industry analyst Andrew Lipsman. With a decade plus of observing and analyzing the omnichannel market and retail transformation, he is arguably one of the most revered analysts of our time. We have a deep dialogue on the year that passed us by and who the retail media winners were and how they ascended to leadership. Follow Andrew Lipsman on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-lipsman-10b2162/ Follow Media, Ads and Commerce on Linkedin : http...
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Dec. 21, 2024

Retail Media & Measurement Standards with IAB's Jeff Bustos

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Jeff Bustos, VP of measurement addressability. This episode takes on the questions on the industry of what's the latest on retail media, is it growing and is standardization and metrics a way of life now? Find Jeff Bustos on Linkedin here : https://www.linkedin.com/in/bustosjeffrey/ Find IAB on Linkedin here : https://www.linkedin.com/company/iab/posts/?feedView=all Find IAB online here : https://www.iab.com/ To register for the CPG industry's first exe...
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Dec. 7, 2024

Live from Groceryshop With Henkel’s Karen Satterlie, Pacvue’s Melissa Burdick & 84.51’s Barbara Connors

The CPG Guys are joined by Karen Satterlie, Director of eCommerce Marketing & Shopper Marketing at Henkel, Melissa Burdick, president of Pacvue & Barbara Connors, VP Strategy & Acceleration at 84.51 a division of Kroger. The episode was recorded in Las Vegas at Groceryshop 2024. This episode is sponsored by 84.51. Follow Karen Satterlie on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/karensatterlie/ Follow Melissa Burdick on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissaburdick/ Follow Barba...
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Nov. 27, 2024

Live from unBoxed 2024 with Amazon's Nancy Winé & Jenny Burke

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Nancy Winé Head of Grocery at Amazon Ads & Jenny Burke, Director Global Video strategy & GTM at Amazon Ads. This episode was recorded in Austin TX at Amazon unBoxed. Follow Nancy Winé on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nancy-wine-6518689a/ Follow Jenny Burke on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenny-burke-9859173/ Follow Amazon Ads on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/amazon-ads-partners/ Follow Amazon Ads online her...
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Nov. 23, 2024

Building Brand Connections to Consumers With Kimberly-Clark’s Stacie Medley and Epsilon’s Meggie Giancola

The CPG Guys are joined by Stacie Medley, Sr Director of Integrated Media & Agency Relations at Kimberly-Clark & Meggie Giancola, SVP of CPG at Epsilon. This episode is sponsored by Epsilon. Follow Stacie Medley on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/stacie-medley-6529507/ Follow Kimberly-Clark on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kimberly-clark/ Follow Meggie Giancola on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/meggie-giancola/ Follow Epsilon on LinkedIn here: https://...
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Nov. 20, 2024

Live from Groceryshop with AD USA's Melissa Emerich

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Melissa Emerich, Chief of Staff + Director of Strategy & Revenue for AD Retail Media at Ahold Delhaize USA. This episode was recorded on the Techtalks Stage at Groceryshop 2024. Follow Melissa on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-emerich-25707536/ Follow AD USA Retail Media on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ad-retail-media-usa/about/ Follow AD USA Retail Media Online here: https://www.adretailmedia.com/p/1 Melissa ans...
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Nov. 16, 2024

Retail Media Leadership in Canada with Loblaw's Lauren Steinberg

The CPG Guys are joined by Lauren Steinberg, SVP of Media, Loyalty & Digital at Loblaw Companies Limited, Canada’s food and pharmacy leader, the nation’s largest retailer, and the majority unit holder of Choice Properties Real Estate Investment Trust. Loblaw – and its portfolio of grocery, health and beauty, financial services and apparel businesses – provides Canadians with an unparalleled mix of value, assortment and convenience, and offers Canadians two of the country’s most recognized brands...
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Nov. 6, 2024

Multi-Touch Attribution Measurement with Amazon’s Paula Despins

The CPG Guys are joined by Paula Despins, VP of Campaign Measurement, Planning & Amazon Marketing Cloud at Amazon Ads. This episode was recorded in Austin Texas during the annual Amazon unBoxed event. Follow Paula Despins on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paula-despins-4274a78/ Follow Amazon Ads on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/showcase/amazonadvertising/ Follow Amazon Ads online at: https://advertising.amazon.com/ We asked Paul these questions: 1) Amazon Ads Measurement St...
Guest: Paula Despins
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Oct. 30, 2024

Omnichannel High Engagement Loyalty Platforms with TCC Global's Rick Swinkels

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Rick Swinkels, CEO of TCC, which creates high participation, high engagement loyalty campaigns and platforms that influence, recognise and reward shopper behaviour in-store and online. An industry leader for more than 30 years, active in 70 countries and over 8,000 campaigns successfully delivered. This episode is sponsored by TCC Global. Follow Rick on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rickswinkels Follow TCC Global on LinkedIn at: https://...
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Oct. 23, 2024

Amazon unBoxed 2024 Recap

Sri speaks with PVSB about his recent trip to Austin TX where he attended the 2024 Amazon unBoxed conference which showcases all of the new advertising capabilities being introduced by the world’s leading retail media platform. #fullfunnel #retailmedia #unBoxed2024 For the Cornell University Retail Media Strategy Program, click here For The path to purchase institute omni shopper awards sponsorship : email contact@cpgguys.com or click here For the Drug Store News issues summit HBC awards : ema...
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Oct. 12, 2024

From Walmart Luminate to Scintilla with Walmart Data Ventures SVP Mark Hardy

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Mark Hardy, SVP of Walmart Data Ventures. WDV recently announced the impending renaming of the Walmart Luminate platform to Scintilla. Data is the most valuable commodity today to build consumer trust and loyalty. Take business growth, with targeted consumer profiles and preferences, personalization is actually possible anchored on data. Find Mark Hardy on Linkedin here. Find Walmart Data Ventures on Linkedin here. Find Walmart Data Ventures online here...
Guest: Mark Hardy
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Oct. 3, 2024

Streaming TV Media - CTV's Latest with Roku's Jake Piasecki

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Jake Piasecki from none other than streaming TV and content leader Roku. The Roku team will be on the ground at Groceryshop in Las Vegas October 7th-9th to answer all your streaming TV questions. Drop Jake a note directly on LinkedIn to get in touch. Roku has been on the show 2 years ago in 2022 and since then a lot of advancements at Roku as well as streaming media have happened. He is head of the cpg, Health & wellness and insurance vertical at Roku. ...
Guest: Jake Piasecki
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Sept. 21, 2024

The Transaction Moment with ADUSA's Bobby Watts and Rokt's Stephen Rivera

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Bobby Watts, SVP AD Media of ADUSA and Stephen Rivera from ROKT. The discussion is all about user experience, path to purchase journey's and personalization. This episode is sponsored by ROKT. Find Bobby Watts on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/bobby-watts-48571b74/ Find ADUSA on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/company/ahold-delhaize-usa/ Find ADUSA online at : https://www.aholddelhaize.com/ Find Stephen Rivera on Linkedin at : https:/...
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Sept. 19, 2024

Winning Strategies in Retail Media Performance Marketing with Glanbia’s Jamie Williams

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Jamie Williams, Sr Mgr. Media at Glanbia nutrition. This is a discussion anchored on retail media, especially Amazon ad management and measurement. Find Jamie Williams on Linkedin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamiestrothmann/ Find Glanbia nutrition on Linkedin at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/glanbiaperformancenutrition/ Find Glanbia nutrition online at: https://www.glanbianutritionals.com/en Here's what we asked her : 1. Before joining Glanb...
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Sept. 10, 2024

Engaging and Personalized Shopper Journey Content with Yann from VML and Nicole from Contentful

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Yann Gautier from VML and Nicole France from Contentful. Today’s CPG landscape has accelerated a decade in the last 4 years since the beginning of the pandemic as far as omnichannel retail is concerned. A whole maturity with the digital shopper, habits and how to build a path to purchase is emerging in the CPG industry. One of the areas that requires profound transformation is engaging customer content. AI is at the forefront making the possibility of si...
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Sept. 3, 2024

Retail Media Today and Raising the Bar with IAB's Jeff Bustos

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Jeff Bustos, VP Measurement addressability data to discuss retail media performance and standards. Jeff has spent a lifetime in media greatness and is the absolute authority to hold brands and retailer accountable on this journey. Find Jeff Bustos on Linkedin at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bustosjeffrey/ Find IAB on Linkedin at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iab/ Find IAB online at: https://www.iab.com/ Here's what we asked him : 1. Your career spa...
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Aug. 24, 2024

Connected Commerce with Omnicom Media Group’s Joanna O’Connell & Flywheel’s Xian Wang

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Joanna O’Connell, Chief Intelligence Officer at Omnicom Media Group & Xian Wang, VP of Retail Insights at Flywheel. Joining PVSB in the hosting seats is Jacqui Dynowski of Flywheel. Follow Joanna O’Connell on LikedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joannao2/ Follow Xian Wang on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/xian-w-4221b3b/ Follow Jacqui Dynowski on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-dynowski/ Download the new “Connected Com...
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Aug. 22, 2024

Building an eCommerce Center of Excellence with Nestlé's Neel Arora

The CPG Guys are joined by Neel Arora, Global Head of eCommerce at Nestlé, the world's largest food & beverage consumer goods manufacturer. Joining PVSB in co-hosting this episode is FMCG Guys host Daniel Torres Dwyer. Follow Neel on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neel-arora-60912130/ Follow Nestlé on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nestle-s-a-/ Follow Nestlé online at: https://www.nestle.com/ Listen to Neel's first episode of the CPG Guys podcast: http://cgguys.com/nee...
Guest: Neel Arora
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Aug. 8, 2024

Growth Oriented Brand Marketing with Kimberly-Clark's Luke Kigel

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Luke Kigel - VP of digital marketing & consumer experiences at Kimberly-Clark. Connect with Luke Kigel on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/lukekigel/ Connect with Kimberly-Clark on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/company/kimberly-clark/ Connect with Kimberly-Clark online : https://www.kimberly-clark.com/en-us This discussion is all about modern marketing and catering to today's digitally influenced consumer and what skillsets are required to ...
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July 30, 2024

Live at Cannes Lions with Walmart's Seth Dallaire

In our 400th episode, the CPG Guys are joined by Seth Dallaire, Chief Revenue Officer at Walmart. The episode was recorded at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. This episode is sponsored by the 2024 DSN Issue Summit, December 4 in New York City. To learn more, visit: https://events.drugstorenews.com/issuesummit CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.com FMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.com CPG Scoop Website: http://CPGscoop.com RetailWit Website: http://retailwit.com Rhea Raj’s...
Guest: Seth Dallaire