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Retail Media Episodes

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April 26, 2024

Brand Revival with Eagle Foods' Cindy Blum

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Cindy Blum, Vice President of Marketing at Eagle Family Foods, a leading producer and marketer of canned sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk products which also branched into deliciously awesome retail snack foods. Follow Cindy Blum on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blumcindy/ Follow Eagle Foods on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eagle-family-foods-group-llc/ Follow Eagle Foods online at: https://www.eaglefoods.com/ Ci...
Guest: Cindy Blum
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April 20, 2024

Cookieless Identity Resolution with Bridg’s Neil Murphy

The CPG Guys are joined for this episode by Neil Murphy, Chief Revenue Officer at Bridg, a data and audience platform built exclusively for brick and mortar retailers and their CPG partners that powers retail media success. The platform solves a longstanding challenge – identifying and targeting in-store customers that aren't part of loyalty or rewards programs – using our exclusive offline resolution capabilities and clients' point of sale (POS) data. This episode is sponsored by Bridg. Follo...
Guest: Neil Murphy
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April 13, 2024

Modernizing In-Store Marketing With Grocery TV’s Marlow Nickell

In this episode, the CPG Guys speak with Marlow Nickell, Co-Founder & CEO of Grocery TV, an in-store retail media network with over 21,000 displays in grocery stores across the U.S. and over 200 retail partners. Retailers partner with Grocery TV to connect their in-store retail media strategy, engage with shoppers, and generate incremental revenue. Follow Marlow Nickell on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlow-nickell/ Follow Grocery TV on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company...
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April 10, 2024

Media & Merchandising Integration with Roundel’s Matt Drzewicki

In this episode, the CPG Guys speak with Matt Drzewicki, Vice President of Partner Solutions at Roundel, the retail media arm of Target Corporation. Follow Matt Drzewicki on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-drzewicki-aa8712/ Follow Roundel on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/roundel/ Follow Roundel online at: https://roundel.com/ Matt answered these questions: Tell us about you / your background / what you do at Roundel? Can you share a brief history of the evo...
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April 6, 2024

Retail Media Operations with iOPEX’s Naga Chakavarthy and Aperiam Ventures Joe Zawadzki

In this episode, the CPG Guys spoke with Naga Chakravarthy, CDO of iOPEX and their partner Joe Zawadzki, general partner at AperiamVventures. This episode is sponsored by iOPEX Follow Naga on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/acnaga/ Follow iOPEX on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/iopex-technologies/ Follow iOPEX online at: https://www.iopex.com/ Follow Joe Zawadzki at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/jzawadzki/ CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.com FMCG Guys Website: http://...
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March 6, 2024

Experiential Media with Recess’ Jack Shannon

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Jack Shannon - co founder and CEO of Recess.io, a brand activation platform focused on omnichannel sampling. This episode is sponsored by Recess. Follow Jack on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonjack/ Follow Recess on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/recess-inc-/ Follow Recess online at: https://www.recess.is/ Jack answers these questions : 1. Would you walk our audience through your own experience in this space and how you...
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Feb. 3, 2024

Omnichannel Leadership with Cornell's Dan Hooker & Karan Girotra and Kellanova's Clare Galvão

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 Director at the Cornell Johnson School plus Clare Galvão, Vice President of Customer & Channel Strategy at Kellanova. This episode is sponsored by The "Omnichannel Leadership Program" being hosted June 10-13, 2024 at the Cornell Tech campus in New York City. To learn more a...
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Jan. 17, 2024

CES 2024 Recap - Retail Media Rules

Sri & PVSB recap the highlights of their tip to Las Vegas for CES 2024. This episode is sponsored by Cornell University's Johnson School of Business "Omnichannel Leadership Program" being held June 13-15 at Cornell Tech in New York City. Learn more about the program here: http://tinyurl.com/cornellomni Topics they cover include: CES established as THE place where Retail Media rules the conversation Walmart Keynote - AI-enhanced home - The world’s largest retailer shares plans for adapt...
Oct. 14, 2023

Building Consumer Loyalty Through Mobile Platforms with Ibotta's Chris Jensen

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Chris Jensen, CRO of mobile loyalty rewards program Ibotta., a free cash back rewards web and mobile app that gives you real cash for everyday purchases when you shop. Ibotta provides thousands of ways for consumers to earn cash on their purchases by partnering with more than 2,700 brands and retailers. Ibotta also powers rewards programs for top retailers and makes its offer content available on a number of leading websites and apps through the Ibotta ...
Guest: Chris Jensen
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Oct. 11, 2023

Neutral Retail Media Measurement with Incremental's Dave Pollet and Skye Frontier

The CPG Guys are joined by Dave Pollet, CEO and Skye Frontier, Chief Growth Officer for Incremental which helps brands unlock incremental growth through cross-channel predictive analytics with the Science of More. This episode is sponsored by Incremental. Follow Dave on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidpollet/ Follow Skye on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/skyefrontier/ Follow Incremenetal on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/incrementalinc/ Follow Incremental...
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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 LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/mondelezinternational/ Follow Mondelez online at: https://www.mondelezinternational.com Alister answers the following questions: In the age of omnichannel, is the marketing funnel still applicable? How can brands create a s...
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Sept. 29, 2023

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

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/andreakleigh/ Follow Melissa on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melissa-ardavany/ Follow Allume Group on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/allumegroup/ Follow Allume Group online at: http://allumegroup.com CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.com FMCG Guys Web...
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Sept. 27, 2023

Global eCommerce Models 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. 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 colleague Veeral Shah on the CPG Guys at: http://cpgguys.com/veeralshah Neel answers the following questions: How are you thinking abo...
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Sept. 23, 2023

Engaging Consumers through Last Mile Delivery with Shipt’s Katie Stratton

The CPG Guys are joined by Katie Stratton, Chief Growth Officer at Shipt which provides personal shopping and delivery and is available to 80% of households in more than 5,000 U.S. cities. Follow Katie Stratton on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/katieserkinstratton Follow Shipt on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/shipt/ Follow Shipt online at: http://shipt.com Katie answers the following questions: Can you tell us about your journey to becoming the Chief Growth Office...
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Sept. 18, 2023

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

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 member. It's our member-first approach that differentiates us, along with the combination of our platform, our products, our people, our processes, and our first-party data. Follow Lex Josephs on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-lex-josephs-b448634/ Follow Sa...
Guest: Lex Josephs
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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/ Follow Dollar General on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/dollar-general/ Follow DGMN online at: https://www.dgmedianetwork.com/ Molly answers these questions: 1) Would you please highlight a few of the pivotal roles that you think most helped prepare you fo...
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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 Gregory Grudzinski

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 Grudzinski on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/grudzinski/ Follow WARC on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/warc/ Follow WARC online at: http://warc.com Follow the Digital Shelf Institute on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/digital-shelf-institute/ ...
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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: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisa-kinney-4499b12/ Follow Albertsons on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/albertsons/ Follow Albertsons online at: https://www.albertsonscompanies.com/ Lisa answers these questions: 1) Customer-centric insights & analytics are at th...
Guest: Lisa Kinney
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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 on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-coca-cola-company/ Follow Coca-Cola online at: https://www.coca-colacompany.com/ Simon answers these questions: 1) Let’s discuss the current state of digital commerce. Industry insiders talk about the “return to stores.”...
Guest: Simon Miles
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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/in/melanie-zimmermann-6637013a/ Follow Macy’s Media Network on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/macy/ Follow Macy’s Media Network online at: https://www.macysmedianetwork.com/ Melanie answers these questions: 1) What was your vision for Macy’s Media Network to...
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July 22, 2023

Targeting Shoppers by DIY Project with The Home Depot's Melanie Babcock-Brown

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-Brown on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melaniebabcock/ Follow Home Depot on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-home-depot/ Follow Retail Media+ online at: https://www.homedepot.com/c/Retail_Media_Advertising_Solutions Melanie answers these questio...
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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-pratt-2429614/ Follow 84.51 on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/84-51/ Follow Kroger Precision Marketing online at: https://www.krogerprecisionmarketing.com/ Follow 84.51 online at: https://www.8451.com/ Cara answers these questions: 1) Most people think of ret...
Guest: Cara Pratt
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July 12, 2023

The Retail Media Revolution with NIQ's Jamie Clarke

The CPG GUYS are joined in this episode by head of North American retail at Nielsen IQ, the world’s leading consumer intelligence company. This episode is sponsored by NielsenIQ. Follow Jamie Clarke on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamie-clarke-20943125/ Follow NielsenIQ on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nielseniq/ Follow NielsenIQ at : https://nielseniq.com/global/en/ Jamie answers the following questions : Let's hit the hottest topic in CPG and retail land - our...