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The Rise of In-store Retail Media with Insider Intelligence's Andrew Lipsman
April 12, 2023

The Rise of In-store Retail Media with Insider Intelligence's Andrew …

The CPG Guys are joined by Andrew Lipsman, Principal Analyst for Retail & eCommerce at Inside Intelligence, the leading research, data and insights provider that helps companies maximize revenue, optimize spend, and anticipat...

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Building a Member-Centric Retail Media Platform with Sam's Club MAP's Lex Josephs
April 8, 2023

Building a Member-Centric Retail Media Platform with Sam's Club MAP's…

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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WPP Commerce Event Recap with VMLY&R Commerce's Beth Ann Kaminkow & GroupM Nexus' Ji Kim
April 5, 2023

WPP Commerce Event Recap with VMLY&R Commerce's Beth Ann Kaminkow & G…

The CPG Guys are joined by Beth Ann Kaminkow, Global CEO of VMLY&R Commerce and Ji Kim, President of GroupM Nexus, both part of the broader WPP group of companies. Follow Beth Ann Kaminkow on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin...

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Shelf Edge In-Store Media That Converts with Vestcom's Shock Torem
March 27, 2023

Shelf Edge In-Store Media That Converts with Vestcom's Shock Torem

The CPG Guys are joined by Shock Torem, SVP & GM of CPG & Retail Media Solutions at Vestcom (an Avery Dennison Company), the industry leader in shelf-edge media for Retailers and CPGs. Their data-integrated media solutions en...

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In-Store Retail Media Networks with Stratacache’s Chris Riegel & Jonathan Rosen
March 24, 2023

In-Store Retail Media Networks with Stratacache’s Chris Riegel & Jona…

The CPG Guys are joined by Chris Riegel CEO of STRATACACHE & Jonathan Rosen SVP, Content Strategy & Consumer Experience at PRN, a STRATACACHE company. The STRATACACHE family of companies, which includes PRN and SCALA, is acce...

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Reducing Friction in Ad Networks Performance Marketing with Pear Commerce's Eric Martell
March 21, 2023

Reducing Friction in Ad Networks Performance Marketing with Pear Comm…

The CPG Guys speak with Eric Martell, co-founder of Pear Commerce, the retail ecommerce platform that connects CPGs to retailers, converting shoppable media into actionable insights that fuel performance marketing. Pear partn...

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Perishable Food eCommerce Imperatives with Hostess Brands' Bret Thurston
March 15, 2023

Perishable Food eCommerce Imperatives with Hostess Brands' Bret Thurs…

The CPG Guys speak with Bret Thurston, Director of eCommerce & Shopper Marketing at Hostess Brands, a leading sweet snacks company focused on developing, manufacturing, marketing, selling and distributing snacks in North Amer...

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Spirited Personalization with DIAGEO's Gina O'Halloran & Aki's Risa Crandall
March 11, 2023

Spirited Personalization with DIAGEO's Gina O'Halloran & Aki's Risa C…

The CPG Guys , PVSB and Sri are joined in this episode by Gina O'Halloran, U.S. Media director at DIAGEO, a global leader in premium drinks, across spirits and beer, a business built on the principles and foundations laid by ...

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Retail Media Networks in 2023 with GroupM's Lauren Lavin & Mindshare's Jeff Malmad
March 8, 2023

Retail Media Networks in 2023 with GroupM's Lauren Lavin & Mindshare'…

The CPG Guys speak with Lauren Lavin, Executive Director, Commerce at GroupM and Jeff Malmad, Global Head of Commerce at Mindshare, both part of the broader WPP organization. This episode was recorded in January at CES in Las...

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One Platform TV Advertising with NBC Universal's Bob Perry
March 4, 2023

One Platform TV Advertising with NBC Universal's Bob Perry

The CPG Guys speak with Bob Perry, Director of Business Development at NBC Universal, which owns and operates over 20 different businesses across 30 countries including a valuable portfolio of news and entertainment televisio...

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Commerce Marketing in the Era of Retail Media with Tyson Foods' Andrea McGovern Galo
March 1, 2023

Commerce Marketing in the Era of Retail Media with Tyson Foods' Andre…

The CPG Guys speak with Andrea McGovern Galo, Director of Commerce Marketing at Tyson Foods, one of the world's largest processors and marketers of chicken, beef, pork and plant-based protein food products. Follow Andrea McGo...

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Shoptalk 2023 with Sophie Wawro & Anil Aggarwal
Feb. 25, 2023

Shoptalk 2023 with Sophie Wawro & Anil Aggarwal

The CPG Guys speak with Sophie Wawro, Global President of Shoptalk & Groceryshop and Anil Aggarwal, CEO of Personatech REGSITER FOR SHOPTALK BY MARCH 3 AT: https://shoptalk.com/us Follow Sophie Wawro on LinkedIn at: https://w...

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Grow: The Essential Guide to Getting Promoted with Randy Ornstein
Feb. 22, 2023

Grow: The Essential Guide to Getting Promoted with Randy Ornstein

The CPG Guys speak with Randy Ornstein, Sr Director of Alcohol at Gopuff & Author of the new book "Grow: the Essential Guide to Getting Promoted." Follow Randy Ornstein on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/randy-ornste...

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Building a Retail Media Business with Google's Shawn McGahee
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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LA Confidential with The CPG Guys
Feb. 12, 2023

LA Confidential with The CPG Guys

Sri interviews Bryan & PVSB about current events in the CPG / Retail Industry. This was recorded together while they were all in LA attending the 2023 NAACP Image Awards Nominee Luncheon. Sri asked these questions: 1) Data: E...

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Transformational Omnichannel Beauty Retail with Ulta's Kristin Wolf
Feb. 8, 2023

Transformational Omnichannel Beauty Retail with Ulta's Kristin Wolf

The CPG Guys speak with Kristin Wolf, SVP Enterprise Strategy & Transformation at Ulta Beauty, the largest U.S. beauty retailer and the premier beauty destination for cosmetics, fragrance, skin care products, hair care produc...

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Consumer Loyalty & Engagement with Kearney’s Katherine Black
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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Retail Media's Next Act with Albertsons Media Collective's Kristi Argyilan & Evan Hovorka
Feb. 1, 2023

Retail Media's Next Act with Albertsons Media Collective's Kristi Arg…

The CPG Guys , PVSB and Sri are joined in this episode by Kristi Argyilan, SVP & Evan Hovorka Head of Products & Innovation Management at Albertsons Media Collective, the retail media arm for Albertsons Companies. Follow Kris...

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AD Retail Media with Peapod Digital Labs’ Bobby Watts
Jan. 25, 2023

AD Retail Media with Peapod Digital Labs’ Bobby Watts

The CPG Guys speak with Bobby Watts, Vice President of AD Retail Media at Peapod Digital Labs, a division of Ahold Delhaize, one of the world’s largest grocery retailers. Follow Bobby Watts on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedi...

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The Current State of Digital Transformation in Omnichannel Retail with Texas A & M's Prof. Venky Shankar
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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Retail Media Live from CES with Walmart Connect's Kara Rousseau
Jan. 14, 2023

Retail Media Live from CES with Walmart Connect's Kara Rousseau

The CPG Guys speak with Kara Rousseau, VP & Head of Marketing for Walmart Connect, the Retail Media arm of Walmart, the world's most elite retailer. Follow Kara Rousseau on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kara-rousse...

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Bev Alc Retail Media with Drizly's Amit Patel
Jan. 11, 2023

Bev Alc Retail Media with Drizly's Amit Patel

The CPG Guys speak with Amit Patel, SVP of Startegic Partnerships and Monetization at Drizly, the world's largest alcohol marketplace and the best way to shop beer, wine and spirits. Follow Amit Patel on LinkedIn at: https:/...

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Universal Data Consolidation with Helio's Kathy Slowinski & Erik Andrejko
Jan. 7, 2023

Universal Data Consolidation with Helio's Kathy Slowinski & Erik Andr…

The CPG Guys speak with Kathy Slowinski & Erik Andrejko from Helio, the first data platform of its kind to capture data from every consumer touchpoint and consolidate it into one universal solution to help anyone looking to i...

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We Have a New CPG Guy! + 2022 Retrospective
Jan. 3, 2023

We Have a New CPG Guy! + 2022 Retrospective

The CPG Guys welcome Bryan Gildenberg as the third official CPG Guy! Bryan & Sri undertake a 2022 retrospective! CPG Guys Website: http://CPGguys.com FMCG Guys Website: http://FMCGguys.com CPG Scoop Website: http://CPGscoop.c...

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