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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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. 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Dec. 29, 2022

Funding for Growth in a Downturn Economy with Clearco's Ray Cao

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Ray Cao, Advisor to Founders at Clearco, the world’s largest eCommerce investor built by Founders for Founders. Equity-free. Bias-free. Hassle-free. Follow Ray on LinkedIn at: https:...

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Dec. 25, 2022

The 2022 OMNIES Awards

The CPG Guys Present the 2022 OMNIES Awards featuring: Andrea Leigh from Allume Group Melissa Burdick from Pacvue Bryan Gildenberg from Confluencer Commerce Peter V.S. Bond from Fetch Sri Rajagopalan is the episode emcee. The...

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Dec. 21, 2022

Home Improvement Retail Media with Lowe's One Roof Media Network's Ab…

The CPG Guys , PVSB and Sri are joined in this episode by Abi Subramanian, Vice President of Lowe's One Roof Media Network, a robust portfolio of omnichannel advertising services powered by Lowe's customer data, real-time sho...

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Dec. 17, 2022

Consumption-Based Forecasting & Planning with SAS's Charles Chase

The CPG Guys , Sri and guest co-host Bryan Gildenberg are joined in this episode by Charles Chase, Executive Industry Consultant for Retail & Consumer Goods at SAS, the leader in business analytics software and services, and ...

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