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.

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Follow Epsilon online here: https://www.epsilon.com/us

Kimberly & Meggie answer these questions:

1. Take us through your own careers and how you got to the respective roles you are at today?
2. Would love to hit up the topic of leadership - both of you lead important outcomes for your companies and for the consumer in our industry. What does that word mean to you and how do you value leadership?
3. When did you two start working together - what is the strength of the partnership between both of the brands and what do you count on from each other?
4. Drumroll for our favorite topic itself - retail media. What’s new, what’s changed and what’s evolving in your partnership that delivers for the consumer and for the retailer?
5. The omnichannel world is 24-7 and 360 in terms of how she connects, how she shops, where she discovers and where she browses - shopping baskets are very fragmented. How does Epsilon help build a consistent view of consumers, showing her connections cross channel?
6. Stacie, as the Integrated Media Lead (IML) at a company with a number of the most beloved brands in the world, what advice do you share with your brand partners to build connections with consumers that last?
7. Meggie - you use the sentence ‘were all humans first’ - what does this mean in business everyday? Stacie - do you have your own version of this?
8. Finally, let’s ask you both to look future forward. What trends are you both following and coaching others to follow?

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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.

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Follow AD USA Retail Media Online here: https://www.adretailmedia.com/p/1

Melissa answers these questions:

1) What are the primary objectives of AD Retail Media? What are updates since Bobby joined us back in Dec 2022?
2) What are standard KPI’s that a brand can expect with you? What does every campaign report back on for the brand to feel it got ROI in its investment?
3) IAB has begun the process of establishing some standards, but this is largely open space. How do you feel about standardization of measurement across our industry?
4) What constitutes a successful campaign with AD Retail Media - what elements are a must have from a brand/vendor perspective?
5) How developed is AD Retail Media with offsite partners?
6) What’s the latest on the digital evolution in-store?
7) There’s an inherent focus on national players, but based on ADRM’s local brand power, clearly regional networks have a lot to offer. Can you talk a little more about that?
8) How do you account for AD Retail Media with brand partners - is it JBP alone exercise or do you take another approach.
9) What trends are you following in the RMN space as it relates to the next wave of what consumers are adopting? Is it CTV or something else?

For the Drug Store News issues summit HBC awards : email contact@cpgguys.com or click here
For the Cornell Retail Media Strategy Executive Education program, click here

For the Drug Store News issues summit HBC awards : email contact@cpgguys.com or click here
For the Cornell Retail Media Strategy Executive Education program, click here

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DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast episode is provided for general informational purposes only. By listening to our episode, you understand that no information contained in this episode should be construed as advice from CPGGUYS, LLC or the individual author, hosts, or guests, nor is it intended to be a substitute for research on any subject matter. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by CPGGUYS, LLC. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.

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The CPG Guys are joined by Lauren Steinberg, SVP o 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 – President’s Choice and no name.

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Follow Loblaw Advance online here: https://www.loblawadvance.ca/

Lauren answers these questions:

1. Loblaw is known by many names in Canada. Would you dimensionalize the Loblaw business and key metrics of the addressable audience you offer to brand advertisers?
2. What is Loblaw Advance? What are the component solutions that you make available to brand advertisers?
3. How does Loblaw use data from its loyalty programs to enhance customer experience?
4. What role does personalization play in Loblaw’s loyalty strategies and how do they align to merchant priorities?
5. How is Loblaw delivering meaningful retail media performance measurement to help brand advertisers be sure that their investments are effective?
6. How do you balance consumer privacy with the need for targeted retail media campaigns & how do you ensure that the personalization efforts don’t feel intrusive to customers?
7. How does Loblaw collaborate with brands to optimize retail media offerings for mutual benefit?
8. What are some of the trends in customer insights driving retail media activation that you are focused on developing the Advance platform looking forward?

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Lara Raj on PopStar Academy: https://www.netflix.com/us/title/81587828?s=i&trkid=258593161&vlang=en

DISCLAIMER: The content in this podcast episode is provided for general informational purposes only. By listening to our episode, you understand that no information contained in this episode should be construed as advice from CPGGUYS, LLC or the individual author, hosts, or guests, nor is it intended to be a substitute for research on any subject matter. Reference to any specific product or entity does not constitute an endorsement or recommendation by CPGGUYS, LLC. The views expressed by guests are their own and their appearance on the program does not imply an endorsement of them or any entity they represent.

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