The CPG Guys

In this episode, the CPG Guys review all of the television ads that played in Super Bowl 59, February 9, 2025. This episode is sponsored by Recess - 'helps CPG brands connect with their key retail shoppers, delivering experiential sampling in high-impact locations like gyms, colleges and community events to drive trial and conversion. Now integrated into retail media leading to measurable in-...

PVSB himself is the guest in this episode as the tables are turned and he is interviewed by Lucas Barros, Head of Walmart Connect Chile. This episode was recorded in December 2024 at the Walmart Chile Accelerate Suppliers Summit. Find Lucas Barros on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lucas-barros-631955103/ Find Walmart Connect Chile on Linkedin here: https://www.linkedin.com/company/walm...

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode with Cornell University executive director for the food industry programming and faculty at the Johnson School of Management to discuss the first Executive Education programming on retail media offered May 5-8 at New York City. This program has been carefully designed in partnership with us at the CPGGUYS. Sri Rajagopalan has a decade plus experience of omni...

The CPGGUYS host Parbinder Dhariwal - VP of CVS Media Exchange and Andrew Lipsman from Media, Ads + Commerce for a LIVE fireside chat while at CES. This discussion is all about the latest retail media budget sentiment executed by Andrew and CPGGUYS surveying brands and retailers and where we stand in the industry. Find Andrew Lipsman on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-lipsman-10b2...

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by FMI CCO Mark Baum. FMI, the food industry association, provides leadership to retailers and wholesalers of food, beverage, and consumer products, along with their manufacturer/supplier trading partners, by facilitating growth and collaboration, and promoting their role in feeding families and enriching lives. Find Mark Baum on Linkedin at : https://www.lin...

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Liz Roche, VP for media and measurement at Albertson's media collective. AMC was the amongst the first to work with IAB to establish metrics and measurement standards. Claire Wyatt is replaced by Liz, and we spoke to her day one on the job - yes, we mean day one, week one at CES live. Find Liz Roche on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/eroche1...

The CPG Guys feature a special episode that our very own Sri Rajagopalan hosted with his Thinkblue partner Manish Sharma & Greg Welch - partner at Spencer Stuart in the executive practice. They had a discussion on how board seats, CEO's, and C-suite leaders are found and placed at the world's largest market cap brands. Find Greg Welch on Linkedin at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/gwwe...

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Jacquelyn Baker, CEO of Omnicom Commerce, a Flywheel Commerce company. Omnicom Commerce consists of Tracy Locke, Hagarth & TPN agencies. Specializing in designing compelling brand experiences for both owned andthird- party (3P) retail environments, Omnicom Commerce blends brand building with commerce, driving discovery, loyalty, and conversion to help...

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Omar Haque, VP & GM of omnichannel at Bimbo bakeries. He is a CPG executive with over 20 years of experience across all things digital – CPG, eCommerce, DTC, Online Grocery, Retail Media, Omnichannel. Over the last 12+ years, first at Colgate Palmolive and now at Bimbo Bakeries, he's been shaping the online future of CPG/FMCG, by focusing on new...

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by FMI CCO Mark Baum. FMI, the food industry association, provides leadership to retailers and wholesalers of food, beverage, and consumer products, along with their manufacturer/supplier trading partners, by facilitating growth and collaboration, and promoting their role in feeding families and enriching lives. Find Mark Baum on Linkedin at : https://www.lin...

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Michael Zakkour, Founder & Chief Strategist of 5 New Digital, a consulting firm that focuses on short-term engagements that empower our clients to quickly break down the walls between online and offline commerce to reimagine how retail, D2C, technology, supply chain, content, and consumption must work together. Follow Michael Zakkour on LinkedIn at: h...

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Michael Zakkour, Founder & Chief Strategist of 5 New Digital, a consulting firm that focuses on short-term engagements that empower our clients to quickly break down the walls between online and offline commerce to reimagine how retail, D2C, technology, supply chain, content, and consumption must work together. Follow Michael Zakkour on LinkedIn at: h...

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:/...

The CPGGUYS 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 : htt...

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/ Find...

The CPGGUYS are joined in this episode by Hunter Poole, VP of brand partnerships with Acorn - a social media partnerships agency. Hunter discusses today's social media vehicles, their roles for brands and where we are as an industry with digital leadership in this space. Follow Hunter Poole on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunterpoole/ Follow Acorn on Linkedin : https://www.linkedin....

The CPG Guys are joined by independent consultant Brittain Ladd. This is Britain's 3rd appearance on the show. We recorded this on Dec 10 and this is about as real time a topics and an episode could be. Follow Brittain Ladd at : https://www.linkedin.com/in/brittainladd Follow and subscribe to 'No retreat, no surrender' : https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/no-retreat-no-surrender-6...

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/kar...

The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Michael Mosser, VP of Categories at Walmart Marketplace, Sarah Ray CEO or Arbitrage Ave & Charles Leslie CEO or Side Hustle Network. This episode from recorded at the 2024 Walmart Marketplace Seller Summit. Follow Michael Mosser on LinkedIn here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelmosser/ Follow Walmart Marketplace on LinkedIn here: https://www.linked...

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 Amazo...

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...

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-...

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 mi...

The CPG Guys are joined by RR Donnelley's Lisa Pruett, President of Packaging & Labels and Hans Fischmann, VP & General Manager of nCountR, an innovative advertising platform designed to enhance customer experiences in physical retail stores. By combining digital programmatic advertising with in-store merchandising and advanced technology, nCountR creates engaging experiences right wh...

The CPG Guys are joined by Art Sebastian, Founder & CEO of NexChapter, Jared Luskin, Head of Platform & Media Partnerships at Bridg and Neil Murphy, Chief Revenue Officer at Bridg. Bridg is 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 targ...