Episodes
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:...
Published 04/26/24
Published 04/26/24
In this episode, the CPG Guys speak with Padma Hari, Chief Digital Officer at Nestlé Purina & Oshiya Savur, Chief Brand & Marketing Officer at Maesa. Both co-host the "Wh-The-Tech" podcast. Subscribe to the "Wh-The-Tech" podcast: Apple  Spotify Follow Padma on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/padma-hari/ Follow Oshiya on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oshiya-savur/ Padma & Oshiya answered these questions: Please walk us through pivotal roles in your...
Published 04/24/24
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...
Published 04/20/24
Sri & PVSB use this episode to riff on the state of the omnichannel industry and current topics: What's the latest perspective on retail media with a new name for The Dome depot media? It just doesn’t slow down, does it?Is it really return to store? Is traffic back and does focus really need to now be back in store?Is ecommerce slowing down for real? Is the giant growth phase now over? You work everyday in this space, what do you think?What’s the latest on social commerce and influencer...
Published 04/17/24
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:...
Published 04/13/24
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/ This episode is sponsored by the Cornell Omnichannel Leadership Program:...
Published 04/10/24
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/ Here's what we asked Naga and Joe :  1.Joe: Let me start...
Published 04/06/24
In this episode, the CPG Guys spoke with Parbinder Dhariwal, VP/CM of CVS Media Exchange, the Retail Media arm of CVS Health. This conversation transpired at RampUp, the data collaboration conference hosted by LiveRamp. Follow Parbinder Dhariwal on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/parbinderdhariwal/ Follow CVS Media Exchange on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cvsmediaexchange/ Follow CVS Media Exchange online at: https://www.cvsmediaexchange.com/ CPG Guys Website:...
Published 04/01/24
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Nikki McNeil, the co-founder of Vividly to discuss a more modern approach to one of the thorniest issues facing the CPG industry today - trade spend management.  Vividly's solution helps fast growing brands streamline their trade management, reduce the time and effort spent reconciling deductions and give them an accurate single source of truth to enable more effective measurement and allocation of trade dollars. Follow Nikki McNeil on LinkedIn at:...
Published 03/30/24
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Valeria Shumaker, Director of eCommerce at Jelmar LLC, manufacturer of CLR & Tarn-X brands. Follow Valeria Shumaker on LinkedIn at:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/valeriashumaker/ Follow Jelmar on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/jelmar/ Follow Jelmar online at: https://clrbrands.com/ Valeria answers these questions: Please walk us through pivotal roles in your professional career that have served you in preparing for your current...
Published 03/27/24
The CPG Guys are joined by Justin Honaman, Host of the ContentCast podcast and Head of Worldwide CPG & Retail Go-To-Market at Amazon Web Services as they recap the key themes discussed at the 2024 Shoptalk Conference which took place in Las Vegas Sept 17-20, 2024. Follow Justin Honaman on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/justinhonaman Follow The Contendercast podcast at: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/contendercast-with-justin-honaman/id1253179 CPG Guys Website:...
Published 03/25/24
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Kayla Winstead, VP of Retail Media at Hy-Vee, the Iowa-based grocery retailer with over 280 large-format grocery stores in 8 states. Hy-Vee's Retail Media Platform in known as Red Media. Follow Kayla Winstead on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylabasart/ Follow Hy-Vee on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hy-vee/ Follow Hy-Vee Red Media online at: https://www.hredmedia.com/ Kayla answers these questions: Let’s start with a...
Published 03/20/24
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Doug Baker, VP of Industry Relations at the Food Marketing Institute. As the food industry association, FMI works with and on behalf of the entire industry to advance a safer, healthier and more efficient consumer food supply. FMI is a champion for the food industry and the issues that make a difference to our members’ fundamental mission of feeding and enriching society. The reach and impact of our work is extensive, ultimately touching the lives of...
Published 03/16/24
The CPG Guys are joined in this episodee by Bharat Pulgam, Founder & CEO of Buncha, a last-mile technology company that uses W2 shoppers and refrigerated vehicles to provide best in class service. With a unique batching system, Buncha is able to work with retailers to maximize deliveries in a reliable and efficient manner. What sets Buncha apart is commitment to quality, ensuring customer satisfaction in every interaction. This episode is sponsored by Buncha. Follow Bharat Pulgam on...
Published 03/13/24
We are partnering on today’s episode with Pricespider, who helps the world’s brands, big and small, to enrich the consumer journey and build long-lasting relationships with their shoppers, resulting in more revenue and higher profit margins.  The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by SVP of strategy & Director of strategy for PriceSpider - Brett Banner & Rae Guimond. Follow Brett on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brettbanner/ Follow Rae on Linkedin at :...
Published 03/09/24
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Jack Shannon - co founder and CEO of Recess.is Follow Jack on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shannonjack/ Follow Recess online at http://recess.is Jack answers these questions : 1. Would you walk our audience through your own experience in this space and how you got from graduating Indiana university with a finance degree into experiential marketing as CEO of Recess? Note this is about your career to date and YOU 2. How did the company...
Published 03/06/24
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by James H. Dickerson, PhD, former Chief Scientific Officer at Consumer Reports. Follow James on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-h-dickerson-phd/ James answers these questions: Would you walk our audience through some of the pivotal professional experiences in your career that have led you to AMTIL?Can you share your most memorable experience during your tenure as Chief Scientific Officer at Consumer Reports?How did you navigate the...
Published 02/28/24
The CPG Guys welcome Daniella Harkins from LiveRamp to discuss the clean room revolution in identity - for both company-company and internal data connectivity.  We specifically focus on LiveRamp's recent acquisition of clean room specialist Habu and what that means for the future of identity-driven marketing.  LiveRamp enables companies and their partners to better connect, control, and activate data to transform customer experiences and generate more valuable business outcomes. This episode...
Published 02/24/24
The CPG Guys are joined by Craig Dubitsky, a serial entrepreneur who created Eis Lip Blam, Hello oral care products and now happy Coffee (along with actor Robert Downey Jr.) Follow Craig on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/craig-dubitsky Follow happy on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/we-are-happy-products/ Follow happy online at: https://www.happyproducts.com/ We ask Craig these questions: Why don’t we start with when did the entrepreneurial spirit first take hold...
Published 02/17/24
The CPG Guys welcome Cyndi Loza, Managing Editor - Member Content at Path to Purchase Institute, which offers consumer product marketing executives and brandmanagers a holistic, 360-degree view of the shopper journey. Follow Cyndi on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cyndiloza/ Follow Path to Purchase Institute on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-path-to-purchase-institute/ Follow Stride consumer partners online at:  https://p2pi.com/ Here's what we asked...
Published 02/09/24
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...
Published 02/03/24
The CPG Guys review 11 major industry conferences & events to help our audience understand the attendee archetypes, subjects and format to help them make judicious decisions about investing in these open industry venues for collaboration. For a more comprehensive list of industry events with descriptions, timing, location and marketing sites, visit: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/15Yr5wQlc5Luhp-3IRCjvmFYiyvCEG_wV6e_-82V1FsA/edit?usp=sharing Events discussed: CESNRF Big ShowFMI...
Published 01/31/24
The CPG Guys welcome Kevin Dunn from LiveRamp to discuss the changing world f identity in personalized marketing, including LiveRamp's recent acquisition of clean room provider Habu. LiveRamp enables companies and their partners to better connect, control, and activate data to transform customer experiences and generate more valuable business outcomes. This episode is sponsored by LiveRamp.    Follow  Kevin Dunn on LinkedIn at :https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevdunn07/ Follow LiveRamp on...
Published 01/27/24
The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Mary Pellettieri, co-founder and CEO of La Pavia Beverage Inc., maker of the Top Note Tonics brand of mid-calorie soft drinks and mixers. This episode is sponsored by the Cornell Johnson Graduate School of Management "Omnichannel Leadership Program" which is taking place June 10-13, 2024 at Cornell Tech in New York City. To learn more about the program, visit:...
Published 01/24/24