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 targeting in-store customers that aren't part of loyalty or rewards programs – using their exclusive offline resolution capabilities and clients' point of sale (POS) data.

This episode is sponsored by Bridg

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Art, Jared & Neil answer these questions:

1. How has the consumer perception of C-stores changed/shifted over time, and what factors have contributed to their growing popularity?
2. What has been the challenge for convenience stores in terms of building a meaningful data asset to fuel the ability to create & measure audiences for use in retail media?
3. We see that the typical focused c-store shopper is in and out in under four minutes––can you elaborate on some of their key characteristics and behaviors, and how c-stores can capitalize on their unique position to better serve the communities they are in?
4. How are these stores leveraging loyalty programs and personalized programs today, particularly among fuel customers?
5. What are the biggest areas of opportunity for brand advertisers to engage convenience shoppers in a measurable way and how do you see Rippl helping them to enable this opportunity?
6. What key trends and innovations are shaping the future of convenience retail?them to enable this opportunity?

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The CPG Guys are joined by Paula Destin’s, VP of Campaign Measurement, Planning & Amazon Marketing Cloud at Amazon Ads.

This episode was recorded in Austin Texas during the annual Amazon unBoxed event.

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We asked Paul these questions:

1) Amazon Ads Measurement Strategy and Vision: What is the biggest challenges Amazon faces when measuring ad performance across its vast ecosystem?
2. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: How is Amazon leveraging AI to improve the accuracy of attribution models?
3. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning: Can you describe any recent advancements in predictive analytics within your team’s deliverables?
4. Ad Performance & Insights: How does your team help advertisers identify key drivers of performance beyond basic metrics like CTR or ROAS?
5. Ad Performance & Insights: How do you measure and track long-term brand impact or offline effects of Amazon ads?
6. How do you handle cross-device attribution in a privacy-first world?
7. Amazon Marketing Cloud: What are the unique advantages of using Amazon Marketing Cloud comparedto other clean rooms or measurement solutions?
8. How are vendors/sellers able to leverage measurement in AMC?
9. Amazon Marketing Cloud: Can you share some examples of how advertisers are using AMC to enhance their media planning and optimization?
10. Amazon Marketing Cloud: How does Amazon ensure that AMC remains flexible for advertisers with different needs and levels of technical expertise?
11. Collaboration and Partnerships: How does Amazon work with third-party measurement solutions, and what role do partnerships play in your overall measurement ecosystem?
12. Innovation and Future Outlook: What innovations in ad measurement and attribution are you most excited about over the next few years?

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The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Mark Baum, Chief Collaboration Officer at FMI, the Food Industry Association and Liz Buchanan, North America President of NielsenIQ. FMI & NielsenIQ are collectively performing a joint research along with Thinkblue LLC - a consulting powerhouse that includes our co-host Sri, on the latest in retail media. They are interviewing brands, retailers and service providers to determine where this RMN topic evolves. The firest iteration of results is to be published at FMI mid winter in late Jan 2025.

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We asked Liz & Mark these questions:

1) Why partner on retail media, why now? Mark follows Liz.
2) What can the industry expect in a partnership between your organizations? Is it a one time effort to land an opinion or will we see an evolution? Mark goes first.
3) Who is the desired audience for the research? Where can the industry broadly find the results? Will there be a learning component or is it a white paper only?
4) what is NIQ’s offerings on retail media? How does this complement what you do
5) why partner on retail media, why now?
6) What can the industry expect in a partnership between your organizations? Is it a one time effort to land an opinion or will we see an evolution?
7) Who is the desired audience for the research? Where can the industry broadly find the results? Will there be a learning component or is it a white paper only?
8) what is NIQ’s offerings on retail media? How does this complement what you do?

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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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