CPGs and their agencies are yearning to learn more about new shopper technologies and vendor capabilities. It may be hard to believe if you are a vendor trying to find the marketing decision makers, but believe me, they are ready to listen.
Retail Media - Win or Whine for Shopper Marketers
With promises of greater personalization and targeting capacity backed by point of sale data, retailers are inviting consumer goods marketers closer to shoppers with the launch of their own retail media platforms.
Fire Prevention: Annual Planning in Times of Uncertainty
It is getting to be that time of the year again. Shopper marketers can hear the whispers. Even those working remotely can feel the heaviness in the air on their team calls.
It’s fire drill season, a.k.a. ANNUAL PLANNING.
Get In Front Of (Re)planning Crisis
The COVID-19 coronavirus is the “black swan” event of this decade, perhaps of our entire generation. It will undoubtedly change the CPG and retail industries in ways yet unknown.
What's Trending at P2P Summit 2019?
Before every P2P Summit or P2P Expo, we publish a word cloud that visualizes their agendas' top keywords. Check out what's trending for the upcoming P2P Summit that is scheduled to kick off in Ft. Lauderdale less than two weeks from today!
7 MarTech Conference Insights for CPG Marketers
When I worked in the CPG space, I thought I knew something about MarTech. MarTech startups popped up right and left, some of them pitched business to us, others made news because they were acquired by our retail customers or our media partners. But...
Where is Retail & CPG Industry Heading? - Podcast Interview Feat. Dr. Brian Harris
I have been fortunate enough to be profiled as a guest on various podcasts in the last few months, and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Accordingly, I decided to start my own.
6 CPG Marketing Predictions for 2019
I am by no means clairvoyant, but I talk to enough marketing managers and attend many industry conferences to offer my version of 2019 top trends and predictions.
Podcast: The Convergence of Shopper Marketing and E-commerce
When I attended Grocery Shop conference a few weeks ago, I ran into my friend Keith Anderson from Profitero who invited me to sit down for a casual conversation that we turned into a podcast episode.
In this episode, we share our observations about...