Unlocking Retail Media

Running Retail Media Like a Media Company: Inside Chewy Ads with Frank Mulcahy

This episode of Unlocking Retail Media  features Frank Mulcahy, Head of Chewy Ads, to talk about what it actually means to run a retail media network like a media company

A Market Without Amazon: Why Brazil's Retail Media Landscape Looks Different with Herik Mourão

Your Share, Not Your Sales: Rethinking Retail Media Measurement with Matthew Fantazier

James Avery sits down with Matthew Fantazier, VP of Retail Data Partnerships at The Trade Desk, to unpack the first-of-its-kind three-way partnership between The Trade De

Building a Retail Media Network From Scratch with Art Sebastian

James Avery sits down with Art Sebastian, founder of NexChapter and a 30-year retail industry veteran who has built and operated retail media programs from every angle: t

How Retailers Can Fight Back Against Big Tech: Inside the dunnhumby network alliance with Andrew Connell

James Avery sits down with Andrew Connell, Chief Growth Officer at dunnhumby, to unpack one of the most ambitious structural moves in retail media right now: the dunnhumb

What Brands Get Wrong About Retail Media (And How to Fix It) with David Glaza

James Avery sits down with David Glaza, founder and CEO of DIGITS Agency, one of the fastest-growing retail media agencies in the country. David brings a rare insider per

How Brands Win Across 200+ Retail Media Networks with Matt Vignieri

James Avery sits down with Matt "Vig" Vignieri, Chief Growth Officer at Skai, the AI-powered omnichannel marketing platform helping the world's biggest CPG brands manage

What Brands Actually Want From Retail Media with Elizabeth Neubauer-Donovan

James Avery sits down with Elizabeth Neubauer-Donovan, EVP and Global Head of Retail and Commerce Media Networks at Acxiom — a 60-year-old data and identity company now o

How iFood Became the Fastest-Growing Retail Media Network in the World with Sam James

In this special live episode of Unlocking Retail Media, recorded on stage at the Retail Media FC Summit in São Paulo, Brazil, James Avery sits down with Sam James, VP of

The Shift to Intelligence: AI and the Evolution of Retail Media with Grant Steadman

James Avery sits down with Grant Steadman, retail expert and former President of North America at dunnhumby, to explore the profound impact of Artificial Intelligence and

Building From the Inside Out: Scaling a Retail Media Powerhouse with Austin Leonard

James Avery sits down with Austin Leonard, VP and General Manager of DG Media Network, to break down how Dollar General is transforming America’s general store into a ret

ROAS is the root of all evil: Debunking the ROAS Trap with Andrew Lipsman

James Avery sits down with Andrew Lipsman, independent analyst and former eMarketer principal, to challenge the industry's dangerous obsession with "magical black boxes"

The Engineering Engine: First-Party Data and the Kevel Acquisition with Paulo Cunha

James Avery sits down with Paulo Cunha, Kevel’s VP of Product, to explore the historical convergence of data infrastructure and ad tech. Drawing from his journey as the f

Breaking Through the Noise: The Power of In-Store Audio with Sean Cheyney

James Avery welcomes Sean Cheyney, EVP of Global Business Development at QSIC, to discuss the untapped potential of the physical store as a high-performance media channel

The Power of Customer Data Science: Lessons from the Front Lines with Michael Schuh

James Avery sits down with Michael Schuh, Global Head of Media at dunnhumby, to explore the evolution of one of the most sophisticated retail media ecosystems in the worl

Unifying the Fragmentation: The Evolution of Commerce Media with Melissa Burdick

James Avery is joined by Melissa Burdick, Co-founder and President of Pacvue, to discuss the complex, multi-touchpoint journey of the modern consumer. Melissa breaks down

Measurement Science and the Future of Performance with Andrew Covato

James Avery sits down with Andrew Covato, founder of Growth by Science, to demystify the complex world of advertising measurement. With a career spanning leadership roles

Democratizing Premium TV Advertising with James Borow

James Avery talks with James Borow, advisor and lead for Universal Ads at Comcast, about the convergence of premium TV and digital self-serve advertising. Borow discusses

Navigating Product Leadership in Retail Media with Ben Johnson

James Avery sits down with Ben Johnson, Senior Director of Chewy Ads, to discuss the critical role of product management in building a successful retail media network. Dr

Building Scalable Commerce Media Networks with Sam Wright

James Avery is joined by Sam Wright, Kevel’s strategic advisor, to discuss the essential steps for launching and maturing a retail media business. Drawing from his experi