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How RMNs Can Finally Win Over Media Agencies
In today’s 'Snips' episode, I’m diving into one of the biggest unlocks for retail media networks right now: earning the trust (and the budgets) of media agencies. As r...
AI-Fueled Shopping for The Holidays
This week, I’m breaking down a fascinating shift I’ve been watching closely: the moment AI-enabled commerce finally tips from novelty to norm, just in time for the hol...
Will Ads Ruin AI? Why Agentic Advertising Might Save the Internet
In this episode I’m digging into a question I’ve been thinking about for months: If ads inevitably show up inside AI interfaces… do they actually have to suck? With bi...
Get on the Damn Stage: Why 2026 Is Your Year to Step Into the Spotlight
In this reprise episode, I’m bringing back one of the most timely conversations we can have as we gear up for 2026 conference season: getting on the damn stage. After ...
Inside Mars’s Retail Media Investment Matrix — Why Only the Top 6 Retail Media Networks Win
Last week at the Path to Purchase Institute LIVE conference, I heard something that most retail media networks probably don’t want to hear out loud: Mars has built a s...
AI Shopping Agents vs. Retailers: Who Owns Discovery Now?
In today’s 'Snips' episode, I’m diving into one of the conversations that has been rattling around in my head for a while now. While listening to the Unpacking the Dig...
Unfiltered Thoughts From Amazon Unboxed 2025
What is Unboxed, really? This week, I was in Nashville for Amazon’s signature advertising event — a showcase where the tech giant reveals its latest innovations in ret...
Developments in RTB (Real-Time Bidding) for Retail Media
In this episode, I share snippets of my recent livestream with Andreas Reiffen, CEO and co-Founder of Pentaleap, to unpack one of the most debated topics in retail med...
Amazon Unboxed 2025 - Fresh Off The Press Announcements from Nashville
I’m coming to you fresh from Amazon’s Unboxed event in Nashville, where Amazon dropped a wave of updates that show just how far their advertising ambitions are reachin...
"Late By Design" - Molly Hjelm from Ace Hardware's RedVest Media Shares her Retail Media Gameplan
I first met Molly Hjelm, Head of Retail Media at Ace Hardware, during a panel at the RMN Ascendant Event in Silicon Valley, and right away I was struck by her candor a...
What CPG Brands Actually Control with Agentic Commerce Optimization (ACO)
A lot of brands are focused on Generative Engine Optimization (GEO) right now — making sure their products surface when consumers ask ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Claude fo...
AI Search to Disrupt Discovery for Retailers — Here's 3 Companies Thinking Outside The Box
In this episode, I dive into one of the biggest questions facing retail media leaders today: how can retailers and brands adapt as AI-driven shopping agents and zero-c...
Apply For The Damn Award & Conquer Your FOPO (Fear Of Other People's Opinions)
How many times have you not hit publish, not applied, or not shared your achievements because of fear of what others might think? In this episode, I’m diving into the ...
What is a 'CommerceGPT'? ['Snips' from Cocktails & Commerce]
In this 'Snips' episode, I’m adding commentary to clips of one of my favorite ecommerce podcasts: Cocktails & Commerce with Brian Walker and Bill Friend. These two ind...
Breakdown of How Sam's Club Cracked the Code on In-Store Retail Media
Despite the buzz surrounding in-store retail media, most retailers are still struggling to move beyond the pilot phase. But Sam’s Club? They’ve done it, and done it we...
How Retailers Can Evolve To Compete With Agentic Shopping ['Snips' from Commerce Media Matters & Mind the Model]
I’m a total podcast junkie, and today I’m bringing you another episode in my 'Snips' series, where I share bite-sized highlights from fascinating conversations and add...
The Secret Hopes & Dreams of RMN Leaders [New Research Preview]
Last week, I got a first look at groundbreaking new research from EMARKETER and Bain that flips the retail media conversation on its head. Instead of surveying brands ...
Multi-Retailer Networks [Livestream Highlight]
In my recent LinkedIn Live with Andreas Reiffen, co-founder and CEO of adtech company Pentaleap, we dove into one of the most intriguing shifts happening in retail med...