Letās talk through the future of brand manufacturing in the digital age. Welcome to Unpacking the Digital Shelf. For more commerce content for all brands CPG & beyond, visit us at www.digitalshelfinstitute.org
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Digital Shelf Institute Podcasts
Get access to the world's best brains when it comes to building momentum online for established consumer brands. Join our hosts and their expert guests for conversations about ecommerce strategies, trends, and innovations. Access our brain trust and boost your brand's ecommerce potential. Ecommerce Braintrust
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Why Q4 2025 Hits Different Shahrez Anjum and Laurie Tovo of Acadia - Episode 416
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šļøInterview With Shahrez Anjum and Laurie Tovo of Acadia DESCRIPTION Welcome to The Ecommerce Braintrust podcast, brought to you by Julie Spear, Head of Retail Marketplace Services, and Jordan Ripley, Director of Retail Account Management. Today we're joined by two fantastic guests from Acadia: Shahrez Anjum from our Account Management team and Lauā¦
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The DNA of Winning in eCommerce: Lessons from Profiteroās 2025 Benchmark Study with Mike Black, Chief Growth Officer at Profitero
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For the ninth year, Profitero has mapped the anatomy of eCommerce excellence and the 2025 results reveal an industry at an inflection point. Only 14% of brands feel āahead of the curve,ā but the leaders are rewriting what success looks like by embedding omnichannel into their organizational DNA. In this episode, we unpack the findings with Mike Blaā¦
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Making Sense of Amazon DSP's Integrations with Roku, Disney, Netflix, and the Open Internet With Pat Petriello of Acadia - Episode 415
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šļøInterview With Pat Petriello of Acadia DESCRIPTION Welcome to The Ecommerce Braintrust podcast, brought to you by Julie Spear, Head of Retail Marketplace Services, and Jordan Ripley, Director of Retail Account Management. Today, we're digging into how Amazon's DSP has expanded its streaming and connected TV media buying footprint through strategiā¦
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Great Brand and Retailer Collaboration Starts and Ends with the Flywheel, with Brooke Chambers, Director of Growth & Strategy Merchandising at Kroger
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A successful collaboration between brands and retailers rely on a shared understanding of the importance of getting the fundamentals right. There is a lot of noise and upheaval in commerce today, but according to Brooke Chambers, Director of Growth & Strategy Merchandising at Kroger, the strongest relationships come when there is a shared understanā¦
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Prime Big Deal Days 2025 Recap - Episode 414
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šļøPrime Big Deal Days Data Breakdown With the Acadia Team DESCRIPTION Welcome to The Ecommerce Braintrust podcast! In this episode, Director of Retail Media at Acadia, Ross Walker, is joined by cohost and retail roundup resident expert, Armin Alispahic, stepping in for the show's regular hosts, Julie Spear and Jordan Ripley. Today's discussion diveā¦
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Trust the Rhino, and other Stories from Best-in-Class Imagery, with Oliver Bradley, Digital Commerce Strategy & Operations Director at Neem
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Itās not that many people who can say theyāve spent over a decade in ecommerce, and over a quarter of a century at a global powerhouse like Unilever, but Oliver Bradley, now Digital Commerce Strategy & Operations Director at Neem is one of them. And his obsession is making sure every digital shelf image works on every level - accessible to every coā¦
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The Retail Round-Up - AMC for All, Commingling for None, and Creators Get Paid - Episode 413
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šļøNews Review with Armin Alispahic and Ross Walker DESCRIPTION Welcome to another edition of The Retail Round Up: your monthly recap of the biggest headlines and developments in the retail world. As always, Ross Walker is here to unpack everything happening in the world of ads, and Armin Alispahic will take us through the latest in operations and oā¦
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Maximizing Growth Through Your CFO Relationship, with Matt Putra, CEO at fractional CFO firm Eightx
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Lauren Livak Gilbert has been trying to get a CFO on the podcast for over a YEAR. Itās one of the most pivotal relationships you need to have to drive success and manage in tough times, and she finally found one who was ready to talk omnichannel turkey. Matt Putra, CEO at fractional CFO firm Eightx, joined the podcast with tough advice and a passioā¦
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The Future of Shopping: AI, Retail Media and the Rise of Agentic Commerce with Roger Dunn, Global Retail Media Lead at Diageo
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From smart carts to video ads and the rise of agentic shopping, Roger shares the trends brands need to get across now to stay relevant in the future of commerce. And with AI rapidly reshaping how shoppers discover and buy, Roger walks us through three frontiers of AI: inside AI, inside out AI and outside in AI, and what this means for brands showinā¦
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Operationalizing Influencers and Other Lessons from Kelsey Knight of Slumberkins - Episode 412
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šļøInterview with Kelsey Knight of Slumberkins DESCRIPTION Welcome to The Ecommerce Braintrust podcast, brought to you by Julie Spear, Head of Retail Marketplace Services, and Jordan Ripley, Director of Retail Account Management. Today, we're excited to be joined by Kelsey Knight, Chief Commercial Officer at Slumberkins, an emotional learning brand ā¦
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Calming the Roiling Waters of AI Hype, with Bjorn Rosander, Founder and CEO at Pynne
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As Generative AI plunges into the Trough of Disillusionment filled with the roiling waves of AI hype, we wanted to bring on a guest to inject some wisdom and expertise to steer your ship of AI on to calmer waters. Holy tortured metaphors, Batman, we found him! Bjorn Rosander is Founder and CEO at software & applied AI consultancy Pynne, and he brinā¦
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Same Goal, Different Game: Framing the Value of Amazon, Instacart & Walmart with Ross Walker & Damiano Ciarrocchi - Episode 411
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šļøInterview with Ross Walker & Damiano Ciarrocchi of Acadia DESCRIPTION Welcome to The Ecommerce Braintrust podcast, brought to you by Julie Spear, Head of Retail Marketplace Services, and Jordan Ripley, Director of Retail Account Management. Today, we're joined by our resident masters of media, Ross Walker and Damiano Ciarrocchi, to dig into the oā¦
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Crossover Podcast Part 2: Humans + AI: Balancing Culture, Creativity, and Commerce Growth
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In our first ever two part cross over podcast with Future Commerce we dive into the new DSI research on omnichannel org structures. Part 1 over on the Future Commerce podcast paints the picture of 2030 and what a more AI enabled world looks like. Part 2 dives into how to make that possible with actionable insights for brands navigating the change. ā¦
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Start With the Shopper - Lessons in Growth with Scott Lester of eos - Episode 410
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Welcome to The Ecommerce Braintrust podcast, brought to you by Julie Spear, Head of Retail Marketplace Services, and Jordan Ripley, Director of Retail Account Management. Today, we're thrilled to be joined by Scott Lester, Senior Manager of Digital & E-commerce at eos: the brand behind the beloved Evolution of Smooth products, from body lotions andā¦
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The Power of iROAS in Experiential Retail Media, with Andrew Lipsman, Commerce and Media Analyst, and Matt Eichorn, Co-Founder and CEO at Freeosk
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Think of a store that's not just a place to buy things, but an experience you can see, hear, and touch. That's the essence of experiential retail mediaāthe new frontier where advertising, content, and commerce merge to create memorable moments for shoppers, and incremental revenue for brands, in both the short term and long term. Andrew Lipsman, Coā¦
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How To Build a Future-Ready Organization with Lauren Livak Gilbert of Digital Shelf Institute - Episode 409
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šļøInterview With Lauren Livak Gilbert of Digital Shelf Institute DESCRIPTION Welcome to The Ecommerce Braintrust podcast, brought to you by Julie Spear, Head of Retail Marketplace Services, and Jordan Ripley, Director of Retail Operations. Today, we're excited to welcome back a returning guest: Lauren Livak Gilbert, Executive Director of the Digitaā¦
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Commerce Search is Changing - How to Get Ready, with John Andrews, Co-founder and CEO at Cimulate
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Your future incremental growth, in an era of conversational commerce, machine shopping, and agentic AI, will at its foundation require winning a whole new search competition. What are the elements of victory here, and what do you need to do to get ready. John Andrews, Co-founder and CEO at Cimulate, (with a C) comes to the podcast with a lot of ansā¦
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Going local on a global scale through effective product content management, with Amanda Green, General Manager Digital & Innovation, Treasury Wine Estates
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In this episode of Unpacking the Digital Shelf ā The APAC Edition, Teresa is joined by Amanda Green, General Manager of Digital & Innovation at Treasury Wine Estates, to explore how the business is reimagining its approach to product content management to meet the evolving needs of todayās digitally empowered shoppers across diverse markets.Amanda ā¦
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The Retail Round-Up - Rufus Remembers, the Variation Collapse That Wasn't, and the Shifting RMN Ad Tech Allegiances - Episode 408
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šļøNews Review with Armin Alispahic and Ross Walker DESCRIPTION Welcome to another edition of The Retail Round Up: your monthly recap of the biggest headlines and developments in the retail world. This edition covers Amazon's evolving AI shopping assistant, Rufus; key operational changes for sellers; tech stack shakeups among major retailers; and Tiā¦
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The Fight for the Buy Box Wages On, with Jennifer Elmashni, President at Potoo
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With years of experience Leading ecommerce at Bic and Johnson and Johnson, Jennifer Elmanshi, now President at Potoo, wears the battle scars of the Buy Box wars. She stops by to share the war stories, the new tactics to come in the age of AI, and best practices for monitoring and organizing for rapid response to win your rightful place back.ā¦
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AI is Changing Your Shopper Journey With Chris Perry of Firstmovr - Episode 407
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Today, we're joined by a familiar voice and a musically inclined CPG thought leader: Chris Perry of firstmovr. He's spent the last several months educating brands on how to prepare for a new age of product discovery and conversion paths with the dawn of AI-enabled search. We're thrilled to have him back to share key insights and practical takeawaysā¦
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New Retail Media Strategy Benchmark Study - Where do you rank?, with Gregor Murray, VP of Strategy, Digital Commerce Global
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Digital Commerce Global recently came out with their 3rd annual deep-dive benchmark study on how brands are managing their retail media strategy (or, not.) The studyās author, Gregor Murray, VP of Strategy, Digital Commerce Global, returns to the podcast with all the key results that point towards the urgent opportunities for instituting organizatiā¦
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The "Digitally Influenced Shopper Report" and the Breakdown of Online vs. In-store With Mike Black From Profitero+ - Episode 406
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Welcome to The Ecommerce Braintrust podcast, brought to you by Julie Spear, Head of Retail Marketplace Services, and Jordan Ripley, Director of Retail Operations. Today, we're excited to welcome Mike Black, Chief Growth Officer at Profitero+. We'll be diving into their latest report, "The Digitally Influenced Shopper", which reveals how shoppers arā¦
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Preparing to Win at AI-Powered Product Discovery, with Matt Ezyk, Sr. Dir. of Ecommerce Engineering at Hanna Andersson
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I found our conversation today about the AI-transformed future of commerce with Matt Ezyk, Sr. Dir. of Ecommerce Engineering at Hanna Andersson, both urgent and comforting. Urgent in that he strongly believes that consumer journeys and product discovery will be upended by conversational commerce and brands need to prepare, and comforting in that thā¦
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2025 in Focus: The State of Digital, Marketing & eComm in Australia
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In this episode, we break down the key findings from the 2025 Digital, Marketing & eComm in Focus report ā a comprehensive look at the evolving digital landscape for Australian brands. We explore the growing complexity of the digital shelf, the rise of retail media, the quick commerce revival, and the ongoing tech challenges brands face in managingā¦
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OLV's "Table Stakes" Moment With Ross Walker and Carel van Rooyen of Acadia - Episode 405
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DESCRIPTION Welcome to The Ecommerce Braintrust podcast, brought to you by Julie Spear, Head of Retail Marketplace Services, and Jordan Ripley, Director of Retail Operations. Today, we're tackling what might be the least glamourously named ad product out there: OLV, short for "Online Video." But don't let the name fool you. Behind that bland acronyā¦
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Content is the New Commerce and Other AIR Takeaways, Andrea Leigh, Founder & CEO, Allume Group
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Every six months, the ecommerce education consultancy Allume Group consolidates the output of expert conversations, annual reports, and the latest data to create their Allume Insider report, or AIR. Itās chock a block full of the most current insights into the present and future of ecommerce. Andrea Leigh, Founder & CEO of Allume Group rejoins the ā¦
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The Retail Round-Up - Vendor Gets BTPs, Vine Gets Retail Ready-Er, and I Know How Much OLV You Watched Last Summer - Episode 404
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šļøNews Review with Scott Ohsman, Armin Alispahic, and Ross Walker DESCRIPTION Welcome to another edition of The Retail Round Up: your monthly recap of the biggest headlines and developments in the retail world. Today, we're joined by a very special returning guest: Scott Ohsman from the Always Off Brand podcast. We're also bringing back our go-to eā¦
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Building the Perfect Store Online at Scale and Speed, with Swagat Choudhury, Global Director of Perfect Store Online at Mars
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Our guest today, Swagat Choudhury, Global Director of Perfect Store Online at Mars has been steeped in the evolution of digital commerce for almost 20 years, 17 of that at Diageo. Todayās conversation about where digital commerce is going, and global plus local transformation has as its core a really crucial reminder that the fundamentals of commerā¦
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Are You Still Using DSP Like It's 2023? With Pat Petriello of Acadia - Episode 403
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šļøInterview With Pat Petriello of Acadia DESCRIPTION Welcome to The Ecommerce Braintrust podcast, brought to you by Julie Spear, Head of Retail Marketplace Services, and Jordan Ripley, Director of Retail Operations. Today, we're excited to welcome back Pat Petriello, our Director of Retail Marketplace Strategy, for a deep dive into Amazon DSP. We'lā¦
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From Billboard to Buy Button: Infusing Brand Everywhere, with Roald Van Wyk, Global Creative Commerce Lead at IPG
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In chaotic times, trust becomes a premium value in the choices a consumer makes. Thatās why so many brands invest heavily in creating brand experiences on the worldās most watched canvases, at the Super Bowl, the Oscars, the Olympics. But the most valuable real estate for your brand experiences may be where your consumers spend the vast majority ofā¦
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Rufus Is Hereā¦Are Brands Doing Anything? With Russ Dieringer From Stratably - Episode 402
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Today, we're delighted to welcome back a longtime friend of the show, Russ Dieringer. He's here to share key insights from Stratably's latest research, diving into how brands are navigating content optimization for Rufus and the evolving landscape of AI-driven search. Tune in to find out more! KEY TAKEAWAYS In this episode, Julie, Jordan, and Russ ā¦
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Uniting Media and Merchandising for Growth at Kroger, with Jenny Holleran, VP at Kroger Precision Marketing and Jorge Alfonso, Head of Digital Merchandising at Kroger
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Across brands and retailers, we are starting to see the long-standing silos that stand in the way of efficiency, growth, and accountability start to crumble. Todayās guests from Kroger are living proof of the power of this, with the media maven Jenny Holleran, VP at Kroger Precision Marketing having the important conversations and the united front ā¦
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Prime Day 2025, Unpacked: 4 Days, 4 Experts - Episode 401
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šļøPrime Day Data Breakdown With the Acadia Team DESCRIPTION Welcome to The Ecommerce Braintrust podcast, brought to you by Julie Spear, Head of Retail Marketplace Services, and Jordan Ripley, Director of Retail Operations. Amazon has made it official: this year's Prime Day was the biggest one yet. We're recording this episode on the afternoon of Moā¦
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