The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Barbara Connors VP of Strategy & Activation and Brian Downey, Senior Director at Kroger Precision Marketing (KPM), the retail media business of Kroger designed to make brand advertising more effective by closing the loop between media exposure and store sales. Powered by <a href='https://www.8451.com/'>84.51˚</a> data science, and Kroger’s popular loyalty card program, KPM connects consumers to brands through engaging moments that inspire purchasing online or in-store.Follow Barbara on LinkedIn at: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-connors-10312810'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/barbara-connors-10312810</a>Follow Brian on LinkedIn at: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-dowey-079b018'>https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-dowey-079b018</a>Follow KPM on LinkedIn at: <a href='https://www.linkedin.com/company/krogerprecisionmarketing'>https://www.linkedin.com/company/krogerprecisionmarketing</a>Follow KPM online at: <a href='http://www.krogerprecisionmarketing.com/'>http://www.krogerprecisionmarketing.com</a>They answer these questions:<ol><li>Please introduce yourselves and your roles at KPM</li><li>What does genuine alignment between a CPG brand and a retailer actually look like in practice — versus the version of alignment that’s mostly just a slide in a JBP deck?</li><li>How does that reframe the way you think a brand team should walk into a retailer conversation, and what do most brands still get wrong?</li><li>How do you help brands build a singular strategic framework that still gives each team the flexibility it needs — without creating chaos?</li><li>Where do you see the biggest mindset shifts still required — on the brand side and on the retailer side — to make that evolution real?</li><li>What are the most sophisticated users doing with it that the average user isn’t — and what does ‘near real-time’ insight access actually change about how brands plan?</li><li>What are the two or three decisions that have to be locked in early for a joint brand-retailer strategy to actually deliver?</li><li>How can brands use retailer insights to anticipate where preferences are going—not just report where they’ve been?</li><li>In practical terms, what does true integration across data, insights, activation, and measurement look like — and where do you see brand teams still getting stuck?</li></ol>CPG Guys Website: <a href='http://cpgguys.com/'>http://CPGguys.com</a> FMCG Guys Website: <a href='http://fmcgguys.com/'>http://FMCGguys.com</a> SheCOMMERCE Website: <a href='https://shecommercepodcast.com/'>https://shecommercepodcast.com/</a> Rhea Raj’s Website: <a href='http://rhearaj.com/'>http://rhearaj.com</a> Lara Raj in Katseye: <a href='https://www.katseye.world/'>https://www.katseye.world/</a>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. CPGGUYS LLC expressly disclaims any and all liability or responsibility for any direct, indirect, incidental, special, consequential or other damages arising out of any individual’s use of, reference to, or inability to use this podcast or the information we presented in this podcast.&nbsp;

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