Instacart Insights: Retail Media & 2026 Outlook – VENDO Velocity Ep. 177

In this episode, the VENDO team is joined by Instacart to explore the shift of retail media off-platform and what it means for advertisers heading into 2026. From Instacart best practices and co-marketing opportunities to Carrot Ads, core metrics, and off-platform strategies like TikTok, we cover how brands can maximize reach and performance in the evolving retail media landscape. Topics Covered: What is Instacart? (2:25) What's new with Instacart? (3:18) Best Practices to maximize Instacart (6:20) The Carrot Network (11:39) Instacart's partnership with The Trade Desk(15:05) Instacart co-marketing opportunities (17:28) Retail media - Carrot Ads (21:21) Core metrics brand should be looking at (24:20) Off-platform: TikTok (26:00) Speakers: Suzanne Skop, Sr. Director & Head of Agency Partnerships, Instacart Gefen Laredo, SVP of Advertising, VENDO Want to stay up to date on topics like this? Subscribe to our Amazon & Walmart Growth #podcast for bi-weekly episodes every other Thursday! ➡️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCr2VTsj1X3PRZWE97n-tDbA ➡️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4HXz504VRToYzafHcAhzke?si=9d57599ed19e4362 ➡️ Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vendo-amazon-walmart-growth-experts/id1512362107 📞 Contact Us: www.vendocommerce.com/contact?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=subscribe 📧 Subscribe to our email newsletter to learn more about how you can optimize your online Amazon and Walmart businesses: www.vendocommerce.com/subscribe-to-newsletter?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=subscribe Protect Your Brand & SELL MORE!™