The FMCG Guys

In this episode, we are joined by two executives representing two of the most important companies in Foods: Jaime Liriano, Head of Marketing Northern Europe at General Mills and Iñigo Garcia, Director, Global Insights & Analytics at McDonald's. With them, we take a deep dive into how these two companies capture food trends and then add them to their respective portfolio and menus. Tune in to learn about: Current food trends Spotting new food trends How an FMCG player like General Mills looks at Out-of-Home to innovate their portfolio Balancing a global and local portfolio The impact of the healthy trend How the proliferation of data has changed the role of Insights and Marketing Leveraging data to deliver disproportionate growth   More: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fmcgguys/  Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fmcgguys/ Audio Mixing by Rodrigo Chávez Voice Acting by Jason Martorell Parsekian  

Sean Summers, CMO and Head of Ads at Mercado Libre, shares insights on leading the eCommerce giant in Latin America. He discusses his transition from FMCG to eCommerce, emphasizing the importance of calculated risks in career decisions. Sean highlights Mercado Libre's impressive growth, boasting three times more users than in 2019, and explains their innovative advertising strategies. He also delves into the interplay of marketing and product experience, and the booming potential of retail media as the company eyes future expansion.

Andreas Reiffen is a staple name in the Consumer Goods eCommerce world. As the CEO and Founder of Crealytics, he launched the industry’s first retail media Supply-side Platform. Now, after the big boom of Retailers' own Networks, he's ready to change the game in with his new venture: Pentaleap, a spin-off focused designed to enable an open, efficient Retail Media ecosystem. In this conversation you'll hear about: Andreas' background as an entrepreneur Why he's decided to start Pentaleap (and an interesting origin to the name!) The current Retail Media scenario and why Brands and Retailers have reasons to be unhappy Google and Microsoft's foreseeable role in the Media & Marketing Mix Problems with standardization and measurement The Next 2 years: towards a more consolidated, programmatic media More: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fmcgguys/  Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fmcgguys/ Audio Mixing by Rodrigo Chávez Voice Acting by Jason Martorell Parsekian

Our guest, Hannah Skardon, has a remarkable career in Fast Moving Consumer Goods: fast, international, and cross-functional. With that background, she’s taken the challenge of leading Retail Media at the company where she’s grown her career: Reckitt, the leading Health & Hygiene company. In this episode, she joins Efrain and Daniel to speak about her learnings in going from local to global and back again, moving countries and, now, facing the challenge of winning on the digital shelf. Topics discussed: How someone with a Brand Marketing Background approaches eCommerce Demystifying Digital across functions Must do’s for brands on the Digital Shelf: getting the basics right Retail Media compared to classic Shopper Marketing and its fit in a company’s overall Marketing Mix AI and other Emerging tech that will impact our industry More: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fmcgguys/  Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fmcgguys/ Audio Mixing by Rodrigo Chávez Voice Acting by Jason Martorell Parsekian

In a day & age where Brands are becoming more and more obsessed with understanding with their consumers, Conversational Commerce seems to be the final means to that end. But how can brands effectively engage the consumer in a two-way dialog? Well, Pietro Cammerini from Merx may have the solution: Whatsapp. With 97% open and 70% engagement rates and 150 Billion daily messages, this could be the untapped channel to unlock true consumer understanding. This, combined with cutting-edge AI tech, could be a game changer for your brand. Tune in to learn about: Pietro’s background in Accenture working with FMCG companies Starting a Conversational Commerce company and getting backing from Antler, one of the world’s top Venture Capital firms What a customer journey looks like on Whatsapp Different use cases across the full marketing funnel Benefits and recommendations of use for FMCG Brands More: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fmcgguys/  Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fmcgguys/ Audio Mixing by Rodrigo Chávez Voice Acting by Jason Martorell Parsekian

Sign Up for Candid Commerce: https://mediummarketing.co.uk/candid-commerce-amsterdam  (September 25th PM in Amsterdam) Vivek Rastogi is Colgate-Palmolive’s Global Senior Director Digital Commerce. Being responsible for the dental care king’s eCommerce agenda worldwide, there’s many things he overlooks, from Amazon to Retail Media. In this episode, he joins Christina and Daniel to go over his extensive career in the channel, having started managing Tesco’s eCom activities in the UK to being based in Seattle. Ultimately, this is an episode where you’ll learn about what commercial activities FMCG companies should be focusing on in the digital world. Topics covered: Vivek’s current scope and career path prior What does Amazon look like as a Key Account The impact of Retail Media and how Retailers are trying to catch up with Amazon How FMCGs must reorganize internally for the current and future scenarios 3 different speeds: comparing US, UK and India More: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fmcgguys/  Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fmcgguys/ Audio Mixing by Rodrigo Chávez Voice Acting by Jason Martorell Parsekian

Since the return to a certain normality in the last couple of years, FMCG companies have been hit with a harsh reality: the struggle to find growth. That’s why we are partnering again on this episode with Mars United Commerce (formerly The Mars Agency) to unveil the key levers companies could be pulling to go back to top line increases. And we do that with no other than their CEO for Europe, Darren Keen. Tune in to learn about: The Key Growth Levers FMCG companies can use to unlock growth What the “new normal” looks like for CEOs Why Consumer Goods companies are struggling with increasing top-line revenues Mars United Commerce’s rebranding to serve the purpose of growth for people, client and community Balancing data and human intuition to create a true connection between brands and consumers More: Re-listen Mars United Commerce's prior visit to the podcast: https://www.fmcgguys.com/katrina-smart-mars-agency/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fmcgguys/  Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fmcgguys/ Audio Mixing by Rodrigo Chávez Voice Acting by Jason Martorell Parsekian      

How are big FMCG Companies spending their Marketing budgets? With Media going through a big shift, with new emerging channels coming up, Marketing Mix Modelling offers a neutral and comprehensive way to analyze return on investment. Our guest is Ammar Basit, Global Marketing Effectiveness Analytics Lead at Consumer Health Leader Haleon. With him, we go over some key insights, take aways and action items he’s learnt leading the MMM Project globally.  Tune in to learn about: Ammar’s career background and current role at Haleon Understanding Marketing Mix Modelling The evolution in the Media landscape Running a global MMM project in a Consumer Goods company Key learnings, insights and action items More: Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fmcgguys/  Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fmcgguys/ Audio Mixing by Rodrigo Chávez Voice Acting by Jason Martorell Parsekian

The surge of Retail Media, pioneered by Amazon and followed by other Retailers, has changed the Fast Moving Consumer Goods industry forever. A good two years after joining the party, a lot of Retailers (and Advertisers!) are feeling the glass ceiling of one-size-fits-all tech.  In this episode, James Taylor, the CEO of Particular Audience exposes how, through Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, Retailers can make a quantum leap in their capabilities, particularly in search, to offer consumers and advertisers a much more personalized experience. Topics covered: James' journey from investment banking to starting Particular Audience How Retailers have adapted to the Retail Media boom The unresolved issue of the Endless Isle  What the likes of Amazon and Walmart are getting right in Retail Media and why other Retailers are trapped in legacy systems Why Machine Learning and AI can be Retail Media gamechangers More: Particular Audience named Lead 100 and in L'Oreal's Start up program:  https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240729256070/en/Particular-Audience-Named-in-The-Leading-100-List-Setting-a-New-Standard-in-AI-Driven-Hyper-Personalization-for-eCommerce-Retail-Media  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fmcgguys/  Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/fmcgguys/ Audio Mixing by Rodrigo Chávez Voice Acting by Jason Martorell Parsekian  

Did you know that you can find Colgate toothpaste in over 200 countries? Ann Tracy, after an international career mainly in Supply Chain, has taken helm of the Sustainability Agenda in the Personal, Home and Pet care behemoth. We invited her to the podcast to learn about: Ann's path from Supply Chain into Sustainability Why Sustainability has become increasingly strategic to Colgate-Palmolive and other FMCGs Swords and Shields: from being reactive to being proactive Colgate-Palmolive's big "Ambition Pillars": 11 actions and 50 targets