The Commerce Collective Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Cannes Sessions - The Long & Short of Marketing Effectiveness Jun 28, 2023

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Mastering Metail presents “Cannes Sessions,” recorded live from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. In this episode, Simon Peel, VP of Global Media at Haleon and Alex Brownsell, Head of Content at WARC discuss the foundations of marketing effectiveness - clarifying effectiveness vs. efficiency, brand vs. performance marketing, and the long vs. the short of it all.

Cannes Sessions - Uber advertising for CPG’s Jun 23, 2023

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Mastering Metail presents “Cannes Sessions,” recorded live from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. In this episode, Megan Ramm, Global Director of CPG Partnerships for Uber's advertising division teaches us about the robust capabilities of Uber’s advertising platform and the opportunities that exist for CPG brands looking for innovative ways to advertise that deliver results.

Cannes Sessions - What’s New at Instacart Jun 22, 2023

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Mastering Metail presents “Cannes Sessions,” recorded live from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. In this episode, Suzanne Skop, Head of Agency Partnerships at Instacart, introduces us to what’s new at Instacart in the spirit of innovation - from “Ask Instacart” to Instacart’s new partnership with Roku, and Instacart’s retail media opportunities and capabilities.

Cannes Sessions - Walmart Connect’s Investment Into Impactful Creative Jun 20, 2023

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Mastering Metail presents “Cannes Sessions” recorded live from the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in the south of France. In this episode, Diana Finster, Head of Agency & Tech Partnerships at Walmart Connect discusses the importance of impactful creative and how Walmart Connect is investing in this space with the recent announcement of introducing Creative Partners and the Walmart Connect Partner Network.

This Month Above the Fold - May 2023 w/ Patrick Miller Jun 02, 2023

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Mastering Metail’s new monthly series, This Month Above the Fold, covers the three most important ecommerce headlines each month broken down by Flywheel Digital’s experts. For May 2023, Patrick Miller, Co-Founder and Co-President at Flywheel Digital covers AMC’s audience builder announcement, Walmart opening its second in-store fulfillment center, and the ongoing issue of organized retail theft.

eComm Masterclass: Measuring Incrementality May 17, 2023

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Every brand strives for incremental sales, but how is incrementality actually measured? And how granular can you get? Henry Reith, Technical Advisor at Flywheel Digital helps us understand the elements of measuring incrementality with a data science lens from what data is used, how search and display impact the model differently, considering New to Brand, and the importance of clicky vs. scrolly categories.

eComm Masterclass: Building an Amazon Ads Developer Community May 04, 2023

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Building the Amazon Ads Developer Community is no small feat, but first, we need to understand: What and who is Amazon Ads? And who are the developers? Then, we can focus on the importance of building & strengthening the community through feedback and knowledge sharing. Thankfully Jeff Cohen, Principal Evangelist, Advertising APIs at Amazon Ads joined us to talk about his role and help us break down what he is doing and why. This episode is a must-listen for everyone involved in not only the Amazon ecosystem but ecommerce as a whole.

eComm Masterclass: Building the Right Capabilities Apr 13, 2023

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Building the right ecommerce capabilities as a brand is a bit vague. What are the capabilities? How does one form a decision as to what to choose? What does a brand actually need? Chris Perry, Chief Learning Officer & Co-Founder at firstmovr breaks down these three critical questions with support from his “Trilliant Value Scape” design. You’ll have to listen to find out more about that, and you might just walk away with a better understanding of a brand’s ecommerce ecosystem.

eComm Masterclass: The Importance of Agency Partnerships - w/ Instacart Apr 06, 2023

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Working in ecommerce, you hear the word “partnerships” all of the time. Brand partners with agency, brand partners with retailer, retailer partners with agency, you get the jist. But what are these partnerships? How are these partnerships driving business forward for all parties involved? In this episode we talk with Bradley Haaland, Principal Partnerships & Sales Executive - Ads API, Creative Agency and Data at Instacart, who teaches us the importance of Instacart partnering with agencies to strengthen its position in the marketplace and the importance of agencies partnering with Instacart to continue to develop the capabilities and analysis needed to drive growth for the brands.

ShopTalk Series: Instacart Connected Stores with David McIntosh Mar 31, 2023

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Mastering Metail brings you the “ShopTalk Series,” recorded live from ShopTalk 2023! In this episode David McIntosh, VP & GM, Connected Stores, at Instacart breaks down the concept of Connected Stores - from checkout and payment solutions to product discovery, personalization, & advertising and how all of these elements work to bring the best customer experience both online and offline.