The CPG Guys are joined in this episode by Cindy Blum, Vice President of Marketing at Eagle Family Foods, a leading producer and marketer of canned sweetened condensed milk and evaporated milk products which also branched into deliciously awesome retail snack foods.

Follow Cindy Blum on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/blumcindy/
Follow Eagle Foods on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/eagle-family-foods-group-llc/
Follow Eagle Foods online at: https://www.eaglefoods.com/

Cindy answers these questions:

1. Can you share some highlights of your journey to becoming the VP of Marketing at Eagle Family Foods?
2. What unique challenges do you face in marketing food products compared to other industries?
3. How do you incorporate customer insights & feedback into its marketing strategies?
4. How do you balance traditional marketing methods with digital strategies in building strategy?
5. Can you share any recent upcoming product launches or marketing initiatives that you are excited about?
6. What are some of the biggest lessons you’ve learned throughout your career in marketing?
7. How do you foster creativity and innovation within the marketing team at Eagle Family Foods?
8. How do you think differently from working on category leading brands to challenger brands that you are trying to reignite?

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In this episode, the CPG Guys speak with Padma Hari, Chief Digital Officer at Nestlé Purina & Oshiya Savur, Chief Brand & Marketing Officer at Maesa. Both co-host the "Wh-The-Tech" podcast.

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Follow Padma on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/padma-hari/

Follow Oshiya on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oshiya-savur/

Padma & Oshiya answered these questions:

1. Please walk us through pivotal roles in your professional career that have served you in preparing for your current role at Maesa?
2. What's the inspiration for the podcast. Tell us all about it and what our listeners can expect from it?
3. Its an omnichannel world with omnichannel marketing. How do you manage this everyday for the brands you support. What does that word mean to you?
4. What is the role of tech in modern retail and modern brand equity development. AI - buzzword or real?
5. Give us the real real, you are a senior executive up top in a large publicly traded fortune 500 company. This is not your first rodeo. How does it feel to be up top and what challenges exist for women to get here. You have made it up top - what glass ceilings did you have to break?
6. What are your thoughts on brands building Direct-to-Consumer business channels? Is it right for all brands and what would be reasons to consider or not consider this alternative?
7. How have mentors contributed to your career advancement, have have you gone about building these relationships and how do you seek to mentor professionals earlier in their professional journey? How are you taking other women up the career ladder with you?
8. What are some of the industry trends you are watching in terms of how omnichannel consumer engagement will impact your business?

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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.

The CPG Guys are joined for this episode by Neil Murphy, Chief Revenue Officer at Bridg, a data and audience platform built exclusively for brick and mortar retailers and their CPG partners that powers retail media success. The platform solves a longstanding challenge – identifying and targeting in-store customers that aren't part of loyalty or rewards programs – using our exclusive offline resolution capabilities and clients' point of sale (POS) data.

This episode is sponsored by Bridg.

Follow Neil Murphy on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/neil-murphy-49b940/
Follow Bridg on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bridgplatform/
Follow Bridg online at: https://www.bridg.com/

Neil answered these questions:

1. Let’s dig into some of your pivotal career moments and how you came to join Bridg?
2. Now walk me through what types of companies or archetypes at these companies are most in need of this solution.
3. What sets you apart from the competition? There are so many data platforms out there - what makes Bridg so unique?
4. Can you share more about your clients and how they are using Bridg today?
5. Let’s say a retailer or a brand wanted to get started, how would they go about it? What is the entry point for working with you?
6. Looking into the future - what do you see coming? Transformative in the future and how as an organization tackle this?

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RetailWit Website: http://retailwit.com
Rhea Raj’s Website: http://rhearaj.com
Kavita's podcast: Spotify Apple

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.