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Back to EpisodesThe FMCG Marketing Daily | Ben & Jerry's Foundation says operations | How Dollar Shave Club uses generative | Brown-Forman faces big questions as CEO
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The FMCG Marketing Daily — July 17, 2026
In this episode:
• The funding crisis at Ben & Jerry's Foundation puts the brand's activist identity and purpose-led positioning under direct threat — a live stress test of what happens when brand values lose their financial backing.
• Dollar Shave Club is using generative AI not to cut costs but to accelerate creative experimentation — a challenger brand approach that reframes how FMCG marketers should think about AI's role in the creative process.
• As Brown-Forman's CEO prepares to leave, the spirits group faces a defining portfolio and brand strategy moment — with outside leadership increasingly on the table following moves by Diageo and Heineken.
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Tags: CPG, brand strategy, retail media, campaign intelligence, consumer goods, advertising, CMO