Podcast Episodes

Retail Media 3.0: Why AI & Agentic Commerce Could Spark the Golden Era of Advertising

Tom I’m sharing highlights from a conversation I had on the Retailgentic podcast with Scot Wingo, one of the sharpest thinkers tracking agentic comme…

2 months, 3 weeks ago

ROAS Refuses to Die: The Retail Media Measurement Problem No One Wants to Fix

Every parent has drawn a line in the sand and declared war on screen time… until 5:00 PM hits and the iPad comes flying in to remedy a meltdown so yo…

3 months ago

AI Won’t Kill Advertising: The Bull Case

Last week, a viral report predicting an AI-driven economic collapse rattled financial markets. And honestly, I understand why it spread so fast. The …

3 months ago

Dark Search & Broken Retail Media Signals: How AI Shopping Is Reshaping the Future of Commerce

Every major disruption in retail follows the same pattern: a constraint gets removed, customers win, and the incumbent’s profit engine breaks. In thi…

3 months ago

Retail Media Standards Showdown: Why Brands Want Them (And Why Retailers Push Back)

Today I’m diving into one of the biggest debates in retail media right now: brands are demanding standardization, and retailers are saying it’s not t…

3 months ago

AI Is Already Disrupting Retail Media Via 'Dark Search' Traffic

I’ve been ringing the bell about AI disrupting retail media for a while now. The pushback I keep hearing is, “Show me the traffic.” And yes, when you…

3 months, 1 week ago

AI Is Stealing the Browse: How Retail Media Wins the Data War in the Age of ChatGPT

A year ago, just 7% of website referrals to U.S. retailer sites came from ChatGPT. By October 2025, that number had more than doubled to 16%. And it’…

3 months, 1 week ago

Why Top Brands Are Building Their Own Retail Media Operating Systems (And Winning in 2026)

Here’s a riddle for you: what’s ugly, chaotic, color-coded, constantly changing but absolutely essential? If you guessed the family calendar, you’re …

3 months, 1 week ago

OpenAI Ads Inside ChatGPT: What It Means for Retail Media, Trust & the Future of AI Advertising

I really, really hoped that ads in AI wouldn’t suck. And now… we’re starting to find out.

In this episode, I break down what we’ve learned about how a…

3 months, 1 week ago

In-Store Experiential Retail Media: The 3X Sales Lift Brands Can’t Agree on Who Should Fund

When in-store retail media is done right, it can deliver something digital ads simply can’t: a multisensory brand experience that drives immediate sa…

3 months, 2 weeks ago