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- 0:00Dollar
- 0:00General,
- 0:01in
- 0:01partnership
- 0:01with
- 0:02Trade
- 0:02Desk
- 0:02and
- 0:03retail
- 0:03media
- 0:03infrastructure
- 0:04provider
- 0:04Kevl
- 0:05has
- 0:05announced
- 0:05a
- 0:06first
- 0:06of
- 0:06its
- 0:06kind
- 0:06solution
- 0:07that
- 0:07unifies
- 0:07its
- 0:07on
- 0:08site
- 0:08and
- 0:08off
- 0:08site
- 0:09ad
- 0:09inventory
- 0:09process,
- 0:10allowing
- 0:11brand
- 0:11advertisers
- 0:12to
- 0:12plan,
- 0:12activate
- 0:12and
- 0:13measure
- 0:13campaigns
- 0:14across
- 0:14the
- 0:14full
- 0:14consumer
- 0:15journey
- 0:15inside
- 0:16a
- 0:16single
- 0:16connected
- 0:17framework.
- 0:18For
- 0:18the
- 0:18very
- 0:18first
- 0:19time
- 0:20according
- 0:21to
- 0:21chainstore
- 0:21age,
- 0:22DG
- 0:22Media
- 0:23network
- 0:24advertisers
- 0:24can
- 0:24execute
- 0:25full
- 0:25funnel
- 0:25strategies
- 0:26such
- 0:26as
- 0:26spanning
- 0:27connected
- 0:27tv,
- 0:27digital
- 0:28audio
- 0:28and
- 0:28on
- 0:28site
- 0:29retail
- 0:29display
- 0:29and
- 0:30video,
- 0:30all
- 0:31with
- 0:31consistent
- 0:31reporting
- 0:32and
- 0:32measurement
- 0:32in
- 0:33one
- 0:33place.
- 0:33Testing
- 0:34with
- 0:34managed
- 0:35service
- 0:35Campaigns
- 0:35begins
- 0:36in
- 0:36June
- 0:362026
- 0:37with
- 0:37the
- 0:37full
- 0:38integration
- 0:38expected
- 0:39to
- 0:39be
- 0:39available
- 0:40to
- 0:40Mutual
- 0:40clients
- 0:41in
- 0:41Q3
- 0:42of
- 0:43this
- 0:43year.
- 0:43All
- 0:44right
- 0:44Catherine,
- 0:44this
- 0:44is
- 0:45also
- 0:45the
- 0:45put
- 0:45you
- 0:45on
- 0:45the
- 0:46spot
- 0:46question
- 0:46from
- 0:46the
- 0:47A
- 0:47and
- 0:47M
- 0:47consumer
- 0:47and
- 0:48retail
- 0:48group.
- 0:48I
- 0:49was
- 0:49hoping
- 0:49they
- 0:49would
- 0:49ask
- 0:50you
- 0:50if
- 0:51they
- 0:51would
- 0:51use
- 0:51this
- 0:51headline
- 0:52to
- 0:52put
- 0:52you
- 0:52on
- 0:52the
- 0:52spot
- 0:53this
- 0:53week
- 0:53and
- 0:53it
- 0:53turns
- 0:53out
- 0:54that
- 0:54they
- 0:54did.
- 0:54So
- 0:54Catherine,
- 0:55as
- 0:55someone
- 0:55who
- 0:55ran
- 0:56a
- 0:56retail
- 0:56media
- 0:56network,
- 0:57what
- 0:57makes
- 0:57this
- 0:58UN
- 0:58approach
- 0:58that
- 0:59Dollar
- 0:59General
- 0:59is
- 0:59touting
- 1:00so
- 1:00hard
- 1:01to
- 1:01execute?
- 1:01And
- 1:01do
- 1:02you
- 1:02believe
- 1:02this
- 1:02is
- 1:02a
- 1:03game
- 1:03changing
- 1:04unlock?
- 1:05This
- 1:05is
- 1:05exciting
- 1:05to
- 1:06me
- 1:06Chris.
- 1:06You
- 1:07know
- 1:07Dollar
- 1:07General
- 1:07Network
- 1:08has
- 1:08been
- 1:08all
- 1:08over
- 1:09the
- 1:09news
- 1:09the
- 1:09last
- 1:09couple
- 1:10weeks.
- 1:10I
- 1:10think
- 1:10it's
- 1:11exciting.
- 1:11There's
- 1:12a
- 1:12couple
- 1:12things
- 1:12top
- 1:13of
- 1:13mind
- 1:13for
- 1:13me.
- 1:14One
- 1:14is
- 1:15every
- 1:15network
- 1:16out
- 1:16there
- 1:16right
- 1:16now
- 1:17knows
- 1:17that
- 1:17they
- 1:18have
- 1:18to
- 1:18go
- 1:18get
- 1:18the
- 1:19incremental
- 1:19brand
- 1:20or
- 1:20national
- 1:21marketing
- 1:21dollars,
- 1:22the
- 1:22trade
- 1:22dollar
- 1:23shopper
- 1:23marketing
- 1:24dollars.
- 1:24They're
- 1:24tapped
- 1:25out.
- 1:25If
- 1:26you
- 1:26go
- 1:26any
- 1:26deeper,
- 1:27the
- 1:27retailer
- 1:28itself
- 1:28could
- 1:28start
- 1:28losing
- 1:29leverage
- 1:29of
- 1:29cost
- 1:29of
- 1:29goods.
- 1:30So
- 1:30they
- 1:31know
- 1:31that
- 1:31there's
- 1:31another
- 1:32bucket
- 1:32of
- 1:32money
- 1:32out
- 1:33there.
- 1:33That
- 1:33being
- 1:34said,
- 1:34if
- 1:35you're
- 1:35going
- 1:35to
- 1:35get
- 1:35those
- 1:36dollars
- 1:36you
- 1:36have
- 1:37to
- 1:37have
- 1:37a
- 1:37full
- 1:37funnel
- 1:38offering.
- 1:38And
- 1:39I
- 1:39think
- 1:39it
- 1:40is
- 1:40brilliant
- 1:40tying
- 1:41in
- 1:41the
- 1:41off
- 1:42site,
- 1:42higher
- 1:42in
- 1:43the
- 1:43funnel
- 1:43with
- 1:43the
- 1:44on
- 1:44site.
- 1:45Now
- 1:45what
- 1:45I'm
- 1:45even
- 1:46more
- 1:46excited
- 1:46about
- 1:47is
- 1:47the
- 1:47in
- 1:47store.
- 1:48Go
- 1:48figure
- 1:49that,
- 1:49right?
- 1:49With
- 1:49their,
- 1:50their
- 1:50new
- 1:50partnership
- 1:51with
- 1:51Cusack,
- 1:52who
- 1:52you
- 1:52know
- 1:53we
- 1:53are
- 1:53strategic
- 1:53partners
- 1:54with
- 1:54them
- 1:54at
- 1:54Barrows
- 1:55connected
- 1:55Store.
- 1:56Huge
- 1:56fan
- 1:56of
- 1:56Cus
- 1:57and
- 1:57so
- 1:58knowing
- 1:58that
- 1:58they're
- 1:58able
- 1:58to
- 1:59take
- 1:59off
- 1:59site,
- 2:00on
- 2:00site
- 2:00and
- 2:01in
- 2:01store
- 2:01and
- 2:01connect
- 2:02it,
- 2:02what
- 2:03that's
- 2:03going
- 2:03to
- 2:03do
- 2:03is
- 2:03it's
- 2:04going
- 2:04to
- 2:04make
- 2:04it
- 2:04a
- 2:04lot
- 2:05easier
- 2:05now
- 2:06for
- 2:06media
- 2:06buyers
- 2:07and
- 2:07for
- 2:07hold
- 2:08code
- 2:08companies
- 2:08to
- 2:09go
- 2:09in
- 2:09and
- 2:09run
- 2:10campaigns.
- 2:11I
- 2:12think
- 2:12the
- 2:13fact
- 2:13that
- 2:13it's
- 2:14all
- 2:14going
- 2:14to
- 2:14be
- 2:14unified
- 2:15through
- 2:15the
- 2:16media
- 2:16buying,
- 2:17through
- 2:17trafficking
- 2:18and
- 2:18through
- 2:19the
- 2:19reporting
- 2:19is
- 2:20great.
- 2:21Once
- 2:21it's
- 2:21unlocked
- 2:22for
- 2:22self
- 2:22serve
- 2:23for
- 2:24these
- 2:24brands
- 2:24and
- 2:24these
- 2:25media
- 2:25agencies,
- 2:26I
- 2:26think
- 2:26it's
- 2:26gonna
- 2:26be
- 2:26an
- 2:27absolute
- 2:27game
- 2:27changer.
- 2:28Is
- 2:28this
- 2:28difficult
- 2:29to
- 2:29do.
- 2:30You
- 2:30know,
- 2:31I'm
- 2:31a
- 2:31retail
- 2:32media
- 2:33expert.
- 2:33I
- 2:33have
- 2:33never
- 2:34claimed
- 2:34to
- 2:34be
- 2:34an
- 2:35expert
- 2:35on
- 2:35the
- 2:35tech
- 2:36side.
- 2:37I
- 2:37know
- 2:37enough
- 2:37to
- 2:38make
- 2:38myself
- 2:38dangerous.
- 2:39That
- 2:39being
- 2:39said,
- 2:40I
- 2:40do
- 2:40know
- 2:40there's
- 2:40a
- 2:41lot
- 2:41of
- 2:41piping
- 2:41that
- 2:42had
- 2:42to
- 2:42be
- 2:42done
- 2:42behind
- 2:43the
- 2:43scenes
- 2:43on
- 2:43this
- 2:44to
- 2:44get
- 2:44the
- 2:44trade
- 2:45desk,
- 2:45you
- 2:45know,
- 2:46piped
- 2:46in
- 2:46with
- 2:47Kevl
- 2:48and
- 2:48then
- 2:48the
- 2:48brand's
- 2:49first
- 2:49party
- 2:49data
- 2:50to
- 2:50build
- 2:50the
- 2:50audiences
- 2:51and
- 2:51then
- 2:52in
- 2:52store
- 2:52and
- 2:53the
- 2:53acoustic
- 2:53platform,
- 2:54the.
- 2:54There
- 2:54was
- 2:55certainly
- 2:55a
- 2:56lot
- 2:56of
- 2:56different
- 2:57architecture
- 2:58work
- 2:58that
- 2:58had
- 2:58to
- 2:58be
- 2:59done.
- 3:00So
- 3:00I'm
- 3:00excited
- 3:00to
- 3:01see
- 3:01the
- 3:01results
- 3:01after
- 3:02they
- 3:02start
- 3:02running
- 3:02water
- 3:03through
- 3:03those
- 3:03pipes
- 3:04and
- 3:04seeing
- 3:05how
- 3:05the
- 3:06performance
- 3:06looks.
- 3:07So,
- 3:07Catherine,
- 3:08I'm
- 3:08curious,
- 3:08is
- 3:08there
- 3:08anything
- 3:09that,
- 3:09say,
- 3:10if
- 3:10you
- 3:10were
- 3:10to
- 3:11sit
- 3:11atop
- 3:11the
- 3:12chairs
- 3:12of
- 3:12which
- 3:12you
- 3:13sat
- 3:13previously
- 3:13in
- 3:14your
- 3:14career
- 3:14back
- 3:14heading
- 3:15up
- 3:15retail
- 3:15media,
- 3:16is
- 3:16there
- 3:16anything
- 3:16that
- 3:16would
- 3:17be
- 3:17on
- 3:17your
- 3:17rate
- 3:17that
- 3:17you
- 3:18would
- 3:18want
- 3:18to
- 3:18keep
- 3:18on
- 3:18your
- 3:18radar
- 3:19screen
- 3:19Monday
- 3:19morning
- 3:20to
- 3:20make
- 3:20sure
- 3:21that
- 3:21this
- 3:21was
- 3:21working
- 3:22correctly?
- 3:23What
- 3:23would
- 3:23be
- 3:23your
- 3:24kind
- 3:24of
- 3:24dials
- 3:25you'd
- 3:25be
- 3:25watching,
- 3:25so
- 3:25to
- 3:26speak,
- 3:26to
- 3:26make
- 3:26sure
- 3:26that
- 3:26everything
- 3:27was
- 3:27on
- 3:27the
- 3:27rails
- 3:27with
- 3:28this
- 3:28type
- 3:28of
- 3:28initiative?
- 3:29Yeah,
- 3:30I
- 3:30would.
- 3:30I'd
- 3:31be
- 3:31telling
- 3:31my
- 3:31team
- 3:31to
- 3:31go
- 3:32in
- 3:32and
- 3:32double
- 3:32check
- 3:33the
- 3:33campaigns,
- 3:33make
- 3:34sure
- 3:34they're
- 3:34live,
- 3:35check
- 3:35the
- 3:35pacing
- 3:36of
- 3:36the
- 3:36campaigns,
- 3:37make
- 3:37sure
- 3:37you're
- 3:37delivering
- 3:38on
- 3:38the
- 3:38CPMs
- 3:39that
- 3:39you
- 3:39promised
- 3:39the
- 3:39advertiser.
- 3:40I
- 3:41would
- 3:41be
- 3:41then
- 3:42doing
- 3:43a
- 3:43revenue
- 3:43check
- 3:44to
- 3:44make
- 3:44sure
- 3:44that
- 3:45the
- 3:45attribution
- 3:45is
- 3:46connecting
- 3:46between
- 3:47purchases
- 3:48online
- 3:49and
- 3:49purchases
- 3:49in
- 3:50store.
- 3:51Um,
- 3:51I'd
- 3:51be
- 3:51double
- 3:52checking
- 3:52that
- 3:52the
- 3:52creative
- 3:53came
- 3:53to
- 3:53life
- 3:54across
- 3:54all
- 3:54these
- 3:54different
- 3:55platforms
- 3:55in
- 3:56a
- 3:56unified
- 3:56way.
- 3:57Um,
- 3:58so
- 3:58those
- 3:58are
- 3:58some
- 3:58of
- 3:58the
- 3:58things
- 3:59that
- 3:59I
- 3:59would
- 3:59be
- 3:59telling
- 3:59my
- 4:00team
- 4:00to
- 4:00go
- 4:00in
- 4:01and
- 4:01just
- 4:01make
- 4:01sure,
- 4:01as
- 4:02we're
- 4:02in
- 4:02this
- 4:02pilot,
- 4:03because
- 4:03now
- 4:03is
- 4:03the
- 4:04time
- 4:04something
- 4:04will
- 4:04break.
- 4:05It
- 4:05always
- 4:05does
- 4:05during
- 4:06a
- 4:06pilot.
- 4:06Right.
- 4:07So
- 4:07now's
- 4:07the
- 4:07time
- 4:07to
- 4:07catch
- 4:08these
- 4:08things.
- 4:09So
- 4:09good.
- 4:10So
- 4:10good.
- 4:10Okay,
- 4:10so
- 4:11let
- 4:11me
- 4:11ask
- 4:11you
- 4:11another
- 4:11question,
- 4:12and
- 4:12this
- 4:12is
- 4:12something
- 4:12I
- 4:13was
- 4:13thinking
- 4:13about
- 4:13in
- 4:13preparation.
- 4:14Like,
- 4:14you
- 4:14know,
- 4:15retail
- 4:15media,
- 4:16I
- 4:16think,
- 4:16I
- 4:17feel
- 4:17like
- 4:17we
- 4:17talk
- 4:17about
- 4:17retail
- 4:18media
- 4:18in
- 4:18a
- 4:18vacuum
- 4:18like
- 4:19that,
- 4:19that
- 4:19it's
- 4:19applicable
- 4:20the
- 4:20same
- 4:20way
- 4:20to
- 4:20every
- 4:21retailer.
- 4:22But
- 4:22all
- 4:22retailers
- 4:23margin
- 4:23structures
- 4:23are
- 4:24different,
- 4:24and
- 4:24particularly
- 4:25Dollar
- 4:25Generals
- 4:26is
- 4:26different
- 4:26too.
- 4:28When
- 4:28you
- 4:28have
- 4:29a
- 4:29different
- 4:29margin
- 4:30structure
- 4:30of
- 4:30your
- 4:30business,
- 4:31does
- 4:31that
- 4:31impact
- 4:32your
- 4:32retail
- 4:32media
- 4:33strategy
- 4:34in
- 4:34any
- 4:34certain
- 4:34way?
- 4:35How
- 4:35do
- 4:36you
- 4:36think
- 4:36about
- 4:36that
- 4:36question,
- 4:36Katherine?
- 4:40Yes
- 4:40and
- 4:40no.
- 4:41So
- 4:41I
- 4:41think
- 4:42the
- 4:42network
- 4:42that
- 4:43I
- 4:43was
- 4:44part
- 4:44of
- 4:44launching
- 4:44for
- 4:45Dick
- 4:45Sporting
- 4:45Goods
- 4:46could
- 4:46not
- 4:46have
- 4:47been
- 4:47structurally
- 4:48different
- 4:48than
- 4:48the
- 4:49network
- 4:50that
- 4:50I
- 4:50did
- 4:50for
- 4:50a
- 4:50grocery
- 4:51retailer.
- 4:52And
- 4:52I
- 4:52do
- 4:53think,
- 4:53you
- 4:53know,
- 4:53with
- 4:54grocery
- 4:55margins.
- 4:56Right.
- 4:56We
- 4:56all
- 4:56know
- 4:57that
- 4:57they
- 4:57are
- 4:57much
- 4:57more
- 4:58compressed
- 4:59than
- 4:59specialty
- 5:00retail.
- 5:00I
- 5:01do
- 5:01think
- 5:01that,
- 5:01you
- 5:01know,
- 5:02when
- 5:02you
- 5:02build
- 5:02your
- 5:02network
- 5:03out,
- 5:03you
- 5:03do
- 5:04want
- 5:04to
- 5:04really
- 5:04make
- 5:04sure
- 5:05that
- 5:05you
- 5:05can
- 5:05focus
- 5:05on
- 5:06high
- 5:06margin
- 5:07ad
- 5:07products,
- 5:08which
- 5:08would
- 5:08be
- 5:09anything
- 5:09on
- 5:09your
- 5:09owned
- 5:10and
- 5:10operated
- 5:10platforms
- 5:12before
- 5:12you
- 5:12go
- 5:13off
- 5:13site.
- 5:13And
- 5:14I
- 5:14think
- 5:15Dollar
- 5:15General
- 5:15has
- 5:16done
- 5:16a
- 5:16really
- 5:16great
- 5:17job
- 5:17at
- 5:17that.
- 5:17They've
- 5:18had
- 5:18a
- 5:18solid
- 5:20on
- 5:20site
- 5:20platform,
- 5:21they've
- 5:21had
- 5:21solid
- 5:22sponsored
- 5:22product
- 5:23ads.
- 5:23They're
- 5:23now
- 5:24starting
- 5:24to
- 5:24go
- 5:24in
- 5:24store
- 5:25and
- 5:26they're
- 5:26poised,
- 5:26with
- 5:27their
- 5:27national
- 5:27scale
- 5:28and
- 5:28the
- 5:28size
- 5:28of
- 5:29their
- 5:29audience,
- 5:29they're
- 5:29poised
- 5:30to
- 5:30go
- 5:30get
- 5:30these
- 5:31national
- 5:31brand
- 5:31dollars.
- 5:32But
- 5:32this
- 5:33is
- 5:33why
- 5:33now
- 5:33I
- 5:33think
- 5:33they're
- 5:34starting
- 5:34to
- 5:34be
- 5:34more
- 5:35efficient
- 5:35and
- 5:36going
- 5:36off
- 5:36site
- 5:36as
- 5:37well.
- 5:38Wow.
- 5:38And
- 5:38does
- 5:39it,
- 5:39does,
- 5:39does
- 5:39the
- 5:40price
- 5:40points
- 5:40that
- 5:40you
- 5:41offer
- 5:41impact
- 5:41anything
- 5:42as
- 5:42well,
- 5:42in
- 5:42addition
- 5:42to
- 5:42the
- 5:43underlying
- 5:43margin?
- 5:45Price
- 5:45points
- 5:46on
- 5:46what?
- 5:47On
- 5:47the
- 5:47products
- 5:47that
- 5:48you're
- 5:48advertising
- 5:48via
- 5:49the
- 5:49media
- 5:49network?
- 5:52I
- 5:52think
- 5:52it
- 5:52could,
- 5:53I
- 5:53think
- 5:53like
- 5:54really
- 5:54lower
- 5:55priced
- 5:56products
- 5:56probably
- 5:56tend
- 5:57to
- 5:57do
- 5:57better
- 5:57on
- 5:58site
- 5:58with
- 5:58something
- 5:59like
- 5:59sponsored
- 5:59product
- 6:00ads.
- 6:00You
- 6:00know,
- 6:01if
- 6:01you're
- 6:01at
- 6:02specialty
- 6:02retail
- 6:03and
- 6:03you're
- 6:04doing,
- 6:05I
- 6:05don't
- 6:05know,
- 6:05a
- 6:05campaign
- 6:06for
- 6:06a
- 6:06new
- 6:07$800
- 6:08set
- 6:08of
- 6:09golf
- 6:09clubs
- 6:10and
- 6:10it's
- 6:10a
- 6:10new
- 6:10launch
- 6:11and
- 6:11you're
- 6:11going
- 6:11awareness,
- 6:12you
- 6:12know,
- 6:12I
- 6:12think
- 6:13that's
- 6:13something
- 6:13you
- 6:13could
- 6:14do
- 6:14really
- 6:14well
- 6:14on
- 6:15CTV
- 6:15or
- 6:15social
- 6:16media
- 6:17and
- 6:17something
- 6:17higher
- 6:17up
- 6:17in
- 6:17the
- 6:18funnel.
- 6:18So
- 6:18I
- 6:18do
- 6:19think
- 6:19the
- 6:19price
- 6:19of
- 6:20the
- 6:20item
- 6:20certainly
- 6:21could,
- 6:22could
- 6:22change
- 6:22your
- 6:23strategy.
- 6:24Okay,
- 6:24all
- 6:24right,
- 6:24good.
- 6:25These
- 6:25are
- 6:25questions
- 6:25I've
- 6:26always
- 6:26had,
- 6:26but
- 6:26I've
- 6:27never
- 6:27had
- 6:27the
- 6:27chance
- 6:27to
- 6:28ask
- 6:28them
- 6:28of
- 6:28anyone
- 6:29live
- 6:29as
- 6:30we're
- 6:30talking.
- 6:30So
- 6:31thank
- 6:31you
- 6:31for,
- 6:31thank
- 6:32you
- 6:32for
- 6:32answering
- 6:32them,
- 6:33Chris.
- 6:34Yeah,
- 6:34that's
- 6:34right.
- 6:34That's
- 6:34one
- 6:35of
- 6:35the
- 6:35things
- 6:35you're
- 6:35here
- 6:35for
- 6:35and
- 6:35to
- 6:36put
- 6:36me
- 6:36in
- 6:36my
- 6:36place
- 6:36too.
- 6:37I
- 6:37think
- 6:37that's
- 6:37the
- 6:37other
- 6:37thing
- 6:38that
- 6:38we're
- 6:38discovering
- 6:38too.