The way people discover and shop has fundamentally changed and fragmented across social feeds, search queries, influencer content, and marketplaces. Moments of need now occur anytime, anywhere, especially during high-stakes seasons like the holidays, when urgency, impulse, and intent peak. Join leaders from DoorDash, Wolt, and The Magnum Ice Cream Company as they unpack how today’s most effective campaigns blend offsite reach, onsite conversion, and co-branded storytelling to drive measurable outcomes.
In-store retail media’s scale is here, and by this time next year, every major grocery retailer will have in-store retail media networks live or on their roadmap. Yet, many brands are still trying to figure out the basics including budget ownership, measurement, and creative execution.
Our panelists will shed light on how brands are leveraging in-store retail media today, the results for both endemic and non-endemic brands, and how brands can integrate in-store media into their strategy.
Commerce media is at a tipping point. What started in retail is now reshaping industries from travel to financial services, creating massive new revenue streams through first-party data, purchase intent signals, and fresh monetization models. In this exclusive session, Nicholas Ward (Koddi) and Nikhil Lai (Forrester) will debut new Forrester x Koddi research that benchmarks commerce media maturity and reveals the innovations separating leaders from laggards.
But this isn’t just research for research’s sake. We’ll translate the findings into a practical playbook of high-impact moves; the same kinds of strategies that have helped brands and publishers unlock billions in incremental revenue.
How modern CEOs are shaping tomorrow’s markets and navigating the toughest consumer markets in the industry. Marc Elrick CEO & Founder of BYOMA, Jackie Aina CEO & Co Founder of FORVR MOOD and Rachel Jonas Gilman CEO of Mane take the stage to share how their visionary brands are marketing to future consumers; rethinking the rules to win across multi-generational shoppers.
Previous year’s VAB panels on Retail Media were top sessions at AWNewYork. So this year, we’re back with fresh insights and forward-thinking strategies as Retail Media Networks continue to evolve. Learn how leading brands are leveraging next-gen retail partnerships and data-driven media activations to influence key mid-funnel metrics-like ad engagement, brand consideration, purchase intent, and consumer actions. Discover how to harness the full potential of Commerce Media in an increasingly outcome-focused world.
The backseat is becoming the new living room – a high-attention environment for entertainment, commerce, and advertising that extends reach without cannibalizing existing platforms. This session will explore the present and future state of mobility media and how investments in content at the center of consumer action are creating differentiated attention opportunities for content owners, brands and consumers.
Commerce media is shifting from a tactical channel to a foundation for long-term growth. Leaders from Uber, Delta and LiveRamp will share how they’re building strategic partnerships focused on customer insights, loyalty, and shared growth. They’ll explore how commerce media and AI unlock intelligence beyond campaigns, helping brands prioritize lifetime value over cost-per-click. Join us to learn how they’re moving from transactional buying to true collaboration.
