Episode
Micro-Arbitrage: The New Retail Media Strategy
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- RETHINK RETAIL
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- Apr 24, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1333
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Summary
The long waves of efficiency are over. If your brand waits 18 months to pivot, you have already lost the margin. Jason O'Toole, Head of Connected Commerce & Media at Gildan, and guest host Spencer Lian-Thornton, VP Growth & Partnership of Mindgruve, discuss why the "Fail Fast" culture is now a requirement for survival. INSIDE THE EPISODE: - The ROAS Trap: Why high returns often hide cannibalization and how Gildan focuses on incremental growth instead. - Test and Learn: Placing experimentation at the center of the operating model to find the 3% of initiatives that actually scale. - The Final Differentiator: As AI automates the grunt work of reporting, strategy becomes the only competitive moat left. Stop managing channels. Start managing the consumer footprint. Watch the full episode here.