About this episode
Live from Shoptalk 2025, Meta’s JP Chookaszian joins Chris Walton and Anne Mezzenga to unpack one of the show’s biggest announcements—Meta’s new omni-channel ad platform. JP walks us through the macroeconomic shifts driving this innovation, why in-store performance matters more than ever, and how AI and GenAI are shaping Meta’s future tools, from dynamic ad generation to virtual try-on. If you want to know what’s next in retail media, this is the episode to hear. Key Moments: 0:40 – Intro to JP and his role at Meta 2:30 – Economic backdrop and shift in consumer behavior 4:50 – Why retail media matters more in 2025 5:40 – Meta’s new omni-channel ad solution explained 6:20 – 21% lift in in-store incremental ROAS 7:10 – Why in-store signal improves campaign performance 8:00 – Rollout timeline for general availability 9:00 – Importance of unified KPIs and org structures 11:45 – What retailers need to do to prepare 12:50 – The role of AI and Meta’s Advantage+ suite 13:55 – GenAI applications like virtual try-on and text generation 16:15 – Why creative still reigns in the AI era 17:45 – Final advice: invest in creative, AI, and test-and-learn 19:20 – How to connect with JP and Meta post-Show #retail #omnichannel #meta #shoptalk This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Podcorn - https://podcorn.com/privacy