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Retail media as a growth engine with Jason Wescott

June 8, 2026
Jason Wescott
Global Head of Commerce Solutions, WPP Media

In this episode of The Retail Media Show, Steve Gray speaks to Jason Wescott, Global Head of Commerce Solutions at WPP Media, about retail media as a growth engine, measurement, organisational change and balancing demand creation with demand capture.

Drawing on his commerce and media experience at WPP Media, Jason explores what advanced retail media networks do differently, why media metrics need to connect to real business outcomes and how retailers, brands and agencies can make retail media a more strategic discipline.

In this episode:
  • Why retail media should be a growth engine, not just an ad sales channel
  • Moving from media metrics to real business outcomes
  • Why retail media is also an organisational challenge
  • Balancing demand creation with demand capture
  • Why retail media is much broader than sponsored search
  • What the most advanced retail media networks do differently
  • The role of Media Mix Modelling in retail media and category management
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