This week we're replaying our 3/10/26 episode with Joe Lamberson, Director of Digital Initiatives & Partnerships at Acosta Group, to discuss how brands can modernize digital shelf execution and keep up with rapidly rising retailer expectations.

With Acosta supporting thousands of brands across retail and ecommerce, Joe has a unique perspective on the operational challenges brands face—from content creation and item setup to retailer scorecards and image requirements.

A major theme of the episode is the Acosta × It’sRapid partnership, and how automation is helping brands scale digital shelf content creation while maintaining quality and compliance.

They discuss:

Why digital shelf content refresh has become an always-on process
How AI is helping brands break the speed / quality / cost tradeoff in content creation
The growing importance of mobile hero images and retailer scorecards
How Acosta works with technology partners like It’sRapid to help brands scale content execution
Why image creation, visual analytics, and automation are becoming essential capabilities
What generative search and AI could mean for product discoverability

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Theme music: "Happy" by Mixaud - https://mixaund.bandcamp.com

Producer: Jake Musiker