People / Honors / Awards

April Carlisle, VP, Shopper Marketing, at The Coca-Cola Co., is one of three 2019 selections for the Path to Purchase Institute Hall of Fame. We interviewed her in February at Coca-Cola's headquarters.

Charles Daigle first connected with Dallas-based agency Promotional Resources in the 1980s when it was a small shop working with the food service industry.

​​​​​​​Patti Conti has been at the helm of HMT Associates for nearly two decades. She founded the agency in 2002 based on her passion for connecting consumers to brands.

​​​​​​​Soche Picard has been hard at work during her first year as Arc Worldwide North American CEO. She’s spent the time evolving the positioning of Arc (Leo Burnett Group’s commerce agency), realigning teams and creating an operating system around “irresistible commerce.”

​​​​​​​As senior vice president of shopper engagement for The Marketing Arm, Jay Evans oversees the agency’s PepsiCo shopper marketing work and its new business opportunities in shopper.

Garrett Plepel and Gary Friedlander co-founded Collaborative Marketing Group in November 2000 because they saw the opportunity to provide a cost-effective, nimble shopper marketing agency.

More than 100 consumer product manufacturer and retail executives are represented in this year’s list of noteworthy merchandising professionals, all of whom develop in-store solutions that stand up to the challenges of today’s dynamic retail environment.

Kelly Marsh started her marketing career at Starbucks in the early 2000s. She held a variety of marketing roles to build the brand both nationally and locally.

Jason Wood joined Mars in 2004 and has not looked back. Wood says he is fortunate to have held a variety of positions that have prepared him for his current role.

Debbie Zefting is one of three 2018 Women of Excellence honorees in the “Collaboration” category.

Tonya Herring believes every career is a journey and a set of experiences that builds your skill set for the next challenge.

Jessica Ellickson is one of three 2018 Women of Excellence honorees in the “Collaboration” category.