GroundTruth Expands Shopper Marketing Efforts with New Hires in Northwest Arkansas

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Sep 10, 2018, 10:00 ET

NEW YORK, Sept. 10, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- GroundTruth, the leading location platform that leverages data and insights to drive business performance, today announced the appointment of two new hires to lead Consumer Packaged Goods and Shopper Marketing in their recently opened Bentonville, Arkansas office.

The GroundTruth Consumer Packaged Goods and Shopper Marketing team is led by Mark Fleisch, VP, Head of Industry, CPG. The company is putting more focus on Shopper Marketing this year and opened the Bentonville office to service the various clients and suppliers in the Northwest Arkansas market. GroundTruth hired Allisha Watkins and Rachel Bennington to spearhead Shopper Marketing efforts.

"Shopper Marketing is one of the fastest growing areas within GroundTruth. It is a vital part of our offerings as we leverage real-world behaviors and insights to identify the right shoppers, reach them at multiple points in the path to purchase and drive highly efficient store trips and conversions," said Mark Fleisch, VP, Head of Industry, CPG, GroundTruth. "Allisha and Rachel have more than 30 years combined experience and we're excited for them to expand our efforts within Shopper Marketing and bring best in class mobile location performance to help our clients win at retail.

Watkins brings over 15 years of Marketing, Selling, Insights, and Strategy experience to her new role as Director, Shopper Marketing. Allisha will continue to serve as a Senior Executive Consultant for Simpactful and Amplify Retail Consulting, partnering with many CPG clients and retailers on Shopper Marketing, Ecommerce, Strategic Planning and Activation, Consumer and Shopper Insights and Public Speaking. Prior to her time at Simpactful and Amplify, Watkins was the Marketing Team Lead for Mars Wrigley Confectionery responsible for the entire brand portfolio from strategy to execution at Walmart Inc, Sam's Club and Jet. Watkins received her MBA from John Brown University.

Prior to her role as Account Director at GroundTruth, Bennington worked in the sales and marketing space for more than 15 years. Most recently, she worked at Amplify Retail Consulting, where she built strategic marketing proposals for clients encompassing shopper, social, and eCommerce, managed in-house projects and PM database and conducted community outreach and opportunity strategy. She holds a BA in Marketing and Management from Kansas State University.

About GroundTruth

GroundTruth is the leading location platform that leverages data and insights to drive business performance. Using its proprietary Blueprints technology, GroundTruth is able to learn about mobile users and reach them at the right place and right time, ultimately helping companies inform their marketing decisions, increase sales, and grow their businesses. Through its data foundation, GroundTruth sees 2 out of 3 smartphone users in the U.S. and more than 30 billion physical visits annually across 21 countries globally. Learn more: www.groundtruth.com

Contacts:
GroundTruth
Jessica Meyers
646-634-7547
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or
Sunshine Sachs on behalf of GroundTruth
Katharine Sargent
212-691-2800
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SOURCE GroundTruth