Can You Trust Incrementality? – Scott Cunningham, Alliance for Audited Media

S3 E21 · Aug 12, 2026 · 37 min

Should retailers disclose how they measure incrementality, or is it time for independent verification?

Show notes

Scott Cunningham, Fractional Chief Product Officer at the Alliance for Audited Media and one of the founders of the IAB Tech Lab, joins The Middlemen to discuss the future of retail media measurement.

As retail media matures, should retailers simply disclose how they measure incrementality, or is it time for independent verification? We explore the tradeoffs between transparency, standardization, and trust—and why those decisions may shape the next phase of retail media growth.

What we cover

Incrementality measurement
Third-party verification
Retail media standards
Buyer confidence and transparency
AI’s impact on media measurement

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