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FaceTime with the Content Guy: Michael Sansolo on PLMA 2025

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Michael Sansolo is just back from the Private Label Manufacturers Association (PLMA) Annual Show in Chicago, and I took the opportunity to debrief him on the product trends he saw on the exhibit floor and the broader ambitions that retailers and suppliers have for this growing and vibrant segment.

Note:  Due to persistent technical issues, FaceTime is not embedded into MNB, but if you click on the picture above, you’ll be taken to the YouTube page on which it resides.  Sorry for the inconvenience;  my friends at Webstop and I are working to resolve the problem.

If you’d like to listen to this Conversation as an audio podcast, click and download below.

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