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Mateusz Oktaba

Consumer healthcare commerce leader at Haleon (Country Sales Manager), FMCG veteran of P&G, Unilever, and Johnson & Johnson, and guest expert on D2C strategy on The Open Podcast.

Jul 15, 2026

14:42
They will
14:42
probably pay actually after.
14:44
I think in a lot of cases, they'll actually negotiate with you as well.
14:47
That's the fun part.
14:48
But the other thing is they also
14:49
take quite a lot of margin from you, right?
14:51
And they will also ask you to participate in their services.

9 MINS LATER

24:05
maybe to wrap up let's summarize a bit what are the strengths that a manufacturer has that they should be leaning into right so you know as a manufacturer listening to this what should I be focusing on in my company that makes it worthwhile exploring the D2C channel I
11:00
so of course, the main core variety is always tablets, right?
11:04
But now Groons, the brand that I mentioned, they have gummies.
11:07
So gummies is another form.
11:09
It's much more pleasurable.
11:10
So there are some brands launching tablets that you can put in the water and they dissolve and you have a drink.
11:15
So there is a lot of ways to get it delivered.
11:17
But the thing is, you cater to different needs, to different delivery systems.

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24:01
I think

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