Q4: Omnicom’s IPG Merger Is An AI Test Case
Omnicom just reported its first earnings since closing the IPG deal and, shocker, it’s saying AI is main growth driver for combined holdco.
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How The Minnesota Star Tribune Protects Advertisers While Covering ICE Crackdowns
Amid a federal crackdown and local unrest, Minnesota’s biggest newsroom is proving brand safety and hard news can coexist.
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Hasbro And Animaj Form A New YouTube Ad Sales House For Kids And Family Content
The kids companies Hasbro and Animaj have formed a co-venture for selling their ads on YouTube and streaming media.
Criteo Says It’s Bullish On The Future, But The Market’s All Bears
Criteo has an optimistic pitch for future growth, but Wall Street doesn’t see the money yet from LLMs, commerce agents and social shopping.
Wizard Commerce Launches An AI Shopping Agent To Make Magic of Ecommerce Madness
What people need is an independent agent that peers across retailer and is entirely focused on ecommerce services. At least that’s the conclusion driving Wizard Commerce, a personal shopping agent that emerged from beta on Wednesday.
OOH Is Getting New Rules For Categorizing Venues In Programmatic Buys
The OAAA’s new content taxonomy introduces new subcategories that OOH media owners can use to classify their inventory in OpenRTB bid requests.
Say Hello To SAGE, The Latest Agentic AI Platform
Agentic AI is gaining popularity as a tactic for media buyers and sellers striving to simplify workflows, including in streaming TV advertising. Ad measurement firm iSpot introduced SAGE, an agentic AI platform with a “ChatGPT-like interface” that media buyers can use to generate campaign planning ideas.
AI Made A Record Play During Super Bowl LX
Putting aside Bad Bunny’s halftime show, AI companies stole the spotlight on Super Bowl Sunday, from Anthropic and OpenAI to Salesforce and Meta.
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Freestar’s CEO On Why Ad Tech Transparency Is A Boon For Struggling Publishers
Freestar CEO Kurt Donnell explains why transparency in programmatic advertising is the open web’s best bet for survival in the AI search era.
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OpenAI launched ads this week, making ChatGPT the newest canvas for advertising. But not before its biggest competitor, Anthropic, lambasted the decision in a Super Bowl ad.