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    The End Of Endless Scale: How AI Is Forcing A Rethink Of What ‘Data-Driven’ Really Means

    November 10th, 2025

    As the digital advertising industry enters a new phase of maturity, so does its relationship with data. Going into 2026, marketers’ long-standing obsession with scale is giving way to something more grounded: a push for smarter, actionable, owned data.

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