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AdExchanger, part of the Chief Marketer Network, is launching Programmatic AI, a new spring industry event debuting May 18–20, 2026, in Las Vegas.

Alvaro Bedoya shared his qualms with digital advertising’s more controversial targeting tactics and how kids use gen AI and social media.

Live from New York at Programmatic IO, the AdExchanger editorial team debriefs what ad tech’s brightest minds are saying and doing around AI and measurement.

Bringing media buying in-house is “chaotic and disruptive” – but totally worth it, according to Glenniss Richards, Bayer’s senior director of digital media.

AdExchanger has announced a strategic partnership with The Women in Programmatic Network (TWIPN) for Programmatic I/O New York 2025.

Recorded live on the Programmatic IO stage in Las Vegas, the editorial team recaps the trends that dominated our conference: marketers adopting AI and finding truth through measurement.

OMD’s Emily Proctor outlined the criteria the ad agency uses to evaluate alt IDs. She also shared which five IDs OMD uses most often and why.

Publishers are initiating more and more auctions – but doesn’t mean DSPs are listening to more bids, according to Chris Kane.

To some degree, the digitization of TV marketing is inevitable. But there’s a limit to how much TV ad buying should digitize, according to Needham’s Laura Martin.

Data and ad tech experts at Programmatic IO in Las Vegas discuss how brands can make better use of their first-party data by working more closely with walled gardens – whether brands like it or not.

Fixating on ROAS makes it harder to figure out how certain parts of a campaign perform, especially now that retail media buys often include other, less performance-focused channels like display and CTV as audience extension.

Programmatic platforms are still unclear whether supply-path optimization is a way to compete or cooperate with each other.

Yes, Google pushed back the deadline twice. But barring action by the UK’s competition regulator, which has oversight over Google’s rollout of the Privacy Sandbox, third-party cookies in Chrome are dunzo.

We recap what we learned in data privacy, retail media and connected TV at this year’s Programmatic IO.

Connected TV advertising is maturing. More subscribers are streaming with ads, inventory is growing and prices are normalizing.

It may look as if there hasn’t been much progress with alternative currencies – at least not commensurate with the hype. Just because alt currencies didn’t take over the upfronts this year doesn’t mean there hasn’t been movement.

The CEOs of the three largest advertising trade orgs – IAB, ANA and 4A’s – agree that we need a federal privacy law. They just don’t agree on exactly how to get there.

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CTV advertisers are enamored of programmatic because of its digital-like ad targeting. But programmatic CTV is far from perfect and rife with fragmentation.

Su Kwon of Publicis Media on where DOOH is today and where it’s going. Kwon will speak at AdExchanger’s Programmatic IO conference Sept. 26–7 in New York.

Where does ad tech see future growth? And where do expanding areas like retail media, privacy tech and connected TV need a reality check? Listen in to hear both cases as the editorial team recaps the Programmatic IO conference.

Automation is also making its way onto TV advertising with a heavier focus on programmatic buying and better content recommendation algorithms.

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Transparency. Privacy. Signal Loss. Coming out of Programmatic IO New York, the full editorial team debriefs on the hottest topics driving ad tech conversations in 2022.

The Federal Trade Commission is making privacy a priority. But that’s hard to do without a federal data privacy law. In the meantime, the FTC hopes to fill in the gaps with new rulemaking to apply privacy practices to consumer welfare enforcement broadly, said Rashida Richardson, attorney advisor to FTC Chair Lina Khan, speaking at AdExchanger’s Programmatic IO conference in New York City this week.

What do Marriott, Lyft and Lowe’s have in common? All three are non-advertising companies that recently launched their own media platforms. Lowe’s rolled out its One Roof Media Network in October 2021; Marriott announced its travel media network in May; Lyft Media launched in August. Both Marriott and Lowe’s use Yahoo’s ad tech to support […]

TV ad measurement has seen a lot of positive progress, but it’s still something of … a big fat mess. Luckily for advertisers, TV measurement is nowhere near as messy as it was just 12 months ago, said Kelly Metz, managing director of linear and advanced TV activation at Omnicom Media Group, speaking at AdExchanger’s Programmatic I/O conference in New York City this week. Still, buyers aren’t getting the data transparency they say they need in order to make more informed media buys.

TikTok’s content relies heavily on influencers and creators. As prime ad real estate for targeting younger “video native” audiences, TikTok is using its market positioning with brands to capitalize on both the creator marketplace and ecommerce through shoppable video trends, said Melissa Yang, TikTok’s head of ecosystem partnerships, speaking at AdExchanger’s Programmatic I/O conference earlier this week.

A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem…

A weekly comic strip from AdExchanger.com that highlights the digital advertising ecosystem…