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The future rarely shows up as advertised
Exactly 17 years ago, I moved to New York City to become head of strategy at Jack Morton Worldwide's “most important” office. Most important because of its place in the agency's global network and because it had just been flattened by…
ChatGPT ads pilot leaves advertisers without proof of ROI
OpenAI is moving forward with ads in ChatGPT, but early adopters say it isn't ready for serious performance marketing. The big picture. ChatGPT's ad product shares almost no data, lacks automated buying tools, and offers minimal…
Google Ads account suspensions: What advertisers need to know
Account suspensions are essential to “maintain a healthy and sustainable digital advertising ecosystem, with user protection at its core,” according to Google Ads. For advertisers, though, navigating the suspension process can be a…
Google ads are showing identical website stats across multiple advertisers
A strange pattern has emerged in Google's paid search results — multiple competing ads are displaying the exact same web statistics, raising questions about a potential bug or intentional design shift. What's happening. Several paid search…
Disillusioned voters back truth in political advertising reform
New research shows Australians do not believe the political system is keeping pace with the threat posed by misinformation, undue influence and political self-interest. More than half of people say they do not feel represented or heard by their…
First ChatGPT Ads Offer Little Data To Advertisers
The Information wrote ' OpenAI's First Advertisers Can't Prove ChatGPT Ads Work.' In short, the ChatGPT ad platform from OpenAI shares almost no data with advertisers. It is low tech, there is no ad performance data, and it also has very limited ad…
YouTube Is Making It Easier for Advertisers to Connect to Creators
It's about to get even easier for YouTube creators to partner with advertisers. YouTube Creator Partnerships — the AI-powered offering that was formerly known as BrandConnect and that helps pair creators with advertisers — will be…
Hearst promotes Christopher Martinez to VP, Advanced Advertising
Hearst Television has promoted Christopher Martinez to the newly created role of Vice President, Advanced Advertising, expanding his responsibilities across digital product development and ad technology strategy as the company continues to grow its…
AI Agents Could End Web Advertising, says a16z Crypto
Autonomous AI agent commerce could mean the end of online advertising as it is currently known today and shift the internet's economic model, according to a16z Crypto. Since the dawn of the internet, buying goods or services typically involves…
Christopher Martinez Promoted to VP, Advanced Advertising, at Hearst Television
NEW YORK —Christopher Martinez, who joined Hearst Television in 2021 as OTT director of sales, has been promoted to the newly created role of vice president, advanced advertising. He will continue to report to Jonathan Sumber, Hearst…
Roku partners with Google on identity, measurement capabilities for advertisers
Roku is partnering with Google as a launch partner for its Confidential Publisher Match identity solution in Display & Video 360. The integration enables secure, privacy-focused data matching to improve ad targeting and campaign measurement on Roku…
Realtor agrees to pay $20K over false advertising of Shuswap properties
A B.C. realtor has agreed to pay his profession's regulator $20,000 for misleading advertising of a series of rural properties on the shores of Shuswap Lake. Lester Twarog entered a consent order agreement with the B.C. Financial Services Authority…
Why the Iran war could be a 'game-changer' for EVs - and China's car industry
Surging oil prices driven by the US-Israel war on Iran could accelerate the global adoption of electric vehicles – a sector that helped China overtake Japan to become the world's largest seller of automobiles last year. “The closure…
Opinion | A Sure Bet on a Bad Trend
In the 1995 movie “Casino,” Robert De Niro plays Sam Rothstein, who says his job managing the Tangiers Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas is “like selling people dreams for cash.” How much cash? “Tons of it. I mean…
Exclusive | Lawmakers to Introduce Bipartisan Bill Banning Sports Bets on Prediction Markets
A bipartisan pair of U.S. senators are introducing legislation Monday to prohibit entities regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, including prediction-market exchanges Kalshi and Polymarket's U.S. platform, from listing contracts…
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