Programmatic Gets An Agentic Brain

For all the talk about efficiency in programmatic, the industry still spends an awful lot of money on impressions that don’t really matter. A big part of the problem is how the buy side defines “efficiency,” argues Scott Ensign, chief strategy officer at indie media agency Butler/Till, on this week’s episode of AdExchanger Talks. The […] The post Programmatic Gets An Agentic Brain appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Submissions Are Now Open for ADWEEK 2027 Commerce All-Stars

New in 2027, the program is shifting its focus from individual leaders to the companies driving the commerce advertising industry forward. This list will celebrate brands, retailers, and technology partners […]

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$2.75B AI Startup Hightouch Poaches Google’s Agency Whisperer Jitendra Kumar

Fresh off a Series D that valued the upstart at $2.75 billion, Hightouch has recruited a Google vet to establish inroads with the gatekeepers of advertising’s biggest budgets.

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The Future of Trust: Where AI Meets Human Connection

In an age of driver-less cars, self-checkouts, and AI everything, can a smile compete with an algorithm? Can empathy compete with efficiency? 

 Here’s the thing. They aren’t in competition […]

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Ad Tech Will Keep Being Used In Ways We Never Intended Unless The Industry Does Something About It

When news broke that ICE had issued a request for information asking how ad tech providers could support its investigations, the industry reacted with alarm. Executives like Brian O’Kelley of Scope3 warned publicly about what it could mean if the same infrastructure used to target ads is used to track and identify individuals. These are […] The post Ad Tech Will Keep Being Used In Ways We Never Intended Unless The Industry Does Something About It appeared first on AdExchanger.

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The Driverless Advertising Revolution; Walk A Mile In My Crocs

Driven Crazy Here’s a short list of futuristic sci-fi tropes: flying cars, robotaxis, a genuinely useful AI assistant. Wanna guess which one might actually happen soon? Nope, not the assistant. It’s robotaxis.  What started as Waymo’s city-by-city driverless taxi tests has now hit critical mass – and the industry is running (driving?) headfirst into an […] The post The Driverless Advertising Revolution; Walk A Mile In My Crocs appeared first on AdExchanger.

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The Comedy Store Just Got A Major Sign Upgrade

Orange Barrel Media, YESCO and SNA Displays have given The Comedy Store a bold new 37-foot LED pylon, blending modern digital technology with the iconic venue’s classic Sunset Strip aesthetic. The post The Comedy Store Just Got A Major Sign Upgrade first appeared on OOH TODAY.

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