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Independent agencies face new frontier as agency-in-a-box tools democratize creativity

For years, small- to medium-sized businesses without big budgets turned to independent creative shops for their ads. Now, tech tools like Google Pomelli and Canva Grow are offering new AI-powered agency-in-a-box tools, promising everything from brand management to campaign execution. As tech behemoths vie for SMBs (and their ad dollars), independent agencies may soon find

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Ad Tech Briefing: IAB Tech Lab plans a ‘Programmatic Governance Council’ amid transparency rift

IAB Tech Lab is moving to form a Programmatic Governance Council, an industry-wide body to set clearer rules for transparency and auction integrity across the open internet. Related Insights The Programmatic Marketer The great TID controversy takes another turn as Prebid moves to clarify its position  Read More In recent days, multiple sources said any

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How The Times is using AI to model synthetic focus groups from human audiences

Subscribe: Apple Podcasts • Spotify “Synthetic audiences” is a new term added to the media and advertising industry’s lexicon in 2025 – though British news publication The Times would prefer a different phrasing. “I got very nervous when you used the words ‘synthetic audiences,’” said Tracy Yaverbaun, gm of The Times and Sunday Times, on

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In Graphic Detail: The rise of micro dramas that are attracting big ad dollars

Following the ubiquitous nature of short-form video, it’s no surprise that short stories, otherwise known as micro dramas, are now attracting attention. These mobile-first shows run just two to three minutes per episode and are shot vertically, but unlike typical short-form clips they trade quick dopamine hits for narrative tension. Each installment feels like a

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WPP expands AI capabilities to boost brand performance with Sightly partnership

WPP, Digiday has learned, has partnered with analytics firm Sightly to tap its brand mentality platform that suggests content targets based on what marketers want their brands to be associated with. The move signals a era of agencies putting AI to use helping brands help themselves is upon us. And both holding companies and independent

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