Marketing

‘Not a big part of the work’: Meta’s LLM bet has yet to touch its core ads business

Using large language models for ranking is a future bet, not a current reality at Meta.  The company’s CFO Susan Li made the admission at the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecommunications conference in San Francisco on Wednesday (March 4). In an industry where execs routinely overstate how far along their AI transformation actually is, […]

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Content Creators Didn’t Kill Publisher Video. They Rebuilt The Ad Model

As audiences spend more time with creator-led video on YouTube and TikTok, the traditional publisher video stack looks out of touch. Those generic 30-second ad spots and low-effort reworks of existing creative to fit social feeds aren’t going to cut it with a social-native audience. Meanwhile, creator-led media companies are building ad businesses that resemble

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Netflix and NBCUniversal test hybrid marketing campaigns

Netflix and NBCUniversal are experimenting with new marketing strategies to connect with audiences beyond the streaming screen. Rather than relying only on trailers, social media ads, or traditional promotions, some studios are building campaigns that blend in-person experiences with digital engagement. During a panel discussion at the Campaign Convene 2026 conference, executives from both companies

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Why Amazon Is Gaining Ground In CTV And The Trade Desk Is Losing Its Lead

CTV advertising is booming, with the channel growing by 13% in 2025 to $26.6 billion and projected to hit $51 billion by 2029. In this environment, you’d expect to see sustained overperformance from The Trade Desk, a CTV aggregator with video representing a high-40s percentage of its business. But for some time now, TTD has

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Take It To The Bank; LLMs Might Just Be ID Graphs That Need No IDs

Roll Credits The days of easy-on, no-minimum, sign-up-by-credit-card digital ad auctions are ending – and with them the sweet credit card rewards loophole.  Google Ads began phasing out credit and debit cards a year ago. But the news doubly hit home this week because, for one, Meta confirmed that it will begin invoicing – aka requiring

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