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POSSIBLE 2026: Industry Experts Dish On AI – And Other Trends To Watch

At POSSIBLE 2026 in Miami, the ad industry was over the hype around AI.  Industry experts got real about how agentic AI is actually changing advertising workflows today. And they called out the pie-in-the-sky use cases that could be longer-term possibilities for AI, but that aren’t currently – pardon the pun – possible. In conversations […]

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OpenAI opens up ChatGPT ads manager to the U.S. while promising third-party measurement, CPA bidding

Third-party measurement and cost-per-action bidding are both in the works at OpenAI, which has now opened its self-serve ads manager to advertisers of all sizes in the U.S. To attract smaller advertisers, it has also dropped its $50,000 minimum spend requirement. The company’s ads and monetization lead, Asad Awan, sketched out what comes next at

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Will OpenAI’s New Measurement Tools And Ads Manager Prove Its Worth As An Ad Channel?

Now that OpenAI is in the ad platform business, the next step is getting into the prove-your-ads-work business. Enter the OpenAI conversion API (CAPI), which the company announced on Tuesday along with the public launch of its self-serve ads manager, a cost-per-click bidding product (which is native to search advertisers, compared to the programmatic CPM)

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Digitas, Five Below and January Digital are among the 2026 Future Leader Awards Winners

This year’s Future Leaders winners show how a new generation is redefining business impact. They are turning once-tactical roles into growth engines, using data and performance insights to drive measurable results while applying innovation to solve practical challenges. Just as importantly, they are building trust through authenticity and audience-first thinking, while leading beyond their formal

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Social video ad spending is set to outpace CTV in growth rate this year

The pendulum is swinging back to the feed, signaling that the crown of digital video dominance is going to social media. Brand spending on social video is set to outpace media investments on connected TV (CTV) ad inventory, according to the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB). While CTV spending is projected to grow year-over-year to 11%

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