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Pitch deck: X leans on AI and performance in a bid to win ad dollars
For the past few years, X emphasized brand safety capabilities to reassure advertisers. This latest deck is all about the new AI era of X.
OpenAI's ads program matures
Media
Media Briefing: BuzzFeed’s $120M sale marks another step in the repricing of digital media scale
Byron Allen’s $120 million BuzzFeed deals marks another turning point in the collapse of the platform-era media business model.
Mail Metro Media shifts ad strategy toward PMPs and fewer ads as it unifies stack
Mail Metro Media wants to drive 300% PMP growth over the next three years as part of plans to turn a high-volume digital direct business into an outcomes shop.
MrBeast’s creator platform signals a more programmatic creator economy
MrBeast’s first-ever Upfront revealed Beast Industries’ forthcoming creator platform, an infrastructure play that will elevate the company’s offerings.
Marketing
CeraVe taps Carmelo Anthony as ‘head coach’ of its new dandruff campaign
CeraVe found that the NBA and Carmelo Anthony could give it access to a very diverse, engaged and Gen Z fandom.
Future of Marketing Briefing: The brands winning at AI started with process not tech
The AI agent conversation is a distraction. Here’s what matters more.
Ally wants influence over women’s sports media deals — not just sponsorships
Ally is accelerating ad spend in women’s sports, gaining more influence over media deals as brands compete for inventory and audience growth.
Future of TV
Future of TV Briefing: Inside Warner Bros. Discovery’s programmatic upfront pitch
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how WBD’s programmatic advertising business has evolved with programmatic playing a bigger part in its upfront deals.
Future of TV Briefing: The upfront glossary, 2026 edition
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at the terms on the tips of ad buyers’ and sellers’ tongues when talking about the upfront market.
Future of TV Briefing: Ad tech’s pod bidding push moves CTV toward advancing the live sports ad model in 2026
This week’s Future of TV Briefing looks at how ad tech companies including Comcast’s FreeWheel, Index Exchange and The Trade Desk are preparing CTV’s programmatic supply chain for upgraded auction dynamics amid an influx of live sports ad inventory.
Media Buying
‘We should own it’: Hershey’s programmatic chief on AI agents and media mix modeling
The confectionary advertiser has developed an AI-enabled MMM system to inform its media investments. Programmatic boss Vinny Rinaldi said it won’t be stopping there.
By the numbers: Ad tech’s quarter of mixed fortunes
AI and CTV raise investors’ hopes, although underlying tensions persist.
Ad Tech Briefing: Accountability in adland’s agentic era?
Contractual clarity and guardrails are non-negotiable when the machines take over running ad camppigns.
Annual research reports
Research
Upfronts
Amazon positions live sports portfolio as leverage to pry open upfront dollars
Amazon touted its combination of commerce targeting data and NBA and NFL inventory as a solution to marketer wariness during upfront negotiations.
‘There’s a big shift’: Amazon is turning the upfront into a pitch for its ad tech, not just primetime
The upfront is no longer just a shop window for content Amazon owns, it’s now one for its ad tech too.
How publishers are playing a more active role in the agentic era
The agentic era is already here, and it’s moving fast. The media industry has gone from concept to live campaigns in record time. Yet nearly one-third of publishers have no immediate plans to invest in agentic solutions, putting them at risk of falling behind. For publishers with strong first-party data, robust identity infrastructure and established […]
Why wear one perfume when you can wear two? As more U.S. consumers adopt fragrance wardrobes in place of a single signature scent, brands are finding ways to capitalize on the trend through discovery kits and single-note scents. That now includes mall stalwart Bath & Body Works.
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Member ExclusiveGlossy+ Research: Marketers’ AI use rises, but tech skills stall
Why wear one perfume when you can wear two? As more U.S. consumers adopt fragrance wardrobes in place of a single signature scent, brands are finding ways to capitalize on the trend through discovery kits and single-note scents. That now includes mall stalwart Bath & Body Works.
One of the first DTC darlings of the 2010s, Everlane has sold to Shein for a reported $100 million after years of struggling to grow. Combined with Allbirds’ fire sale earlier this year, it’s a nail in the coffin for early, venture-backed DTC darlings.
One of the first DTC darlings of the 2010s, Everlane has sold to Shein for a reported $100 million after years of struggling to grow. Combined with Allbirds’ fire sale earlier this year, it’s a nail in the coffin for early, venture-backed DTC darlings.