Omnicom is testing AI-driven media buying to cut out the ad tech middlemen that have long bled the programmatic ecosystem dry. This is a rare sign the industry’s finally serious about change.
The Possible Miami conference exposed the stark divide between AI’s promise and the grift surrounding its marketing adoption, warning brands to stop chasing hype and start demanding real results.
Omnicom shutters 180 and adam&eveDDB NY, merging them into the new Lola USA brand — another grim reminder that agency consolidation is peak corporate theater, not innovation.
Retail media budgets are quietly shifting from digital ads to smart shelf technology, turning aisles into data gold mines that directly influence buying decisions.
The CW’s new streaming deals with ESPN and Roku are less innovation and more a last-ditch effort to escape linear TV irrelevance. This scramble highlights a deeper problem: content that just isn’t compelling enough to thrive in streaming’s brutal ecosystem.
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