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Meta Wants Brands to Create Ads Using AI by End of 2026

Adweek

Small and midsized businesses often lack dedicated budgeting infrastructure for advertising.

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Indie Agency Acadia Aims for 50% of Revenue From Retail Media by 2026

Adweek

Agency holding companies have been on a tear to acquire commerce shops. Just this week, Havas said it plans to acquire Channel Bakers. Publicis Groupe has spent big on companies including Mars Commerce and CitrusAd. And Omnicom's acquisition of Flywheel Digital last year for $835 million was the holding company's largest deal to date.

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Virtual Concession Stands and Storefronts Coming to Disney Streaming Services

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Ad Tech Briefing: Microsoft’s DSP closure signals ad tech consolidation, as well as the AI arms race

Digiday

28, 2026, citing misalignment with its evolving priorities. Related Insights The Programmatic Marketer Microsoft Advertising is closing the Xandr DSP, layoffs pending Read More The company informed clients on May 14 that the DSP would cease operations by Feb. This is a member-exclusive article from Digiday.

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EDO, TelevisaUnivision Expand Convergent TV Partnership

Adweek

By Ethan Alter Paramount Lays Off Several Hundred Employees The cuts represent 3.5% of Paramounts domestic workforce.

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Ad Tech Trends for 2023

Martech Series

Let’s look at the key ad tech trends for 2023 and examine the opportunities and challenges ahead. With the digital space and ad tech evolving rapidly, there is always one force that has the power to draw the attention of everybody in the industry: Google. Google initiatives. First party data reliance.

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Urban digital transformation: Insights for marketers from global smart cities

Martech

Gradual transition: Austin added tech as a complementary identity without abandoning its music scene, demonstrating the importance of a phased approach. The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) aims to digitize 500 million pages of records by September 30, 2026. In the United States, similar efforts are underway.

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