Tag: adtech

  • Wpromote’s AI Strategy: Let the Bots Pitch, But Keep the Keys

    Wpromote’s AI Strategy: Let the Bots Pitch, But Keep the Keys

    Kargo has rolled out “Project Kera,” a chat-style planning and buying interface (closed beta) aimed at making cross-channel activation feel less like stitching together five different dashboards. The pitch: one agentic layer that can pull together biddable and non-biddable inventory, with beta testers including Hershey, travel media network Navigator, and indie agency Wpromote. Kargo’s CEO…

  • The promise and problem of agentic AI in advertising

    The promise and problem of agentic AI in advertising

    AI agents were everywhere around the Super Bowl this year—so brands are doing the obvious thing: chasing attention where the attention is. The twist is that both consumers and the industry are still figuring out what “agentic” actually means in practice, even as platforms keep shipping new tools. Google’s Ashish Gupta pointed to longer, more…

  • Agentic ad buying has moved from niche topic to top-tier anxiety for media planners

    Agentic ad buying has moved from niche topic to top-tier anxiety for media planners

    Agentic ad buying has officially graduated from niche curiosity to boardroom concern. In the IAB’s January 2026 Outlook Study, 40% of US ad buyers said that getting their arms around agentic ad buying and how campaigns actually get executed is one of their top worries for 2026—ranking right up there with the usual macro and…

  • AdAge Top 5 AI activations

    AdAge Top 5 AI activations

    From AI-generated cruise ads to YouTube fan parodies, brands (and unofficial creators) are leaning hard into generative content. Recent hot examples include a parody video pitting Netflix against Paramount in a fictional “Streaming Bowl”—complete with Harry Potter, Superman, and a stadium’s worth of IP cameos. Posted by creator Muhannad Nassar, the spot has racked up…