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IAB senior director of measurement Matt Shapo discusses the need for advertisers to align measurement strategies with specific business outcomes rather than relying on isolated metrics. The IAB is currently developing campaign data standards to create a common framework for translating disparate industry taxonomies across platforms.
Zynga has launched Zynga Ads Plus, an advertising network that extends its proprietary ad infrastructure to 100 third-party mobile games. The move aims to capture growing advertiser demand for high-attention, interactive ad environments within the mobile gaming ecosystem.
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LUMA Partners CEO Terence Kawaja predicts that AI will drive significant consolidation in the adtech sector, shifting competitive advantage from workflow efficiency to proprietary data and decisioning. He anticipates a period of intense market restructuring as companies struggle to differentiate their offerings beyond basic automation.
PubMatic SVP Bill McLaughlin discusses the shift toward agentic AI in media buying, noting that autonomous systems are moving advertisers from channel-based silos to outcome-based strategies. The transition emphasizes the use of proprietary data and governance guardrails to scale performance-driven advertising in channels like connected TV.
IAB SVP Cintia Gabilan warns that the rise of agentic AI is disrupting traditional ad measurement metrics like impressions and clicks, which rely on human interaction. The IAB Tech Lab is responding by introducing AAMP 3.0 protocols and new visibility frameworks to establish industry standards for AI-mediated commerce.
Ogilvy global chief innovation officer Carol Reed discusses the agency's strategic shift toward using generative AI to augment human creativity rather than replace it. The agency is currently testing tools like Google's Veo to maintain granular control over production elements in commercial campaigns.
EMARKETER analyst Max Willens projects that social video and CTV will capture 40% of total media spend by 2030, driven by a shift toward micro and nano creators. Brands are increasingly repurposing creator content across the full marketing funnel, necessitating more sophisticated, multi-frame measurement approaches.
The IAB has updated its AI Transparency and Disclosure Framework to address evolving global regulations regarding synthetic media labeling. The trade body is also shifting focus toward solving attribution signal loss for brands as consumer purchase journeys increasingly occur within AI-driven platforms.
Roblox is expanding its advertising platform by integrating programmatic buying through partners like Google and Amazon DSP and testing skippable pre-roll video ads. These initiatives aim to standardize gaming inventory measurement to help brands integrate Roblox into traditional media plans with verifiable ROI.
Universal Ads has launched Creator Studio and introduced creator-led content inventory to its platform to help brands adapt social-first creator strategies for the CTV environment. The initiative aims to provide a self-service, programmatic-style buying experience for creator-produced commercials and long-form programming on television.
