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Q1 2026 AdTech Earnings Preview: What Wall Street Is Watching at The Trade Desk, Magnite, and PubMatic

An investor-focused preview of Q1 2026 earnings season for publicly traded AdTech companies, analyzing consensus estimates and key metrics to watch including CTV revenue growth, international expansion, and AI-driven product monetization. The piece notes that The Trade Desk's Kokai AI platform adoption rate is the single most-watched metric among buy-side analysts. It also examines Magnite's SpringServe integration progress and PubMatic's identity solution traction.

New Google Search Console Message Glitch Gives SEOs A Scare via @sejournal, @martinibuster

A Google Search Console glitch resulted in a message to site owners implying that impressions have only just started being reported. The post New Google Search Console Message Glitch Gives SEOs A Scare appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

AA appoints Charlie Rudd as vice-president and Natalie Bell as Front Foot chair

Charlie Rudd, chief executive of Publicis Groupe UK’s Creative Practice, is the Advertising Association’s first vice-president.

ASA bans first ads based on less-healthy food rules

Two ads for Lidl and Iceland were banned, while ads for On The Beach and German Doner Kebab were found to be compliant.

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How AI Is Democratizing Content and Creating Today’s ‘Access Era’

Higgsfield AI's Mahi de Silva reveals how creativity barriers are coming down at ADWEEK's Social Media Week.

Dentsu’s Kevin Weigand: ‘Premium Is in the Eye of the Viewer’

NEW YORK – Publisher partnerships must span content, technology, and advertiser relationships rather than focusing on single capabilities, as premium content varies based on individual viewer perception and contextual relevance. “Between content, technology, and advertising relationships, I think a partner that really drives the most value is the one that can span all three,” Kevin [...]

AI Is Eating the Internet’s Lunch and Not Picking Up the Check: AJL Advisory’s Lou Paskalis

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Lou Paskalis has a characteristically blunt assessment of artificial intelligence’s growing appetite for content, likening it less to innovation and more to a well-organized heist. “The reason that I think the IAB is correctly calling AI scraping an existential threat to publishers is because it is routinized theft,” the advertising [...]

Comcast’s James Rooke: Premium Video’s Top Priority is Proving Outcomes

NEW YORK – Generally speaking, “performance TV” means delivering measurable outcomes for marketers through return on ad spend demonstration, though the challenge lies in proving television’s effectiveness on a consistent, scalable basis rather than isolated campaigns. “What does performance TV mean for Comcast? It means that we deliver outcomes for a marketer. If you’re a [...]

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Small Agency Network March 2026 newsletter

The Small Agency Conference & Awards is only four months away.

BMW Digital Founder Urges Brands to Trade Moments for Commitments

At Social Media Week, NeAndre Broussard argued that consistency will outperform trend-driven campaigns.

Brand Ad Spend Is Moving Into Mobile Apps

Brand advertising is shifting beyond the open web—and mobile apps are emerging as a key destination. LoopMe’s launch of Chartboost Direct reflects that transition, introducing infrastructure designed to connect brand demand directly with in-app inventory at scale. LoopMe announced Chartboost Direct as a solution to help mobile app publishers access brand advertising demand more directly, […] Brand Ad Spend Is Moving Into Mobile Apps first appeared on Street Fight.

Google Chrome Skills Turn Gemini Prompts Into Reusable Workflows via @sejournal, @MattGSouthern

Google is rolling out Skills to Gemini in Chrome on desktop, letting users save prompts as reusable one-click tools and run them across selected tabs. The post Google Chrome Skills Turn Gemini Prompts Into Reusable Workflows appeared first on Search Engine Journal.

California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) explained—Ad Age Encyclopedia

Read the Ad Age Encyclopedia entry on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA).

Customer experience (CX) explained—Ad Age Encyclopedia

Read the Ad Age Encyclopedia entry on customer experience (CX).

Patrón Takes Shot at Sponsoring Prime Video’s NBA Nightcap Through the Playoffs

Prime Video shares advertising game plan for NBA playoffs.

J.C. Penney’s latest campaign highlights ballers on a budget

The department store’s “Inside Lane” features five college and professional women's basketball players sporting everyday looks.