Joanna Gerber, Author at Chief Marketer

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How A New MCP Is Helping Advertisers Bet Bigger On YouTube

YouTube doesn’t have an official MCP server, so third parties have had to take matters into their own hands. On Wednesday, video advertising platform Pixability joined the conversation with the launch of a Model Context Protocol-enabled agent built specifically for YouTube ads that allows clients to integrate Pixability’s proprietary YouTube intelligence and data into their […]

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The AI Tool That’s Giving Landlords A Leg Up On Zillow

In the wise words of Spider-Man, with great power comes great responsibility. Nowhere is this more true, perhaps, than in the tech industry. In just a couple of years, consumers have become “AI native,” said Anda Gansca, CEO and co-founder of customer journey intelligence platform Knotch. This means that consumers have higher standards for the […]

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This AI ‘Brain’ Wants To Get Rid Of The Grunt Work In Creative Campaigns

Agentic systems and the scarecrow from “The Wizard of Oz” have more in common than you might think: They’re both in dire need of a brain. At least, Innovid thinks so. Last year, Mediaocean-owned Innovid, which, these days, describes itself as an omnichannel ad platform, came out with an orchestration layer to connect fragmented data […]

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Political Advertisers Shouldn’t Have FOMO – They Can Customize Audiences Like Anyone Else

The world of political advertising is still a little old school. First off, their fundraising methods still seem to be heavily reliant on generalized calls and texts. At least, that’s my assumption based on the number of desperate messages that politicians – and sometimes even their dogs – have sent me. TV is still the […]

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How American Home Shield Revamped Its Targeting Strategy Amid Data Fragmentation

Media fragmentation is the ultimate paradox. There are more places than ever to reach an audience, but it has become increasingly difficult to grab their attention. And when attention is so divided, it’s hard to “feel confident that you’re reaching the right customer at the right time,” said Andrea Steele, director of media and marketing […]

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How Much Are Bots Costing You? IAB Tech Lab Wants Content Owners To Find Out

The bots are hungry for content. The content owners are hungry for monetization. And the IAB Tech Lab is working on new recommendations that will – hopefully – help everyone get fed. On Wednesday, the Tech Lab released its guidance for bot management strategies, which is open for public comment until June 26. The purpose […]

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AI Needs Humans In The Lead, Not Just In The Loop, Says JPMorgan Chase Programmatic Lead

Hot take: Sometimes, having more guardrails isn’t a limitation. Instead, the added responsibilities can actually make automation easier, according to Melissa Bonnick, EVP, head of programmatic for JPMorgan Chase. As a financial services company, JPMorgan Chase is beholden to stricter rules than brands in most other verticals. But those restrictions make it easy to communicate […]

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Will OpenAI’s New Measurement Tools And Ads Manager Prove Its Worth As An Ad Channel?

Now that OpenAI is in the ad platform business, the next step is getting into the prove-your-ads-work business. Enter the OpenAI conversion API (CAPI), which the company announced on Tuesday along with the public launch of its self-serve ads manager, a cost-per-click bidding product (which is native to search advertisers, compared to the programmatic CPM) […]

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This Golf Brand’s Strategy Is to Make Inclusive Marketing Par for the Course

To make connect with new audiences, Performance Golf developed a beginner’s program, which launched in January and focuses on golf etiquette, terminology and basic techniques.

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Zefr Builds A New Front Door For YouTube Buys

Ad tech doesn’t suffer from a shortage of acronyms – but it does suffer from fragmented workflows. Brand suitability provider Zefr is trying to fix some of that fragmentation by using Model Context Protocol (MCP) as the plumbing that connects AI agents to advertiser data and tools, together with an Advertising Context Protocol (AdCP) layer […]

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