Artificial Intelligence
Adobe’s Denise Colella Makes the Case for AI as ‘Enhancer, not Replacement’ for Human Creativity
ORLANDO, FL — Artificial intelligence functions as a tool that handles mechanical and repetitive tasks, freeing human creators to focus on imagination, storytelling, and artistic expression that only humans can deliver. “AI is an enhancer, not a replacement of the human,” Denise Colella, VP, Global Digital Strategy Group at Adobe, told Beet.TV contributor David Kaplan […]
Google’s Inderpreet Sandhu: AI-Driven Creative Alignment will Transform CTV Ad Relevance
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA — Among advertisers’ hopes for artificial intelligence is the ability to shape and reshape creative moments within scenes streaming on CTV to bring more emotionally resonant ad experiences at scale. “Every piece of content that we all watch elicits a different emotional reaction or an association. So why shouldn’t the creatives […]
TiVo’s Craig Chinn: AI will Create Custom Audience Segments ‘On-the-Fly’
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, CA – For all the talk about artificial intelligence impact on creativity, the data use cases are quickly coming into view among various parts of the ad industry. For example, the ability to autonomously generate audience segments in real time rather, than relying on predefined demographic or behavioral categories, could fundamentally change […]
Kerv Interactive’s Jay Wolff: AI-Powered Creative Signals Turn ‘Primetime’ Into ‘You Time’
Artificial intelligence is generating new interactive data signals from creative content that enable moment-based messaging, fundamentally changing how brands reach audiences beyond traditional television daypart structures. “I think if you can provide signals based on moments, and that’s what AI is going to do in creative and content, you can have more powerful dynamic messaging,” […]
Infillion’s Bill Todd: AI Agency ‘Democratization’ Is Here. What Does That Really Mean for Marketers and Agencies?
Pretty much everyone acknowledges artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping competitive dynamics in ad tech. But how are these new capabilities playing out practically? “AI allows brands and marketers to really compete at all levels. Independent agencies now have an opportunity to level the playing field against many of the bigger partners,” Bill Todd, general manager […]
OpenX’s Rebecca Bonell: AI Use Must Go Beyond Finding ‘Cheap CPMs’
Marketers need to demand more of artificial intelligence than just seeing it as a tool to find the lowest-cost ad prices. “AI shouldn’t be just finding cheap CPMs. No one wins at that. It’s about connecting the sellers and the buyers,” Rebecca Bonell, senior director, Business Development at OpenX, told Beet.TV contributor David Kaplan. This […]
Epsilon’s Heather Campain: Identity Resolution Transforms Transactional Relationships Into Personal Connections
LAS VEGAS — After years of ad industry striving, the convergence of identity resolution with artificial intelligence tools is finally delivering on the practical promise of brands crafting truly personalized, real-time marketing at scale. “Missing pieces, like the identity layer and AI, are coming together in ways that enable both the scale and the speed […]
IPG Mediabrands’ Holly Yonosko: Brands Must Abandon Vanity Metrics
AMENIA, NY — Advertisers continue to rely on general metrics that may offer the value of industry-wide standardized comparisons across media channels, but provide little actionable insight while the identity resolution landscape rapidly shifts toward first-party data strategies and privacy-safe collaboration environments. “I definitely still see some advertisers focusing on those ‘vanity metrics,’ which are […]
Horizon’s Domenic Venuto: Avoiding ‘Tech Debt’ Is Key to Facing Agency Competition
AMENIA, NY — The ability to seize the greatest opportunities in this early stage of the artificial intelligence era would seem to belong to the larger holding companies, with their vast array of talent, access to data, and economies of scale versus comparatively smaller independent shops. But indies might actually have one critical advantage that […]
MiQ’s Moe Chughtai: AI’s Biggest Problem Is Unequal Adoption Within Organizations
AMENIA, NY — When it comes to media operations, artificial intelligence may be “democratizing” everything between competitors. However, the playing field may be anything but level when AI is used internally with media operators. “There’s a quote that I really like: ‘The future’s already here. It’s just not equally disseminated.’ That’s a hundred percent true […]
Pontiac Intelligence’s Keith Gooberman: Legacy DSPs Are Like Battleships — CTV Growth Requires a Speedboat
AMENIA, NY — Does the world need another demand-side platform in 2025? Keith Gooberman, CEO and co-founder of DSP Pontiac Intelligence is ready to make that case. “The old DSPs are like a battleship. There are entire departments of people running around the decks,” Gooberman told Beet.TV contributor David Kaplan at the Beet Retreat Berkshires […]
MiQ’s Marion Hargett: ‘Closed-Loop Attribution Is the Primary Test for Brand CMOs
AMENIA, NY — The gap between data collection and actionable insights in programmatic advertising is collapsing as artificial intelligence transforms campaign optimization from a weeks-long process into real-time decision making. “The applications that are driving better outcomes for clients are really our trading agent,” Marion Hargett, chief revenue officer at MiQ, told Beet.TV contributor David […]
Healthcare Marketing’s AI Revolution Needs Legal Teams to Catch Up
CANNES – The promise of AI-powered creative versioning and real-time optimization in healthcare marketing faces a fundamental obstacle: regulatory review processes that haven’t evolved to match the technology’s capabilities. “The promise and the possibility with AI won’t be fully realized if the industry doesn’t change and evolve around it,” Andrea Palmer, CEO of Publicis Health […]
Swoop’s Kurt Robinson: TV Is No Longer Just a Reach Play for Pharma
CANNES – The fragmentation that has long plagued television advertising may finally be giving way to consolidation, creating new opportunities for precision targeting in healthcare marketing. “One of the enemies of scale is fragmentation. That’s been a huge obstacle in the TV landscape, but I think we’re starting to see some consolidation of that inventory,” […]
Quan Media’s Brian Rappaport on Out of Home’s Staying Power — Plus Details On New Tradition Alliance
CANNES – In early June, U.S. out of home ad spending posted its highest-ever Q1 revenue, hitting $1.98 billion. Just looking at that figure from an Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA) report, indicated that the oldest form of mass media was having a sudden resurgence. But look a little deeper, said Brian […]
The Trade Desk’s Jeff Daniel: Our CTV Campaign With Kinective Media Delivered 250,000 New Households for Luxury Brand
A CTV campaign leveraging United Airlines’ commerce media network, Kinective Media, reached over 250,000 net new households and drove 20% of sales for a luxury brand client, The Trade Desk revealed in a recent Beet.TV interview. The campaign demonstrates how The Trade Desk is combining its traditional demand-side platform capabilities with new audience segments from […]
Cognitiv’s Jana Jakovljevic: What The Ad Industry Still Misunderstands About ‘Context’
MIAMI — Deep learning is everywhere in advertising these days. But for an ad platform like Cognitiv, deep learning has been a core part of its offering since its founding a decade ago. For Jana Jakovljevic, SVP of Partnerships at Cognitiv, real-time adaptation to consumer behavior isn’t a new trend but a fundamental principle of […]
Razorfish’s Eddie Gonzalez: Data-Driven Experimentation Isn’t a Contradiction
Miami—Finding the right balance between marketing experimentation and data integrity is the crucial test for brands right now, according to Eddie Gonzalez, chief strategy officer at Razorfish. “At Razorfish, we think it’s important to have both a short-term and long-term strategy, but you need to balance the way that you’re experimenting with your data integrity,” […]
IAB’s Cintia Gabilan: 2025 NewFronts Reflect Industry’s ‘Massive Transformation’
The upcoming IAB NewFronts will serve as more than just a marketplace for content deals, instead offering a window into an industry undergoing profound changes driven by technology and shifting consumer behaviors. “I’m so excited about this year’s NewFronts because this year is going to be more than a marketplace; it’s going to be a […]
Havas Media’s Diana Bernstein: Focusing on ‘Micro-communities’ Is Bigger Than Geo-targeting
SAN JUAN, PR — The traditional divide between national and local marketing strategies is outdated and ineffective in today’s complex media landscape, according to Diana Bernstein, Managing Partner, Partnerships at Havas Media Network. “What we’ve been doing at Havas is rethinking local marketing within community marketing,” Bernstein told Beet.TV’s David Kaplan at the Beet Retreat […]





