WPP Media’s Adam Shlachter: ‘Not Everyone Can Solve all of Their Problems’ With Data

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Advertisers must accept that universal data solutions don’t exist, as every dataset contains flaws and limitations that require careful evaluation rather than accepting vendor claims at face value. “The uncomfortable truth that advertisers finally need to accept is that not everyone can solve all of their problems,” Adam Shlachter, client […]

 
 

Infolinks Media’s Mike Freides: Supply Control Enables Real-Time Intent, Not ‘After the Fact’ Optimization

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Controlling supply provides access to real-time user intent and behavioral patterns, while optimization approaches rely on cobbled-together attribution data that limits pre-bid decision-making effectiveness. “When you control the supply, you’re not acting after the fact. You’re not cobbling together that intent based off of cookies or other attribution,” Mike Freides, […]

 
 

Sallie’s Marco Steinsieck: Agentic Commerce will Make Transaction Data ‘Noisy’

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Agent-driven transactions that optimize purchases based on price and other factors will disrupt the closed-loop foundation that underpins retail media networks as autonomous systems handle more consumer decisions. “Keep an eye on transaction data as agentic commerce matures. The more we see agents making transactions and optimizing transactions on things […]

 
 

Chalice’s Ali Manning: Brands Should Use AI for Growth, not Just Efficiency

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Companies that focus artificial intelligence implementation with an eye toward business growth, rather than expense reduction, will outpace competitors. The view is that AI’s transformative power should drive real outcomes that matter to brands rather than operational efficiency alone. But getting brands to accept that remains a challenge. “Who’s going […]

 
 

Assembly’s Jason Lim: Cross-Media Measurement Is Not a ‘Panacea’

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico—Cross-media measurement requires multiple tools rather than one mechanism that answers all questions, encompassing modeling, uplift analysis, testing, and experimentation applied to different use cases within a comprehensive framework. “Cross media measurement isn’t a singular device. It’s not a panacea where one measurement mechanism will answer all of the questions that you […]

 
 

Wunderkind’s Adam Gendelman: Pause Ads Drive 79% Lower Cost Per Action Than Other CTV Formats

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Pause ads might just be the ultimate form of advertising kindness to both marketers and CTV viewers alike.. “The results we saw is our pause ad experience drove 79% lower cost per action versus other channels that are running on CTV, in streaming, any other interactive formats,” Adam Gendelman, vp, […]

 
 

Infolinks Media’s Bob Regular: Real-Time Intent Signals Are ‘Precious’ Compared to ‘Stale’ Modeled Data

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Live engagement signals that capture actual audience presence and activity provide superior value compared to modeled data that becomes stale over weeks of appending and processing. “The beautiful thing about us working directly with our publishers is we’re able to identify real-time intent, we’re able to identify real-time engagement signals,” […]

 
 

OpenX’s Erika Loberg: Attention Should Measure ‘Real Human Engagement,’ Not Just Screen Presence

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Connected TV attention measurement must focus on actual viewing behavior rather than traditional viewability metrics designed for desktop environments, since ad appearance on living room screens doesn’t guarantee engagement. “Defining attention for CTV should be a real human engagement, someone actually watching the screen,” Erika Loberg, global head of CTV […]

 
 

Alliant’s Margo Hock: First-Party Data Has Its Limits

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Brands relying exclusively on first-party data miss cross-brand consumer behavior patterns, creating blind spots that limit audience understanding beyond single-retailer interactions. “Yes, that first party data is that liquid gold for a brand. A brand gets that from you because you want to then have your Kroger’s card or your […]

 
 

WPP Media’s Adam Shlachter: Gaming ‘Might Be Ultimate Environment’ for Retail Media

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Gaming environments provide real-time, in-the-moment opportunities that could represent retail media’s ideal application, enabling brands to connect shopper behavior with gamer mindset during specific game states and moments of need. “Gaming might be one of the ultimate environments for retail media to pay off on its promise. It’s very much […]