Mediaocean’s Ramsey McGrory: ‘You Have to Wallow in the Mud’ on the Road to AI Transformation

LONDON — The ad industry is far past the “experimental stage” of artificial intelligence use cases, but that doesn’t necessarily mean the messy complexity associated with the transition is over. “You have to wallow in the mud, which is there’s so much change happening and it’s such transformative change,” Ramsey McGrory, President of Mediaocean’s omnichannel […]

 
 

WPP Media’s Danielle Darko: Attention Shifts From Measurement to Planning Tool

LONDON — Some advertisers have progressed beyond measuring attention as a signal to using it as a planning currency for more than a year. Still, many others are just beginning to analyze attention metrics from existing campaigns. “I know a sport brand, for instance, which has been using attention from a planning perspective for over […]

 
 

WPP Media’s Silvia Sparry: Advertisers Need to Let Go of ‘Identity Obsession’

LONDON — Advertisers have faced the perennial issue of balancing identity-focused ad targeting with the need to respect these same consumers’ demand for privacy. The promises of agentic AI seem to grow on a daily basis, but the still-emerging tech just may be the one to solve this targeting dilemma for marketers and media buyers. […]