Paid Media Insights

How to set the right CTV media budget, choose FAST vs. Premium, avoid fraud, and measure what really matters to growth-stage brands.

Learn how audio ads work, why they're effective for brands, and how to buy programmatic audio advertising. Strategy guide for paid media managers.

Audio ad spend lags way behind listener time. Here's how brands can close the gap with podcasts, streaming, retail media, and in-game audio in 2026.

AI shopping on LLMs collapse the customer journey into a conversation. Brands need a full-funnel media strategy to own them.

Get smarter targeting, real-time creative adjustments, & improved measurement thanks to AI-powered Digital OOH media buying.

Discover how programmatic DOOH media drives stronger ROI with real-time targeting, measurable results, and emerging trends reshaping out-of-home advertising.

Most brands measure YouTube wrong. Learn the full-funnel framework, right measurement tools, and real campaign examples that drove growth.

From ROI measurement to UGC strategy, get answers to the most common creator marketing questions brands are asking in 2026.

Growth-stage brands can't afford wasted video advertising spend. Stretch every dollar with smarter placements, formats, and channel mix.

Learn how your brand can show up in generative AI product recommendations to shoppers.

Retail media networks can influence your target audience at every step in the purchase journey.

Media buyers are funding platform enshittification — here's how to stop it. 4 actionable strategies to buy smarter and protect the open web.

Understanding where to allocate your social media advertising budget can mean the difference between breakthrough results and wasted spend.

Discover how savvy consumers discover brands on social, retail, and AI-driven platforms—and how marketers can build demand before search to drive more efficient media spend.

How our retail media and e-commerce experts build cohesive shopping experiences for brands that meet audiences everywhere

Programmatic advertising guide: DSPs, SSPs, benefits, risks, channels (CTV, DOOH, audio), first-party data strategies & AI optimization examples.

Shoppable CTV (or T-commerce) ads connect entertainment to purchase with privacy-safe, contextual targeting.

New data shows people are more trusting and responsive to hyperlocal advertising by national or global brands, to the tune of billions in revenue.

Contextual advertising boosts brand lift 5-25% & cuts CPMs 10-30%. See real examples from The Chosen, Premier Protein & Colgate with proven ROI metrics.

Reddit is now a major AI answer source, so it's key for brand visibility. Our simple Reddit marketing strategy is already proving effective for brands.