As AI makes advertising more personalised, are brands crossing consumer boundaries? Industry research examines the balance between relevance, privacy and trust.
OpenAI is testing visual ads alongside ChatGPT image generation, giving brands a new format while expanding measurement and brand suitability tools.
Razorpay has partnered with OpenAI to support ChatGPT advertising in India, providing local payment infrastructure for businesses using the AI platform.
Rizwan Shaikh joins Climaty AI as Head of Strategy and Growth, Performance Media, bringing two decades of experience across WPP, Publicis and Dentsu.
Sanjay Trehan explores how AI, first-party data, hyper-personalisation and MarTech-AdTech convergence are reshaping modern customer experiences.
OpenAI is testing Sponsored Agents that let ChatGPT users interact with business-sponsored AI representatives after seeing an ad.
Amazon Ads has partnered with OpenAI to let select US advertisers extend campaigns into ChatGPT through Amazon DSP as part of a new pilot.
ReBid has added ChatGPT Ads activation and analytics to its Agentic AI platform, enabling brands to manage and measure the channel alongside other digital media.
Mamaearth has entered ChatGPT advertising through a Criteo partnership as Honasa Consumer experiments with conversational AI as a new channel for brand discovery.
AI is speeding up campaign creative, from ideation and storyboards to production and localisation, but human judgement remains critical as content volumes rise.
Flipkart Ads launches Saarthi, combining AI-powered campaign intelligence with zero-cost agency support to help sellers manage and optimise advertising.
OpenAI is launching ChatGPT Ads in India for Free and Go users, starting with 50 brands and introducing an Ads Manager for marketers in September.
Hightouch appoints 20-year Google veteran Jitendra Kumar as Head of Commercial, Advertising to expand its agency relationships and agentic marketing business.
StackAdapt’s AI Delegation Gap report finds widespread AI adoption in advertising, but marketers remain cautious about autonomous decisions, citing brand risk, data quality and transparency.
Meta’s AI-first advertising push is shifting paid social teams away from manual campaign controls towards creative strategy, data quality and measurement.
Jellyfish has expanded its Share of Model platform with AI-powered ad optimisation to help brands improve campaign performance and visibility across AI-driven discovery.
Gartner predicts over 70% of global advertising spend will flow through AI-powered self-serve platforms by 2028, reshaping digital marketing and media buying.
AI is making streaming TV advertising more accessible by simplifying planning, creative production, targeting and measurement, helping connected TV reach marketers of every size.
Meta is expanding AI investments to strengthen its advertising platform with smarter campaign optimisation, automation and AI-powered marketing tools.
Nielsen has launched Ad Intel AI, an AI-powered platform that helps advertisers and agencies turn advertising data into actionable competitive intelligence.
PropellerAds has upgraded its NIKO AI assistant into a full campaign co-pilot, enabling advertisers to create, manage and optimise ad campaigns through conversational AI.
OpenAI has added conversion bidding, stronger measurement and new campaign management features to ChatGPT Ads, expanding capabilities for performance marketers.
WPP Media has partnered with Kily to integrate AI-powered commerce capabilities into WPP Open, helping brands automate ecommerce and quick commerce operations in India.
Mobavenue has launched the Neural Engine, an AI layer that unifies campaign planning, execution, creative intelligence and reporting into a single advertising platform.
Innocean India has launched an AI Studio to help brands create localised, multilingual marketing campaigns using generative AI and automation.
JioHotstar has partnered with VDO.AI to introduce AI powered real time contextual advertising across Connected TV and OTT streaming platforms.
LinkedIn has launched new AI powered promotional tools to help businesses create campaigns, generate content and optimise advertising performance.
TikTok has launched Agentic Hub, a new AI marketplace that helps advertisers automate campaign creation, optimisation and reporting through AI powered advertising tools.
Ogilvy India and Google have launched an AI-powered creative studio aimed at accelerating content production and marketing innovation.
Meta is expanding its advertising ecosystem with AI connectors that integrate third-party marketing and business tools into ad workflows.
FullThrottle AI and TuneIn have partnered to expand outcome-based audio marketing through AI-driven targeting and performance measurement.
Coca-Cola and industry partners are advocating for a new marketing measurement standard as brands seek better accountability across digital channels.
OpenAI has reportedly launched a self-serve ads manager for ChatGPT, opening new opportunities for AI-driven digital advertising.
StackAdapt launches an AI-powered advertising pilot in ChatGPT, exploring conversational marketing and contextual brand engagement.
Google has rolled out AI Max for Search globally and plans to phase out legacy ad tools as it shifts toward AI-driven campaign automation.
Google has simplified enhanced conversions in Ads, making it easier for marketers to improve tracking accuracy and campaign measurement.
Moloco has launched an AI-powered CTV platform, enabling app marketers to access mobile-grade measurement and optimisation on connected TV.
Bodapark AI has launched a new tool that enables marketers to create ad videos using a single image, aiming to simplify content production.
AI is reshaping advertising in 2026, shifting control from marketers to automated systems that handle targeting, budgets, and optimisation at scale.
AI is transforming performance marketing from manual optimisation to automated decision systems. Here’s how privacy, programmatic growth, and budget pressure are reshaping the rules.
Marketers are shifting from personal data to privacy-first contextual targeting as cookies fade. AI-driven signals, real-time moments and content relevance are redefining digital advertising.
AI-powered predictive creative is reshaping advertising as brands use emotion signals and real-time data to tailor content, boost relevance and improve campaign efficiency.
AI is reshaping India’s media planning, boosting efficiency and audience insights while keeping human judgement central. Here’s how agencies and advertisers are adapting.
Google has launched an open-source MCP server for Ads API integration, offering developers improved access and LLM-based interaction with advertising data.
Optable introduces Agentic Collaboration, a new AI-driven framework to enhance automation, privacy, and efficiency in the next era of adtech.
Indegene acquires US-based Biopharm Communications to expand AI-powered pharma marketing, adtech, and omnichannel capabilities globally.
IAB Europe’s first AI in digital advertising report reveals widespread adoption, rising investment, and urgent calls for governance across the ad industry.
Generative AI is accelerating ad creation, enabling brands to launch campaigns in days, scale creative testing, and cut costs while reshaping roles in marketing teams.
Guideline launches its Digital Ad Data Innovation Suite, boosting transparency, fraud detection, and cross-channel ad measurement for marketers and agencies.
