AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 minutes agoDigital Ad Slowdown: Alphabet shares fell more than 10% after ad revenue rose 11% to $82 billion, missing forecasts. Search growth slowed to 12% and YouTube ad growth to 9%, even as Google Cloud revenue more than doubled amid heavy AI spending. Election Spending: U.S. midterm advertising is projected to hit a record $11.6 billion, with AI-generated attack ads adding to concerns about deception and disclosure. Privacy and Trust: Google’s use of connected Gmail and Photos data to personalize ads is drawing scrutiny, while Rhode Island has sued Meta over alleged profits from scam ads. Adtech Shifts: ChatGPT ads have reached 100,000 advertisers across 26 more countries, as publishers and platforms move to automate campaign buying and targeting.
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