Monday Briefing: OpenAI Is Building Its Own Ad Machine

Plus: Google will narrate your video ads for you unless you opt out by Thursday, and Huggies lets babies loose on half a million in luxury goods.

Monday Briefing: Meta's Ad AI Has a Hallucination Problem

Plus: DoorDash's CMO exits after 7 years of dominance, a Staples employee becomes the most effective marketer in America, and the marketing career ladder is broken.

Monday Briefing: Netflix Just Walked Away From the Biggest Deal in TV

Plus: WPP bets its future on getting paid for results, a $20 IKEA plush breaks the internet, and Google treats Discover like a whole new platform.

Monday Briefing: The Biggest Agency Breakup Since IPG

Plus: Airbnb says AI converts better than Google, Liquid Death's Olympics ad becomes a fever dream, and brand marketing is back.

Monday Briefing: Google Just Put Ads Inside Your AI Conversation

Plus: Anthropic's Super Bowl ad crushed ChatGPT's by 4x, Threads lets you talk to the algorithm, and TikTok goes local.

Monday Briefing: The Super Bowl's AI Contrast

Plus: TikTok's design is 'addictive' says the EU, Collectors lures away the NFL's fan engagement lead, and why SEO is becoming GEO.

Monday Briefing: Super Bowl LX - $8 Million for 30 Seconds of Your Attention

Plus: LinkedIn now penalizes external links by 60%, P.F. Chang's and Edible Brands name new CMOs, and TikTok's algorithm gets an American makeover.

Monday Briefing: TikTok Has a New Owner. Now What?

Plus: Google opens prediction markets to ads and Sonos hires Adweek's Creative Leader of the Decade.

Monday Briefing: ChatGPT Just Became an Ad Platform.

Plus: Disney names its first-ever CMO, Instagram caps hashtags at five, and Threads quietly beats X.

Monday Briefing: Pinterest's CMO Era Ends After Eight Years

Plus: TikTok's deadline is this week, NVIDIA hires its first-ever CMO, and a stat that should terrify your SEO team.

Monday Briefing: Meta's AI Is Listening. Now It's Selling.

Plus: LinkedIn's algorithm overhaul punishes external links, Super Bowl ads sell out at record pace, and Geico makes a Goldman hire.

Monday Briefing: Spotify Wrapped Is Marketing's Master Class

Plus: 7 trends that will define 2026, AI traffic is tiny but converts better, and Hormel's first enterprise CMO.

Monday Briefing: TikTok Got Its Deal. Now What?

Plus: Meta's $3 billion ad fraud problem, Omnicom-IPG cuts 4,000 jobs, and the CMO who became a CEO.

Monday Briefing: Meta's AI Starts Listening Tomorrow

Plus: Google’s third core update of 2025, LinkedIn’s algorithm faces gender bias accusations, and Mastercard’s marketing era ends.

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