OpenAI’s ads pilot is getting more accessible to some advertisers
The pilot’s minimum spend and CPMs are coming down over the course of an extended pilot period.
Jasmine Sheena is a reporter for Marketing Brew writing about ad tech, Big Tech, and streaming.
The pilot’s minimum spend and CPMs are coming down over the course of an extended pilot period.
Traffic to US retail websites stemming from AI increased 393% year over year in the first three months of 2026, according to the company.
A number of platforms, excluding Facebook, notched double-digit growth in Q1 2026.
While there’s interest in dynamic ad insertion opportunities during the Women’s World Cup, there are high CPMs to grapple with, along with potential tech challenges, buyers say.
Marketers and agencies say they have had trouble turning off AI tools despite their best efforts, affecting the way their ads look on the platform.
Some brands may be slower to use affiliate tools than others.
At the Advertising Research Foundation’s AudiencexScience conference in March, execs talked collaboration and keeping up with AI tools.
The company is investing in “being able to show what’s working” amid a broader industry contraction, but some agencies are taking a second look.
Google and Shopify are among those who have recently rolled out shiny new agentic toys.
Comcast Advertising and DoubleVerify execs had a lot to say (and announce) on the topic.