#ai-advertising

#ai-advertising

What if you could create a cinematic ad so stunning, so polished, that viewers would swear it cost tens of thousands of dollars, only to reveal it was made for mere cents? Below, Robo Nuggets breaks down how AI is transforming ad production, making high-quality, professional-grade content accessible to everyone, regardless of budget or experience. Imagine producing a complete ad, complete with custom visuals, music, and voiceovers, for under $3.

Reddit has launched an AI-powered media-buying tool designed to automate core aspects of advertising on its platform, including audience targeting, bidding, and creative optimisation. The product, called Max Campaign, is positioned as a way to attract performance-focused advertisers while responding to ongoing concerns around transparency in automated advertising tools. Integrated into Reddit Ads Manager, Max Campaigns is intended to simplify how brands plan, set up, and run campaigns.

On the left of one such billboard is a startling reality-bending image of former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau coiled around a stripper pole. Another billboard features an echo of the much-memed deepfake of Pope Francis in a stylish puffer coat. On the right of both billboards is an, evidently real, often sweaty, intimidatingly fit person in workout gear. Across both is the tagline, "Question Everything but Yourself," followed by the now familiar "Equinox It's not Fitness. It's Life."

Although it's hard to recall the pre-chatbot world, ChatGPT and Perplexity only launched a little over three years ago, and Microsoft's Copilot followed a year later. In that short time, AI and AI search have taken root, and ads were bound to follow. The heat of the moment Chatbots could unlock major opportunities for advertisers - specifically, the ability to reach consumers at the exact moment they're ready to purchase something, with a highly specific understanding of what they're looking for.

Enso, which operates a Vibe Automation platform for building and managing agents, has produced an advertising campaign that showcases the capabilities of advanced AI tools through its method of creation. The campaign, titled " produced in just six hours at a cost of $150, spent entirely on AI tools, without hiring actors or professional crews. Enso said a similar campaign about a year ago would have taken about a month and cost $10,000 to $20,000, requiring a full production team, actors, a professional voice actor, locations, coordinated shoot days and post-production editing.

While he ran his magazine since 2016 with a focus on print, featuring local talents from around the Bay Area, with a focus on highlighting Antioch and Pittsburg areas, he recently started changing his focus to other pursuits. He launched a Knocksmith TV channel on the Roku app to feature his homemade videos, started doing more online marketing work with other companies and has been experimenting with AI programs to make new ads for other clients outside of music.

Walmart is testing advertising within its new AI-powered shopping assistant, Sparky, as part of a broader push to reshape digital retail experiences. Introduced to the company's mobile app in June, Sparky functions like a conversational agent, helping users compare products, summarise reviews, and suggest items for different occasions. Sources familiar with the initiative say Walmart has been experimenting with a format called "Sponsored Prompt," which integrates ads directly into Sparky's chat interface.

For most general web users, Brave is the most successful browser they've never heard of. But perhaps more people know it than you might expect. Otherwise, how could Brave have generated $25 million in revenue in Q1 2025, most of which came from the search ads product built into its browser. Still, there is a glimmer of hope for search engines that want to quickly build up their own index.

Apple has created its new Apple TV+ streaming service introduction using entirely practical effects and in-camera techniques, drawing a sharp contrast with Coca-Cola's decision to produce its 2025 Christmas advertisement using artificial intelligence, according to Unilad Tech. What's happening? The tech company released behind-the-scenes footage showing how its creative team built and filmed the Apple TV+ logo sequence by hand rather than generating it digitally.

As of November 3, 2025, it has delivered a jaw-dropping 297% one-year return and an almost unbelievable 4,034% over three years. What makes AppLovin special isn't just its growth rate. It's the company's AXON 2.0 technology that's the real star, using AI to match advertisers with the right app users. The results speak for themselves: 35% lower customer acquisition costs for AppLovin's clients and 56% operating margins that would make most software companies jealous.

In a market where many investors chase yesterday's winners at sky-high valuations, it takes both patience and conviction to find tomorrow's breakout growth stocks at a reasonable price. In this market, three compelling opportunities combine explosive growth potential with business models that are built to last: digital advertising expert AppLovin (NASDAQ: APP), cybersecurity giant CrowdStrike (NASDAQ: CRWD), and experience-focused coffee chain Dutch Bros (NYSE: BROS). Where to invest $1,000 right now? Our analyst team just revealed what they believe are the 10 best stocks to buy right now. These aren't your typical growth-at-any-price plays. Each company operates in a massive addressable market, holds sustainable competitive advantages, and shows clear paths to long-term profitability. Here's why these three stocks deserve a spot in your portfolio for the next decade.

With the protocols that AdCP has in mind, an advertiser might be able to begin an agentic campaign with the prompt like, "I want to find women who are interested in rock climbing in the UK," Coghlan told reporters. That request would go to publisher and platform agents (the agents of sales agents), which could respond with the types of inventory packages and audiences that fit the bill.

An A.I company just spent $1 million+ on print advertising in nyc, one of the biggest campaigns ever done.. only for it to be immediately graffitied by locals from r/interestingasfuck Created by Friend's 22-year-old CEO Avi Schiffmann, it seems the campaign was engineered to spark backlash. In response to a curious commenter on X who wrote, "Tell me the graffiti was part of the original print," Avi simply responded, "Why do you think I left so much white space?"

If you look at the holding companies, apart from Publicis and maybe Havas, which is growing at a small level, nobody else is growing. So really, it's the big platforms... their positions get reinforced. The big bananas are going to become even bigger. It's the six platforms - Google, Meta, Amazon, TikTok, plus ByteDance and Alibaba in China. Those are the big players and the problem for the regulator is they're going to get bigger.

What does it take to reinvent high-performance marketing? In this episode of Playbook Broken, we're joined by Ryan Nelsen, CMO of StackAdapt, to get the playbook on AI-fueled advertising and strategic growth. With a proven track record at major tech companies like Qualtrics and MX, Ryan offers a masterclass on the future of enterprise marketing. From navigating the complexities of paid media to launching innovative products, this conversation is full of lessons from the marketing front lines.