Ep. 132 Programmatic, Fragmentation, and the AI Power Shift with Tom Burke from AI Digital

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Tom Burke discusses the evolution of programmatic advertising and the impact of AI on the media landscape.

Tom Burke, Chief Revenue Officer of AI Digital, joins the show to break down the evolution of programmatic advertising, the realities of in-housing, and how AI is reshaping the media landscape. From his journey through AOL Basis and PMG to leading an AI native consultancy, Tom shares insights on fragmentation innovation and what it takes to stay competitive in today’s ad tech ecosystem Takeaways Programmatic has become too complex for simple in housing strategies Fragmentation is a challenge but also a massive opportunity AI Digital Open Garden approach prioritizes flexibility across platforms AI is moving toward becoming the operating system of marketing Success in the AI era depends on identifying what makes you uniquely valuable Chapters 00:00 Introduction to Tom Burke and AI Digital 01:15 Tom’s journey from Boston Globe to ad tech leadership 02:54 Why Tom joined AI Digital 04:13 What AI Digital does and its three core pillars 07:51 The evolution of housing programmatic 09:52 How agencies are adapting their pitches 11:30 The economics and challenges of in housing 13:25 How AI Digital supports brands and agencies 14:56 Key trends shaping the future of advertising 16:50 The role…

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Host: AdTechGod

Guest: Tom Burke

Topics covered

• programmatic advertising
• AI in marketing
• in-housing
• ad tech ecosystem
• media landscape
• advertising trends

Keywords

• programmatic
• AI Digital
• in-housing
• advertising trends
• ad tech
• media landscape
• flexibility
• fragmentation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: AI Digital, AOL Basis, PMG, Open Garden Media

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