The AI Advertising Podcast

As AI Overviews begin to dominate Google search results, marketers face a stark new reality: fewer clicks, fuzzier attribution, and a fundamental shift in how users discover and engage with content. In this episode of The AI Advertising Podcast, host Diego Pineda unpacks the rise of AI-powered search and what it means for the future of advertising.You’ll hear from:Greg Boone, CEO of Walk West,Michael Shang, SVP of Advertising Technologies at StackAdapt

What does it really mean to be an AI-first company? And how do you bring your team and your culture along for the ride?In this episode, we have three industry leaders who are building AI adoption from the inside out:Ashwin Navin, Co-founder & CEO of Samba TVVitaly Pecherskiy, CEO of StackAdaptRyan Nelsen, CMO of StackAdaptTogether, they unpack the real cultural shifts that need to happen for AI to make an impact. From retraining teams to redefining success, this episode explores how top companies are embedding AI not just into products, but into mindset, language, and leadership.

More than 80% of marketers and creatives are using generative AI today, and 40% rely on it from start to finish. But for many teams, AI still feels like a gimmick, or worse, a source of friction. Why?In this episode, we unpack the real reasons AI workflows fail—and what it takes to build ones that actually save time, improve quality, and scale with your business. Our guests are:Matt Travers, Managing Director at BRAIVE, an AI advisory and implementation firmDan Sanchez, Senior AI Marketing Strategist at Social Media Examiner and host of The AI-Driven Marketer podcast

Consumers expect personalized ad experiences, but they also demand stronger privacy protections. So how can advertisers deliver relevant ads while staying compliant with evolving privacy laws?In this episode, we explore how AI-driven personalization is reshaping advertising—and the challenges of balancing relevance with ethical data use.Our expert guests break it all down:Ned Dimitrov (VP of Data Science, StackAdapt) – On AI-powered contextual personalization and the cookieless futureYang Han (CTO, StackAdapt) – On navigating privacy regulations in different verticals and jurisdictionsCarole Lawson (Chief Data Officer, MarketStorm) – On ethical data collection and how brands can ensure consumer trustAI is transforming how ads are tailored to audiences—but where should advertisers draw the line between personalization and privacy?

The marketing tech stack is shifting from fragmented tools and isolated data to unified platforms that support a full-funnel view of the customer journey. AI is the catalyst, but convergence is the destination. In this episode, we are joined by three StackAdapt leaders to explore how martech and adtech are coming together—and what that means for strategy, execution, and team culture:Vitaly Pecherskiy, CEO and co-founder of StackAdaptRyan Nelsen, CMO at StackAdaptWinston Zhu, Director of Platform Engineering at StackAdaptThey discuss the realities of implementing AI, activating first-party data across channels, and how marketing teams can evolve to thrive in a converged ecosystem.

Is AI replacing marketers and creatives, or is it simply a tool to enhance their work? As AI continues to automate tasks in advertising, the question remains: who’s really in control?In this episode, we explore:The real impact of AI on creative work, ad targeting, and decision-makingWhat AI can do better than humans—and where it still falls shortHow advertisers and marketers can leverage AI without losing the human touchOur expert guests weigh in:Yang Han (CTO, StackAdapt) – How AI is designed to assist, not replace, human decision-makingDavid Wells (Industry Principal, Snowflake) – AI’s role in automation and predictive analyticsThe future of AI in advertising isn’t humans vs. machines—it’s humans and machines working together.

With 3rd-party cookies disappearing, the digital ad industry is at a turning point. But while cookies crumble, AI is stepping in to fill the gap, offering smarter, privacy-friendly ways to target audiences. In this episode, we unpack:What’s next after cookies and why advertisers must rethink their targeting strategiesHow AI is transforming ad personalization without relying on 3rd-party dataPrivacy-first alternatives like contextual targeting, universal IDs, and AI-powered segmentationWe’re joined by industry experts to break it all down:David Wells (Industry Principal, Snowflake) – AI’s role in identity resolution and predictive targetingRandy Newman (CEO, Colour) – AI-powered micro-targeting and contextual advertisingDenis Laboda (Senior Director, Data, StackAdapt) – Cookieless targeting and AI-driven audience segmentationAI isn’t just replacing cookies—it’s reinventing digital advertising for the privacy-first era.