YouTube today unified BrandConnect and the Creator Partnerships Hub into a single platform available in 7 markets, with global expansion planned for 2026.

Bloomberg reports Apple is preparing to launch search ads in Maps as early as summer 2026, letting retailers bid on keywords in a model similar to Google Maps.

Roku becomes Google's inaugural partner for an encrypted identity solution that maps Google IDs to publisher IDs, expanding deterministic CTV targeting across Display & Video 360.

Publicis tells clients to drop The Trade Desk after a failed audit; OpenAI tests an ads manager; Google's health AI handles a billion queries a day; Smartly bids for INCRMNTAL.

Google processes over one billion health queries daily. At The Check Up 2026, on March 17, it detailed how AI Mode, Fitbit, and research tools handle that scale.

Programmatic digital out-of-home advertising is projected to feature in 48% of all campaigns within 18 months, with global investment expected to rise 44%, according to VIOOH's 2026 State of the Nation report.

Perion's 2025 Form 20-F, filed March 16, 2026 with the SEC, documents how its Outmax AI execution agent drove CTV revenue up 59% in Q4 and scaled one client's spend from $50K to $20M in 24 months, while operating as a cross-DSP optimization layer no single platform can replicate.

Choice overload reduces conversions by up to 90%. Sheena Iyengar's landmark research on decision paralysis carries direct implications for digital advertising and product strategy.