Things move fast in digital marketing and media buying. That’s why we put together this quick update to keep you in the loop. From new tools and platform changes to trends and tips that can help your team work smarter, here’s what you need to know this week to stay ahead.
Events to Keep an Eye On This Week
| Date | Event | Description | Location |
| June 23–26 | CX Summit North America | Forrester’s B2C & customer‑experience summit, blending human + AI strategies | Nashville, TN (and online) |
| June 23–25 | B2B Connect | Ecommerce‑focused B2B marketing conference | San Diego, CA, USA |
| June 24–26 | CommerceNext Growth Show | Event on ecommerce trends, growth strategies & retail marketing | New York City, NY, USA |
| June 24–25 | Digital Marketing World Forum (DMWF) | Premier global conf: AI, CRM, affiliates, SEO, social media, automation | London, UK |
| June 25–26 | DigiMarCon Atlanta | Digital marketing, media & ad‑tech conference & expo | Atlanta, GA, USA |
| June 28, | WordCamp Montclair | Web technology & WordPress-focused community event | Montclair, NJ, USA |
Weekly News Highlights
Advertising & Tech
- Netflix opens up to more advertisers through Yahoo DSP
- You can now buy product placement ads via the Trade Desk
- Reddit rolls out new social listening and chat features
- WhatsApp adds discovery, ads, and paid plans
- WhatsApp Ads won’t hit the EU until 2026
- PayPal turns online ads into ‘buy now opportunities’
- Roku partners with Amazon to sell online ads
- Microsoft should change its Copilot advertising, says watchdog
- Social media ban moves closer in Australia after tech trial
- Europe fast-tracks its Big Tech privacy cases
- Amazon, Roku address CTV advertising reach and efficiency in new deal
Search Trends
- Google Ads adds new “Conv. value (incl. predicted)” metric
- Google’s AI-powered Shopping ad ecosystem: Where to focus your strategy
- Google Ads stops auto-opting search campaigns into Display Network
- Google changes its policy and now accepts betting apps in Brazil
- Google Ads Tests Design With Horizontal Lines Filled Halfway
- YouTube allegedly slowing down videos to get you to ditch that ad blocker
Social Media Buzz
- Meta’s all in on AI, creating the ads you see on Instagram, Facebook, and WhatsApp
- How the music industry is winning big with TikTok Spark Ads
- TikTok launches new AI tools for advertisers, including AI avatars for video ads
- TikTok’s new AI tool for branded content: Check how it works
AI Insights
- An AI video ad is making a splash. Is it the future of advertising?
- Advertising could be AI’s next frontier. Get ready for ads in chatbots
- Microsoft Edge tests AI-overhauled MSN feed with ads, but you can turn it off
- OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shares thoughts on ChatGPT ads, says he’s not totally against it, and thinks Instagram ads are kinda cool
- OpenAI considers ads for ChatGPT as GPT-5 nears release
- Altman says GPT-5 is coming “if it’s ready”
- AI is turning the ad business upside down
- Apple considers buying AI startup Perplexity: report
- Musk wants Grok AI to ‘rewrite the entire corpus of human knowledge’
- Google’s new Gemini scheduled actions feature could change how you use AI
The top 5 Grand Prix winners from Cannes Lions 2025
Purpose work has gotten a bad rap lately at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. With an assist from the festival itself—which directed juries last year not to award as much work for good—the pendulum has generally swung back to celebrating work that helps big brands sell more stuff.
Cannes tech takeaways from Meta, Pinterest, Reddit, Snap, Spotify and YouTube
The tech companies are an unmissable contingent at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, where neon signs emblazoned with Snapchat and the Netflix logo light up the skyline, and the beaches run by Spotify, Meta, Pinterest and YouTube dominate the Croisette.
Why attention metrics might be the new currency in digital ads
Digital marketing has entered a new chapter in a very crowded world, where attention is the new currency and the new ROI that all brands should be looking at, if they aren’t already. The attention metrics are no longer to be taken for granted.
