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What we see inside the accounts we run, and where the industry is heading. Paid media, platform shifts, AI, and measurement for challenger brands.

September 2026 · Paid Media

I had to unlearn most of my big-agency playbook to run performance for challenger brands

I had to unlearn most of my big-agency playbook to run performance for challenger brands

At the holding companies, my job was mostly proving our ads worked. At my own agency, the job is making them work. Field notes on bidding, platform levers, and the one lever both algorithms feed on.

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