News and Analysis
Innovid Offers Reliable Measurement for Live Content
As live content continues its migration to streaming, marketers are demanding the same trust and precision they expect from traditional broadcast. Innovid, the independent software platform specializing in ad creation, delivery, measurement, and optimization, is stepping up to meet that challenge. The company recently unveiled its Live Content Certification Program, an initiative designed to ensure […]
OOH Advertising Hits $2.13B in Q3 Revenue
The advertisers that helped push record-high revenues in the OOH channel in Q3 include digital-first brands such as Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Uber, HBO, FX, and Paramount+. At $2.13B in Q3 revenues, OOH advertising delivered its strongest third quarter on record, according to new data from the Out of Home Advertising Association of America (OAAA). Year-to-date […]
Guideline Unveils Customizable AI Dashboards, Elevating Advertising Data Analysis
Guideline has introduced a major enhancement to its AI-driven analytics platform, unveiling Customizable AI Agent Dashboards that convert conversational insights into structured, persistent workspaces. The launch marks a meaningful evolution in AI-powered media analytics, enabling teams to move from natural-language queries to continuous analysis supported by Guideline’s more than $170 billion in verified annual ad-investment […]
Commentary
Intentional Marketing in the Age of AI: Smarter Strategy Choices for 2026
If 2025 has taught me one thing about AI, it’s that success won’t be about who uses the most. It will be about who uses it most intentionally. That’s why I want to take a step back from the marketing buzzwords. Before you jump into implementing any new AI solution in 2026, it’s vital to […]
Google AdX Agency Deals Shift Programmatic Dynamics – But Not Enough
Do Google’s recent concessions to agencies signal a new era of transparency in the programmatic ecosystem? After years of operating as a near-impenetrable fortress, Google’s AdX has begun offering direct discount deals with media agencies, signaling a willingness to change its traditionally rigid programmatic marketplace. Agencies have long sought to improve their relationships with supply-side platforms […]
The Top Challenges in Localization and How Brands Solve Them
For mission-driven brands, trust is everything. Yet a single poorly worded message or misplaced visual can unintentionally damage that trust—especially as awareness campaigns expand into new communities. Growth requires reach, but reach without localization and cultural relevance risks appearing inauthentic or disconnected from the people you want to serve. With 76% of people preferring information […]
Latest Posts
StackAdapt Enhances the DOOH Process
StackAdapt has a new DOOH experience that replaces spreadsheets and static lists with real-time mapping that integrates Programmatic Guaranteed inventory access through both Broadsign and Vistar. Most DSPs typically integrate with only one. Under the improved system, advertisers will have greater transparency about pricing and availability to launch for reserved screens directly on the platform. […]
How To Explain AI Search Visibility to Agency Clients
The rise of AI in search is happening fast — and once again, agencies are tasked with making sense of a major shift for their clients while the playbook is still being written. Most enterprise and multi-location clients already understand the fundamentals of traditional local SEO, like Google Business Profile optimization. But when you start […]
Streets Ahead: Agentic Shopping, Reviews, and the Rise of Fresh Content
In this week’s Streets Ahead update, SOCi discusses Google’s agentic shopping move in AI-Driven commerce, review recency and volume driving local visibility, and freshness as the new authority in AI search Agentic Shopping: Google’s Next Move in AI-Driven Commerce The News Just in time for peak holiday spending, Google has rolled out agentic Shopping in […]
‘Short-Term Rental’ Season Is Upon Us
Have you ever just borrowed something from a store instead of outright buying it? Apparently, this behavior is widespread and known in the trade as a “short-term rental” or STR. The practice involves consumers buying goods such as houseware, electronics, and clothing, fully intending to return them for a refund from the store after use. […]
The Voice Revolution: New Wave of Call Assistants
There’s a quiet revolution underway in the world of business communication—one that I find impossible to ignore. The humble phone call: an interaction so often overlooked or underappreciated, has become a hotbed for innovation. At the center of this shift? Voice agents and call assistants, tech that’s quickly moving from novelty to necessity. We need […]
Locality Launches Audience Engine
Has Locality re-engineered the foundation of local advertising to deliver performance, precision, and transparency, at scale, for advertisers? That is certainly the objective of the local video solutions provider, which launched its Locality Audience Engine in collaboration with Lovelytics, Newton Research, and Databricks. Locality and its strategic partners seek to engage local audiences by integrating […]
Streets Ahead: Whitespark Local Ranking Factors and Local Lists in GBP
In this week’s Streets Ahead update, SOCi discusses 2026 Local Ranking Factors from Whitespark as well as local lists in Google Business Profiles 2026 Local Search Ranking Factors: Engagement, Credibility, and Connection The News Whitespark’s Local Search Ranking Factors report remains one of the industry’s most trusted indicators of what drives visibility in local search. […]
Content Marketing in the Era of AI Fatigue
AI wants to help you with your content marketing. In fact, it wouldn’t mind at all being at the center of your content marketing strategy. Tell it what you need, giving it as many or as few details as you’d like, and it will crank out content for you nonstop and freakishly fast. And if […]
Buckle Up for the OOH Ad Gravy Train
Starting next year, the United States will be the center of am OOH sports bonanza. In 2026, the annual Super Bowl game kicks off in February. Then, FIFA World Cup matches will be played in 11 locations. And last but not least, the Summer Olympics returns to Los Angeles in 2028. DOOH advertisers and platforms are […]
Streets Ahead: YELP’s AI Transformation, TikTok Search and Generative Optimization
In this week’s Streets Ahead update, SOCi discusses Yelp’s AI transformation, TikTok’s search revolution and why Generative Optimization misses the point. Yelp’s AI Transformation: From Static Listings to Living Conversations The News Yelp’s 2025 Fall Product Release signaled a major leap toward an AI-driven future in local discovery. The update introduced more than 35 new […]
Street Fight’s Big 3
Street Fight Columns
Street Fight Categories
Streets Ahead: Google, Apple, and Siri Signal a New Era for AI, Search, and Commerce