View Rates Jump to 47% and CTRs Rise 55% When YouTube Ads Match Content Context, Finds VDO.AI

Contextual targeting on YouTube is delivering CTR uplifts of up to 55% and pushing view…

What ChatGPT and AI search mean for paid search advertising in India

The first crack in paid search didn’t come with a bang. It came quietly, almost…

The creator economy beyond Instagram — YouTube, podcasts, and what’s next

The creator economy didn’t start with Instagram—and it’s definitely not ending there. But for a…

CTV vs linear TV — a plain English guide for brand marketers still on the fence

There’s a moment every medium goes through when it stops being taken for granted. Linear…

Lemma Launches AI-Powered Platform ‘Integral’ to Turn OOH into a Performance Channel

Lemma announced the launch of Lemma Integral, a groundbreaking AI first AdTech platform designed to…

Ashish Chakravarty, Neha Tulsian, and Praful Akali Appointed as Jury Chairs for the ABBY Awards 2026 Powered by The One Club | The One Show

The Ad Club announces the appointment of Ashish Chakravarty, Managing Partner and Chief Creative Officer…

Why regional language content on OTT is the biggest opportunity brands are missing

For a country as linguistically rich as India, advertising still sounds surprisingly uniform. Spend enough…

How brands are using AI to personalise ads at scale without crossing the creepy line

There was a time when personalisation in advertising was little more than a clever insert—your…

Goafest welcomes MediaKart as a Co-presenter and LinkedIn and Spotify Advertising as Powered by sponsors for its 19th edition

Jointly organised by The Advertising Agencies Association of India (AAAI) and The Advertising Club (TAC),…

JioHotstar Partners with OpenAI to Bring Conversational AI to India’s Streaming Landscape

JioHotstar, in partnership with OpenAI, has introduced Conversational Voice Discovery (CVD) to India’s largest streaming…

Five Indian D2C brands that built themselves entirely on influencer marketing

There was a time when launching a consumer brand in India meant playing the long…

Why influencer marketing is merging with performance marketing in 2026

Not too long ago, influencer marketing and performance marketing lived in very different worlds. One…

The DSP vs direct buy debate — when does automation actually win

There was a time when media buying felt closer to a craft than a system.…

Publicis Groupe India appoints Diwaker Chandani to lead Influential rollout, strengthening influencer capabilities in India

Publicis Groupe India announced the appointment of Diwaker Chandani as Managing Partner, Influential India, to…

The anatomy of a great CTV campaign — lessons from brands that got it right

There’s no shortage of brands experimenting with Connected TV today, but only a handful manage…

The Privacy Reckoning — How Indian Brands Are Planning CTV Targeting Without Cookies

For the longest time, digital advertising ran on a quiet assumption: more data meant better…

Measurement or Mythology — What Indian Brands Actually Believe About CTV ROI

There’s a strange duality in how Indian marketers talk about Connected TV right now. In…

Introducing DV’s AI SlopStopper for Social, Maximizing Media Quality and Campaign Performance

DoubleVerify , the leading software platform to verify media quality, optimize ad performance and prove campaign…

Virtual influencers in India — gimmick or genuine marketing opportunity

The first time marketers encountered the idea of virtual influencers, most dismissed it as a…

Pause ads, QR codes, and interactive formats — the new language of CTV advertising

Connected TV advertising is going through the kind of shift that often happens quietly before…