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Debra Aho Williamson 8/15/25 Debra Aho Williamson 8/15/25

AI is about to make a splash on your phone

Hollywood vet Lloyd Braun wants to use AI to produce microdramas for your phone. Will US consumers want to watch?

Debra Aho Williamson 8/12/25 Debra Aho Williamson 8/12/25

Here’s what the AI ad landscape will look like next year

In a podcast, Microsoft AI ads chief Paul Longo described how ads on Copilot look and act now. That’s not necessarily how they’ll look in the future.

Debra Aho Williamson 8/11/25 Debra Aho Williamson 8/11/25

TikTok leads AI search in several key metrics

My latest research collab with WARC Advisory and its client TikTok sheds new light on the role of social and video platforms in search (and how they stack up against AI search).

Debra Aho Williamson 8/1/25 Debra Aho Williamson 8/1/25

What Drove Meta’s Blowout Q2 2025 Results? AI.

Meta revealed new details about the impact of AI on its ad business—leading to a big jump in revenue growth in Q2 2025.

Debra Aho Williamson 7/29/25 Debra Aho Williamson 7/29/25

3 Things to Watch for Meta’s Q2 2025 Earnings

Meta needs to start showing disciplined ROI from its massive AI investments.

Debra Aho Williamson 7/24/25 Debra Aho Williamson 7/24/25

Here’s how Gen Z searches (new data)

Compared to other generations, Gen Z searchers are the most agnostic about their motivations to search.

Debra Aho Williamson 7/23/25 Debra Aho Williamson 7/23/25

AI Search Is New - Your Marketing Playbook Isn't

I bet you’ve heard the news: Search is changing. Here are four things to do now, each grounded in lessons from previous tech cycles.

Debra Aho Williamson 7/21/25 Debra Aho Williamson 7/21/25

Fidji Simo just dropped 3 big AI advertising insights in an OpenAI essay

In a new essay, the incoming CEO of Applications at OpenAI pulls back the curtain on her vision for AI’s potential.

Debra Aho Williamson 7/18/25 Debra Aho Williamson 7/18/25

A quarter of US adults are using generative AI daily

Consumers are rapidly integrating AI into their everyday lives, according to a new study from Insights Exchange.

Debra Aho Williamson 7/14/25 Debra Aho Williamson 7/14/25

The big AI bias risk for brands

When consumers perceive bias, they’ll blame brands before they blame tech firms. Here’s what marketers should know (and do).

Debra Aho Williamson 7/12/25 Debra Aho Williamson 7/12/25

The AI browser war is coming

The web browser wars were a significant moment in internet history. The AI browser wars will be similarly monumental.

Debra Aho Williamson 7/10/25 Debra Aho Williamson 7/10/25

What ads might looks like in the Perplexity Comet browser

This is more than an ad blocker. It's a fundamental shift in how users will interact with online content.

Debra Aho Williamson 7/7/25 Debra Aho Williamson 7/7/25

How to use what you learned in social media to prepare for AI search

Don’t freak out. There are transferable skills.

Debra Aho Williamson 7/1/25 Debra Aho Williamson 7/1/25

Podcast: How to Make AI Work for Creators and Audiences

I joined the Culture & Code podcast with Adrienne Lahens, author of “The Imagination Age” Substack, to discuss how audiences are using AI in everyday life, how creators can partner directly with brands, and what technologists and marketers need to do to keep up with this moment of massive change.