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September 30, 2026

Amazon Merges Its DSP and Ads Console Into One Agent

Amazon is putting the automation one level deeper than Google and Meta did, in the buying platform itself rather than in a campaign type inside it.

September 25, 2026

Amazon Blocks Meta’s Muse Agent From Shopping Its Store

Amazon’s case now rests on its own terms of service, after a federal appeals court ruled in August that the shopper, not the AI company, is the party reaching its site.

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June 30, 2026

Amazon Enables Purchases Inside Alexa+ Conversations

The company has launched Alexa+ Agentic Ads, a new format that lets brands sell products without shoppers leaving the chat

May 12, 2026

Amazon Makes Streaming Ads Adapt to Each Viewer

The company is rolling out 'Dynamic TV Creative' for Prime Video, which changes CTAs and product messaging based on viewers’ shopping signals

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May 8, 2026

Amazon Enables LinkedIn CTV Ads Through its DSP

Amazon DSP is now the second major programmatic platform after The Trade Desk to support LinkedIn audience targeting on CTV

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April 1, 2026

Amazon Pitches Ad Plans for Rufus AI Assistant

A leaked Internal deck says Sponsored Ads on Rufus will move from free beta to paid cost‑per‑click pricing soon

April 1, 2026

How Agentic AI is Changing Digital Advertising

Platforms like Yahoo, Amazon, and Meta have introduced AI agents that plan, execute, and optimize campaigns

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March 24, 2026

Brands Are Rethinking Earned Media Around Niche News Creators

Creator brand mentions now appear in AI Overviews, adding an SEO boost to earned media

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February 11, 2026

Amazon to launch AI content marketplace for publishers

The marketplace reflects an industry push to formalize how AI systems use publisher content

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January 6, 2026

Amazon brings Alexa+ AI Assistant to the web

The new interface takes on ChatGPT and Gemini in AI chatbot race

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January 5, 2026

Amazon highlights AI tools in its 2026 ad plans

The company plans to continue scaling and applying AI capabilities to live campaigns

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December 16, 2025

Samsung Ads partners with Amazon Publisher Cloud for CTV ad buying

Advertisers can now use Amazon Shopping and Streaming signals on Samsung TV inventory

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November 13, 2025

Prime Video ad-supported reaches 315 million monthly viewers

The streamers' growing ad-supported audience makes it a major option for advertisers in the streaming ad market

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November 12, 2025

Amazon rolls out location-based interactive video ads on Prime Video

Brands can now target viewers with regional offers and local pricing through streaming

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November 12, 2025

Amazon launches unified Campaign Manager

Advertisers can now manage Sponsored Ads and DSP campaigns together in one platform

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September 18, 2025

Amazon launches new agentic AI tool to create video and display ads

Big Tech companies are racing to build ad automation tools, and Amazon wants a share of the market

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September 17, 2025

Amazon partners with SiriusXM to offer programmatic audio ads

The deal follows Amazon’s recent ad partnerships with Netflix, Disney, and Roku

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September 11, 2025

Amazon and Netflix partner to sell ads through Amazon’s DSP

Advertisers can now plan, buy, and measure Netflix campaigns directly on Amazon’s platform

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August 1, 2025

Amazon explores bringing ads to Alexa+ AI assistant

The move would turn Alexa+ into a new ad channel as generative AI tools attract more ad interest

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July 16, 2025

Generative AI drives 3,300% surge in U.S. retail traffic during Amazon Prime Day

However, the channel still accounts for a much smaller share of total traffic compared to paid search

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