Digiday Media Agency Report 2026: How agencies adapt to a media landscape shaped by AI and creators
· 1h ago · Originally reported by Digiday
Media agencies are navigating an increasingly complex advertising landscape — and advertisers are reassessing their media strategies.
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An agency is a company that plans, buys, creates or manages advertising on behalf of advertisers, in exchange for fees, commissions or a margin on the media it buys.
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An advertiser is the company, organisation or person that pays to place ads in order to sell products, build a brand, recruit, or spread a message.
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