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Branch Launches New Blog: How To Simplify Attribution With AI Data Analysis

Branch has published a new blog post titled 'How To Simplify Attribution With AI Data Analysis', which discusses how AI tools can help marketers answer exploratory, diagnostic, comparative, and benchmarking queries about their attribution data.

Branch Launches New Blog Post: How To Simplify Attribution With AI Data Analysis

Branch published a new blog post titled 'How To Simplify Attribution With AI Data Analysis', highlighting how AI tools can help marketers answer exploratory, diagnostic, comparative, and benchmarking queries about their attribution data.

HubSpot Rebuilds Platform Around AI Agents

At Unbound26, HubSpot announced a major platform overhaul centered on AI agents, featuring 'Growth Context' to unify company, team, and customer data. The redesigned Breeze Assistant can now coordinate specialized agents to complete complex tasks like campaign planning and content creation. A new Smart CRM automatically captures calls, emails, and meetings, while 'Context Home' identifies data gaps. Marketing Studio surfaces issues and triggers AI-driven workflows, and sales tools like Prospecting Agent and Revenue Hub automate outreach and quoting. HubSpot also added integrations with ChatGPT Ads and Microsoft Advertising, claiming to be the first CRM to integrate with ChatGPT Ads. The changes aim to shift users from managing individual agents to specifying outcomes, with the platform coordinating the rest.

• HubSpot unveiled major platform updates at Unbound26.
• The new Breeze Assistant can assign specialized agents to complete tasks.
• Smart CRM automatically captures and syncs calls, emails, and meetings.

OpenAI launches Sponsored Agents and AI ad tools

OpenAI is advancing ChatGPT Ads with new features such as Sponsored Agents for conversational brand interactions, AI-assisted ad creation in Ads Manager, and integrations with HubSpot and Shopify. The company has expanded availability to Europe, with Amazon Ads offering ChatGPT Ads in the US, and appointed Mark Bambury as Head of EMEA Ads. ChatGPT Ads reached $1 billion in annual recurring revenue within 200 days of its February 2026 US launch, targeting $100 billion by 2030, though analysts remain skeptical. Ads are shown only to free and Go plan users, with European rollout using non-personalized context-based ads. These tools aim to provide personalized, context-aware advertising, but adoption uncertainty remains as brands could build their own chatbots.

• OpenAI launched 'Sponsored Agents' for ChatGPT Ads, enabling conversational brand interactions after ad clicks, tested with select US advertisers.
• Ads Manager supports natural-language campaign creation, AI creative assistance, and automatic ad text adaptation and translation.
• ChatGPT Ads integrates with HubSpot (first CRM partner) and Shopify (first ecommerce partner); Shopify app available internationally from September 23, 2026.

Custodea Raises €350K to Empower European SMEs with Data Control

Custodea, a European AI data platform, has secured €350,000 in seed funding from its network of investors. The platform helps SMEs centralize and manage fragmented business data from systems like Exact Online, HubSpot, and Personio in a private data environment. It offers continuous synchronization, integration with tools like Excel, Power BI, and Looker, and an AI assistant for analytics. The infrastructure is EU-based, emphasizing data control and privacy. The funding will support the platform's launch and European expansion.

• Custodea raised €350,000 in seed funding
• Funding from investors in Custodea's network
• Platform integrates with Exact Online, HubSpot, and Personio