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Equativ Partners with DoubleVerify to Elevate Media Quality and Programmatic Curation Precision

Equativ announces a partnership with DoubleVerify to enhance media quality and programmatic curation precision.

Equativ brings contextual expertise to ChatGPT Ads

Equativ, an adtech provider, has joined OpenAI's partner network for ChatGPT Ads, leveraging its expertise in contextual and native advertising. The company has developed its own campaign tool called Ad Studio, which advises advertisers on adapting messages and creatives to different stages of the purchase decision. A first campaign with BNP Paribas, its direct bank Hello Bank, and agency Havas Media France was implemented, targeting students and their families. OpenAI expanded ChatGPT Ads to 31 European markets in August and has been building a network of technology partners, including Criteo, StackAdapt, and Adform. Equativ's partnership focuses on campaign planning and design, while ad delivery remains with OpenAI, which decides which ads appear based on signals and bids. The partnership covers markets including Germany, France, the UK, and the US.

• Equativ has become a technology partner for ChatGPT Ads as part of OpenAI's partner network.
• Equativ developed its own campaign tool called Ad Studio for ChatGPT Ads.
• Equativ emphasizes its expertise in contextual and native advertising for ChatGPT Ads.

ChatGPT Ads Expands Partnerships; McDonald's Tests Drive-Thru Ads

This article from AdExchanger's daily roundup covers multiple advertising technology developments. Key points include the expansion of ChatGPT Ads' partner ecosystem with Equativ and Quartile joining the technology partner program, Adform partnering to sell ChatGPT's agentic conversation ads in Europe, and Amazon Ads beta testing ads in ChatGPT. Additionally, McDonald's is testing ads on digital menu boards at drive-thru windows, leveraging first-party customer data to create a new revenue stream. The article also mentions YouTube's new features announced at Made on YouTube event, including TV-focused enhancements and a Coachella streaming rights deal through 2030. Other news includes Scope3 rebranding to Apostra, Disney raising streaming prices, and Pluto TV launching a new ad campaign.

• Equativ and Quartile joined ChatGPT Ads' technology partner program.
• Adform signed on to sell ChatGPT's agentic conversation ads in Europe.
• Amazon Ads is beta testing ads in ChatGPT.

Google Buyer Direct Threatens Agentic Ad Tech

Google introduced Buyer Direct at Cannes, now in beta with Google Ad Manager publishers, a direct-booking capability built on GAM’s ad server that enables agency accounts to transact programmatic-style direct deals for display and online video without DSP and SSP fees. By leveraging the ad server’s inventory, bookings and pricing data, Buyer Direct aims to reduce intermediaries, cut latency, improve transparency and avoid cross-platform mediation and unreliable integrations. Publishers cited by Gareth Glaser reported an unofficial fee of roughly 10%. Glaser (Co‑Founder & CEO of Gamera) and other industry observers say Buyer Direct’s ease for direct-sold transactions could pressure programmatic channels and agentic AI-driven sales tools to demonstrate superior performance and justify their margins.

• Buyer Direct debuted at Cannes and is in beta with Google Ad Manager (GAM) publishers.
• Built on GAM’s ad server, Buyer Direct enables programmatic-style direct bookings for display and online video without DSP/SSP fees.
• It leverages ad server inventory, bookings and pricing data to reduce intermediaries, lower latency and increase transparency.