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Incubeta Completes Acquisition of XPON’s GMP and GCP Business

Incubeta announces the completion of its acquisition of XPON's GMP and GCP business, as featured in the latest industry news.

Mastering ChatGPT Ads: How to Win in the Era of Generative Search

Incubeta's Thought Leadership page now features a new article on mastering ChatGPT Ads, along with several other new articles on AI-driven marketing topics such as SXO, tokenmaxxing, and agentic commerce.

Measure AI Decisions, Not Just Adoption

Opinion piece by Amy Crowther (President, Americas at Incubeta) published August 20, 2026, arguing that marketing organisations should shift from counting AI tool adoption to measuring AI-driven decisions and AI maturity. The article contends that true transformation occurs when AI changes how important business decisions are made (not merely speeding or reducing cost), and that sustainable competitive advantage requires data foundations, governance, new skills, and connected decision-making systems rather than isolated AI experiments.

• Article authored by Amy Crowther, President, Americas at Incubeta.
• Published on August 20, 2026.
• Main thesis: organisations should track AI maturity and AI-driven decisions rather than metrics of tool adoption or usage.

Why SChain Validation Deserves More Attention in Programmatic

This article from IAB Tech Lab discusses the importance of the SupplyChain object (schain) in programmatic advertising for ensuring supply path transparency. It explains how schain records every entity that handled a bid request, but emphasizes that declaring a chain is not the same as validating it. Validation involves cross-checking each node against the public ads.txt and sellers.json files. The article highlights common issues like fabricated hops, duplicate seller IDs, and obfuscated bundle IDs. It urges exchanges, SSPs, and DSPs to implement and continuously validate schain to combat ad fraud, build trust, and protect revenue. The piece also mentions IAB Tech Lab's automated validation service and a proposed 1.1 update to the spec.

• The SupplyChain object (schain) records every entity that handled a bid request, starting from the original publisher.
• Validation of schain involves checking each node against public ads.txt and sellers.json files.
• A reseller must insert their own node into the chain when taking custody of a bid request, or the object becomes invalid.

Attentive VP Jema Birkmeyer Discusses AI's Role in Lifecycle Marketing

In a MarTech Series interview, Jema Birkmeyer, VP of Strategic Accounts at Attentive, discusses the evolving landscape of lifecycle marketing as AI and agentic AI take on more campaign decisions. She highlights a shift from rule-based marketing to direction-setting, where AI handles millions of real-time decisions about audience, messaging, timing, and channel, allowing marketers to focus on strategy and creativity. Birkmeyer emphasizes the need to balance short-term conversions with long-term customer value, noting that 65% of shoppers are open to more relevant messages, while 80% ignore irrelevant ones. She discusses the changing role of segmentation, the importance of deliberate testing for creative and strategy, and the risk of brands losing relevance through over-automation. The interview underscores that AI enhances but does not replace the need for human insight and creativity in building lasting customer relationships.

• Jema Birkmeyer is VP of Strategic Accounts at Attentive.
• Attentive is an omnichannel marketing platform for SMS, email, RCS, and push.
• 65% of shoppers are open to more messages if relevant; 80% ignore irrelevant messages.

InMarket Blog: New Posts on Pinterest, TikTok, Madhive Partnership, and Measurement Insights

InMarket published new blog posts covering Pinterest campaign analysis, interviews with CPG Guys and TikTok's Ann Nguyen, a Madhive partnership announcement, foot traffic measurement 101, and Cannes insights.