Observed Signal · Apr 7, 2026 · Product Launch · Source: https://martechseries.com/feed/ · Impact: 2/5 · Sentiment: Positive
fullthrottle.ai Expands Platform to Support Audio Ads
fullthrottle.ai announced expanded audio advertising capabilities within its AdTech platform, enabling advertisers to plan, activate, and optimize audio campaigns alongside CTV, display and other channels within a single workflow. The update provides access to premium streaming, podcast, and digital audio inventory through direct publisher partnerships (including iHeartMedia), household-level first-party audience targeting, and outcome-based measurement via the company’s SafeMatch® attribution. The rollout is described as the first phase of the company’s audio strategy, with additional publisher partnerships and marketplace enhancements planned in the coming weeks.
Adds integrated audio inventory and household-level measurement to an existing AdTech platform, simplifying omnichannel activation and measurement for advertisers; industry-relevant but not a major platform policy or market-shifting change.
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Key Takeaways & Evidence Grounding
- fullthrottle.ai announced expanded audio advertising capabilities within its platform.
- Advertisers can activate audio campaigns across streaming, podcast, and digital audio through direct publisher partnerships, including iHeartMedia.
- Audio campaign execution is unified into the same workflow used for CTV, display and other channels to reduce fragmentation.
- Platform supports first-, second-, and third-party audiences with household-level targeting and outcome-based measurement using SafeMatch® attribution.
- The launch is described as the first phase, with more publisher partnerships and marketplace features expected soon.
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fullthrottle.ai Partners with TuneIn for Measurable Audio Ads
fullthrottle.ai announced a strategic integration with TuneIn to make TuneIn’s live and on‑demand audio inventory available inside the fullthrottle.ai platform. The integration enables advertisers to plan, activate and optimize audio campaigns alongside CTV, video, display and direct mail in a single workflow. Combined with fullthrottle.ai’s identity and attribution capabilities, the partnership aims to tie listener engagement to measurable business outcomes across the customer journey. Quotes from fullthrottle.ai co‑founder Amol Waishampayan and TuneIn VP Chris Lane emphasize simplified execution and the ability to connect audio scale to cross‑channel performance.
Unlocking Audio: The Future of Advertising Value
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Audion Unveils AI Tool for Smart Audio Ad Campaigns
Audion has launched 'Audion AI', an outcome-driven artificial intelligence solution that automates media planning, content selection and continuous optimisation for digital audio advertising. The tool translates campaign objectives from a single prompt into structured 'multi-audio' media plans covering traditional audio and audio-in-video, analyses listening platforms (Spotify, Deezer, Apple Podcasts, YouTube and Amazon Music) and aggregates signals from podcasts, streaming, digital radio and Audion’s own campaign and measurement data. Audion says the system analyses the equivalent of almost 100 years of audio and video content every month and uses historical performance, brand-lift and drive-to-store studies to predict and optimise content performance. Alongside the product launch, Audion announced an updated brand identity as part of its global expansion and AI-led strategy.
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