Observed Signal · Aug 25, 2026 · Market Signal · Source: The 4As · Impact: 4/5
4As Launches 4As Intelligence, an AI-Powered Platform Giving Agencies Instant Access to Trusted, Sourced Research
The 4As blog announces the launch of 4As Intelligence, an AI-powered research platform, along with new leadership additions as part of its Next Chapter Strategy and a cross-industry AI Leadership Council with ANA and IAB.
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4As Launches 4As Intelligence, an AI-Powered Platform Giving Agencies Instant Access to Trusted, Sourced Research
The 4As announced the launch of 4As Intelligence, an AI-powered platform designed to provide agencies with instant access to trusted, sourced research.
AI Reshapes Advertising; Marketers Face Trust Deficit
AI is fundamentally transforming digital advertising across planning, execution and measurement, driving major platform shifts and new creative workflows while creating industry uncertainty. Jarrod Allen of Monks highlights big tech moves — Microsoft will retire the Xandr DSP by early 2026 to focus on a Microsoft Advertising Platform with Copilot-style AI; Google is embedding ads in 'AI Overviews' and advancing AI Max for Search; Meta is expanding Advantage+ and generative AI investments. The DSP market is consolidating as leaders like The Trade Desk and Google add AI, pressuring smaller DSPs. Despite broad intent to increase AI use (cited ~86% of marketers), adoption is incomplete (~30%) because of a trust deficit tied to black-box models, privacy and control. Google’s third-party cookie phase-out accelerates a shift to first-party data and retail-media partnerships.
Atlantic launches Activated Intelligence for data, AI, apps
Atlantic, a North American technology and managed services provider, announced the launch of Activated Intelligence, a new division designed to help mid-market organizations integrate data, AI, and business applications to drive measurable business outcomes. Activated Intelligence unifies Atlantic's expertise in data and analytics, AI and intelligent automation, business applications, AI governance, and Microsoft Modern Work. The division offers a foundational managed AI program called AI Launchpad, which guides organizations through AI maturity assessment, governance and security gap identification, employee enablement, and high-value use case prioritization. The launch builds on Atlantic's acquisitions of BrainSell and Interloop, bringing their data, analytics, and business applications expertise under one integrated division. Atlantic CEO Jason Weiss, who also served as 'Client Zero' for the initiative, emphasized the importance of trusted data and governance in realizing AI's value. The announcement cites IBM Institute for Business Value's 2025 CEO Study, noting that 50% of CEOs feel their technology investments are disconnected, and 72% say leveraging proprietary data is key to AI value.
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