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Scaling Video Execution for Independent Agencies
See how independent agencies can scale video execution across CTV, short-form, and programmatic by using execution systems built for change.
What Happens When Your Agency’s Media Playbook Stops Matching How People Actually Buy?
Independent agencies face rising pressure in 2026. Explore the media execution shifts reshaping funnels, video, search, and how to regain control before the pressure compounds.
OTT Advertising Strategy: A Complete Guide for Agencies
Explore the complete OTT advertising strategy for agencies. Get better results with a data-driven, audience-first strategy for over-the-top ads.
Why We’re Not Making New Year’s Resolutions This Year
Independent agencies need media execution systems that adapt to real-world pressure, change, and complexity. Follow our 12-month series on fixing execution where it actually breaks.
Meta’s Andromeda AI: How Agencies Can Win in the Next Era of Performance
Meta’s Andromeda and GEM AI systems are reshaping ad performance. Learn how creative, signals, and structure can drive results across Meta.
Marketing to Gen Z: Technology-Driven Strategies That Actually Connect
Marketing to Gen Z starts with the right channels. Learn how to market to Gen Z vs millennials with strategies that connect authentically and drive results.
Rewinding 2025: The Biggest Stories in Ad Tech From This Year
2025 reshaped the ad tech landscape, from Google’s monopoly ruling to streaming partnerships and AI’s growing role in advertising. Here’s what happened and why it matters.
Your Guide to Political Advertising & Local Election Marketing
Political ad spend is focused on states, local races, and CTV. See the rules, the real budget trends, and how independent agencies can win with Pathlabs’ Media Execution Partnerships.
Zero Click Searches: What They Mean for Independent Agencies Now And Beyond
Google’s AI Overviews and LLMs are changing search forever. Learn how zero-click behavior impacts SEO, metrics, and paid search campaigns, as well as how Pathlabs helps agencies adapt.
Too Many Tools, Too Little Time: Why Agencies Need Agile Media Execution Now
Agencies are drowning in dashboards, logins, and disconnected tools. Learn how agile media execution helps teams move faster, optimize smarter, and finally cut the clutter.
Mid-Year Check-In: Are 2025 Media Execution Trends Living Up to the Hype?
Eight months into 2025, the media landscape is shifting fast.
CTV is scaling, retail media is surging, and AI is gaining traction, but rising complexity is slowing execution for many independent agencies. This mid-year pulse check breaks down what’s playing out as expected, what’s falling short, and what agencies can do now to stay ahead.
Agile Media Execution: Where Speed Meets Strategy
Legacy systems are slowing agencies down, and it’s costing performance. Discover how agile media execution helps media buyers adapt faster, test smarter, and scale campaigns across 20+ channels without losing strategic control.