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After years of investing in advertising & tech companies, I found myself leading one
From imposter syndrome to the principles that shape how I show up.
Advertising alpha: brand marketers are hedge fund managers now
“Now, we are hedge fund managers.” Dave Kersey, Global Head of Media for SharkNinja, made that assertion on a panel that I attended at Horizon Media‘s HorizonOS Labs day. He…
Adtech has a trust problem. AI will solve it.
In his Marketecture Live session in March, LUMA’s Terry Kawaja made ten predictions about the impact of AI on adtech. While they were all thought-provoking, #8 was particularly intriguing, in…
WTF is multimodal AI in advertising?
Multimodal AI understands an endless amount of data signals to build a custom model — powering smarter targeting, activation, and performance.
What Super Bowl LX teaches us about AI in advertising: how AI shifted from experiment to strategy at the Big Game
AI in advertising took center stage at Super Bowl LX, shaping media strategy, audience targeting, and brand investments.
Data Science Deep Dive: modular multimodal system for CTV ad targeting
Why Multimodal Learning Matters Multimodal learning is the next frontier in machine learning. It allows machines to combine different types of data to understand more than is possible from any…
Celebrating International Women’s Day at Dstillery
International Women’s Day is more than just a date on the calendar – it’s a time to recognize the achievements of women everywhere and keep pushing for progress. This year’s…
BrXnd AI LA: the future of AI for brands is now
Following our Dstillery sponsorship of the first annual BrXnd AI event last May in NYC, our Executive Director, Taylor Zamora, and I attended the first LA version at the NeueHouse…
Reflections from Davos 2025: leadership, innovation, and the future of AI in marketing
As I reflect on an unforgettable week in Davos, the World Economic Forum 2025 experience continues to resonate. Representing Dstillery at the gracious invitation of The Female Quotient, I had…
Performance meets brand: how to win the short and long game
As the digital media landscape evolves, one perennial debate remains: performance marketing versus brand marketing: which matters more? At Dstillery, we’ve discovered that it’s not an “either-or” question—it’s about finding…