Your Ads Are About to Get Obsolete ft. Will Haire

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Will Haire discusses the future of advertising as AI purchasing agents start to shape how products get bought.
Noah Wickham
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Noah Wickham
April 7, 2026

Your Ads Are About to Get Obsolete ft. Will Haire

Will Haire discusses the future of advertising as AI purchasing agents start to shape how products get bought.

Noah Wickham
By
Noah Wickham
April 7, 2026
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Will Haire discusses the future of advertising as AI purchasing agents start to shape how products get bought. The conversation covers how Amazon ads and DSP have evolved, full funnel strategy and audience building, why off-Amazon traffic drives sales, and attribution problems across platforms. It also looks at the limits of AI advertising tools, human behavior versus automation in ads, and what AI buying agents could mean for emotional appeals in marketing.

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Will Haire discusses the future of advertising as AI purchasing agents start to shape how products get bought. The conversation covers how Amazon ads and DSP have evolved, full funnel strategy and audience building, why off-Amazon traffic drives sales, and attribution problems across platforms. It also looks at the limits of AI advertising tools, human behavior versus automation in ads, and what AI buying agents could mean for emotional appeals in marketing.

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