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The power of the creator economy and its hold on the advertising industry is on full display at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity this year.
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Uber Ads’ head of advertising discusses navigating programmatic challenges and embracing AI advancements in a special episode of the Digiday Podcast recorded at Cannes Lions.