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Meta CMO: How Advertising Works Under the Hood

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Meta CMO: How Advertising Works Under the Hood

The a16z Show

2025/09/29
The a16z Show

The a16z Show

2025/09/29
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Ads pay for the internet—and they’re about to change again. a16z General Partner Erik Torenberg, entrepreneur and author Antonio García Martínez, and Meta CMO Alex Schultz dive into growth and performance marketing, privacy myths, retail media, and the AI ...

Highlights

The digital advertising ecosystem is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by advances in AI, shifts in data privacy norms, and the rise of new platform models. As online ads continue to underpin the free internet, industry leaders are rethinking how value is created and exchanged between users, platforms, and advertisers.
03:20
People's stated and revealed preferences about ads differ significantly
06:52
Ads incentivize low-quality content through engagement metrics
07:34
Advertising supports economic growth, jobs, and innovation
11:43
Meta's AI push may be a response to declining peer-to-peer engagement on social platforms
21:26
Data isn't as valuable as oil, and paying users for it creates fraud incentives.
36:05
AI chatbots are revolutionizing customer interaction in Asia but face challenges in the West
43:54
Crypto offers economic freedom by bypassing traditional institutional barriers
54:45
Human EQ matters more than raw intelligence in the AI era
1:00:40
Personalized ads based on true user interests create a better experience.

Chapters

Introduction
00:00
Book Inspiration & Positive Perspective on Advertising
00:38
Critiques of Online Advertising & Data Privacy
04:43
The Evolution of Media Business Models
07:34
Content Moderation and Platform Shifts
10:12
Connected vs. Unconnected Content & The Rise of AI
11:43
The Future of AI, Personalization, and Advertising
13:34
Retail Media Networks & First-Party Data
28:18
Alternative Histories: Instagram, Libra, and Industry What-Ifs
38:18
The Impact of AI on Jobs and Company Structure
46:31
The Metaverse, VR, and Future Platforms
55:00

Transcript

Alex Schultz: I'm sick and tired of all the negative talk about online ads. It drives the entire internet economy. You wouldn't have all of these companies without online advertising. It has democratized all this stuff, so the startups can do little things...