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ChatGPT With a Side of Ads: Will AI Chatbots Ruin—or Reinvent—Search Advertising? | Behind the Numbers
Episode 942

ChatGPT With a Side of Ads: Will AI Chatbots Ruin—or Reinvent—Search Advertising? | Behind the Numbers

Behind the Numbers: an EMARKETER Podcast

February 6, 202627m 2s

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Show Notes

On today’s podcast episode, we discuss whether “ChatGPT with Ads” will scare users away, the effectiveness of chatbot ads versus traditional search ads, and whether there’s an ethical component to advertising during a search conversation compared with the blue-link format. Join Senior Director of Podcasts and host Marcus Johnson, along with Principal Analyst Nate Elliot and Analyst Marisa Jones. Listen everywhere, and watch on YouTube and Spotify.

 

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