Marketecture: Get Smart. Fast.
Marketecture: Get Smart. Fast.
Ari Paparo
Episode 158: Rajeev Goel Is Making Agentic Advertising a Reality
1 hour 1 minutes Posted Jan 30, 2026 at 11:00 am.
Travel check and AI kickoff
Moltbot and why autonomous assistants matter
Rajeev Goel on agentic AI at PubMatic
RTB automates only the impression moment
RFPs, emails, spreadsheets — the manual reality
Agents scaling campaign management
Butler Till and Clubtails case study setup
PubMatic agent recommends inventory, audiences, and data
Agents compress the value chain, weaken DSP lock-in
OpenAI ads debate, CPM economics, answer engine ads
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Show notes
Rajeev Goel, CEO of PubMatic, joins Ari Paparo and Eric Franchi to discuss how agentic AI and AdCP are reshaping the media buying process, collapsing the ad tech value chain, and creating new opportunities for publishers and advertisers to compete with walled gardens.
Takeaways
Agentic AI can automate planning, buying, and optimization beyond today’s DSP workflows.
PubMatic’s AgenticOS lets advertisers transact through AI agents using AdCP.
AI efficiency may grow digital ad spend and shift more ROI budgets to the open internet.
Seller agents and marketplaces could help publishers unlock demand without big sales teams.
The open web will compete better with stronger identity, measurement, and a simpler supply chain.
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