{"id":305,"date":"2026-04-30T12:29:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T12:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:12:55","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:12:55","slug":"popicon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/popicon\/","title":{"rendered":"Popicon"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div style=\"--aw-one-column-content-description-color: #FFFFFF;--aw-one-column-content-bg: #000000\" class=\"aw-one-column-content aw-one-column-content--align-center wp-block-advertising-week-one-column-content\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-one-column-content__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-one-column-content__partner aw-one-column-content__partner--align-center\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-one-column-content__logos\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-one-column-content__logo-slot\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"aw-one-column-content__image\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/04\/popicon_logo.png\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"popicon_logo\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tdecoding=\"async\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-one-column-content__description\">Dedicated to keeping the conversation alive about brand mascots from all walks of life. We introduce and reintroduce fans to <br>iconic mascots they know and love, those they might have forgotten about, and some they might not have heard of before, but <br>are excited for the introduction.<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div\n\t\tclass=\"aw-dcg-block wp-block-advertising-week-dynamic-content-grid\"\t\t>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-dcg__surface\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-dcg container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-dcg__header\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"aw-dcg__title aw-dcg__title--has-separator h3\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFEATURED\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-dcg__grid aw-dcg__grid--3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"aw-dcg__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"aw-dcg__card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/news\/ai-is-amazing-your-ads-about-it-still-have-to-be-true\/13610\/\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-dcg__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/samdemo-300x169.jpg\" class=\"aw-dcg__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/samdemo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/samdemo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/samdemo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/samdemo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/samdemo.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aw-dcg__image-overlay\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-dcg__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"aw-dcg__post-title h5\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAI Is Amazing. Your Ads About It Still Have to Be True.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"aw-dcg__excerpt\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn recent decisions involving companies in different industries, NAD has sketched out a practical roadmap for how advertisers should (and shouldn\u2019t) talk about AI. Here are four lessons from those cases.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"aw-dcg__card\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"aw-dcg__card-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/what-the-trust-recession-means-for-advertisers\/\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-dcg__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/What-the-trust-recession-means-1-300x169.jpg\" class=\"aw-dcg__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/What-the-trust-recession-means-1-300x169.jpg 300w, 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they know what to do with, so adding another marketing message rarely solves the problem.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"aw-pl__item aw-pl__item--row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"aw-pl__link aw-pl__link--row\" href=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/making-room-to-think\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-pl__media aw-pl__media--thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/rebecca-sykes-300x169.jpg\" class=\"aw-pl__image wp-image-13716\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 30vw, 180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/rebecca-sykes-300x169.jpg 300w, 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all.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"aw-pl__item aw-pl__item--row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"aw-pl__link aw-pl__link--row\" href=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/ai-optimization-can-scale-the-wrong-strategy-faster-than-ever\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-pl__media aw-pl__media--thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/AI-Optimization-Can-Scale-The-Wrong-300x169.jpg\" class=\"aw-pl__image wp-image-13683\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 30vw, 180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/AI-Optimization-Can-Scale-The-Wrong-300x169.jpg 300w, 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job is to understand which signals still represent human intent, which signals reflect machine activity and which signals reveal how the brand is being interpreted in the market.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"aw-pl__item aw-pl__item--row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"aw-pl__link aw-pl__link--row\" href=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/why-gaming-audiences-are-becoming-harder-to-reach-and-easier-to-lose\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-pl__media aw-pl__media--thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Why-gaming-audiences-are-becoming-300x169.jpg\" class=\"aw-pl__image wp-image-13689\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 30vw, 180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Why-gaming-audiences-are-becoming-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Why-gaming-audiences-are-becoming-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Why-gaming-audiences-are-becoming-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Why-gaming-audiences-are-becoming-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Why-gaming-audiences-are-becoming.jpg 1600w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-pl__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"aw-pl__post-title h6\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhy Gaming Audiences Are Becoming Harder to Reach &#8211; and Easier to Lose\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-pl__excerpt\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBuilding lasting engagement requires more than visibility alone; it requires curation and a long-term strategy.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"aw-pl__item aw-pl__item--row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"aw-pl__link aw-pl__link--row\" href=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/the-tartan-army-isnt-the-world-cup-story-marketers-should-watch\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-pl__media aw-pl__media--thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/The-Tartan-Army-Isnt-the-World-300x169.jpg\" class=\"aw-pl__image wp-image-13686\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 30vw, 180px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/The-Tartan-Army-Isnt-the-World-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/The-Tartan-Army-Isnt-the-World-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/The-Tartan-Army-Isnt-the-World-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/The-Tartan-Army-Isnt-the-World-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/The-Tartan-Army-Isnt-the-World.jpg 1600w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-pl__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"aw-pl__post-title h6\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Tartan Army Isn\u2019t the World Cup Story Marketers Should Watch\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-pl__excerpt\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhen Scotland\u2019s Tartan Army arrived in Boston for the June 13 match against Haiti, the headlines wrote themselves: bars running dry, tap lines emptying.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"aw-pl__item aw-pl__item--row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"aw-pl__link aw-pl__link--row\" href=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/programmatic-broke-publisher-value-its-time-for-the-sell-side-to-strike-back\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-pl__media aw-pl__media--thumb\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"169\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/The-Second-Second-is-The-Moment-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/The-Second-Second-is-The-Moment-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/The-Second-Second-is-The-Moment-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/The-Second-Second-is-The-Moment-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/The-Second-Second-is-The-Moment.jpg 1600w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-pl__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"aw-pl__post-title h6\" style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe Second Second Is the Moment That Matters Most for 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Your Ads About It Still Have to Be True.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"aw-dcl__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIn recent decisions involving companies in different industries, NAD has sketched out a practical roadmap for how advertisers should (and shouldn\u2019t) talk about AI. Here are four lessons from those cases.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"aw-dcl__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"aw-dcl__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/what-the-trust-recession-means-for-advertisers\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-dcl__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/What-the-trust-recession-means-1-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"aw-dcl__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/What-the-trust-recession-means-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, 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style=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMaking Room to Think\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"aw-dcl__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAI as a tool versus agentic AI, looking at it like a Pixar movie, and embracing the culture shift that comes with it all.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"aw-dcl__item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"aw-dcl__item-link\" href=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/ai-optimization-can-scale-the-wrong-strategy-faster-than-ever\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-dcl__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/AI-Optimization-Can-Scale-The-Wrong-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"aw-dcl__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/AI-Optimization-Can-Scale-The-Wrong-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/AI-Optimization-Can-Scale-The-Wrong-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/AI-Optimization-Can-Scale-The-Wrong-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/AI-Optimization-Can-Scale-The-Wrong-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/AI-Optimization-Can-Scale-The-Wrong.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"aw-dcl__image-overlay\" 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href=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/why-gaming-audiences-are-becoming-harder-to-reach-and-easier-to-lose\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"aw-dcl__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Why-gaming-audiences-are-becoming-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"aw-dcl__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Why-gaming-audiences-are-becoming-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Why-gaming-audiences-are-becoming-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kinsta-stag-advertisingweek.md-staging.com\/aw360\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/Why-gaming-audiences-are-becoming-768x432.jpg 768w, 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