The Democratization of Brand Building on Amazon - Episode 419
🎙️Live at unBoxed With Chris Conetta of Amazon
DESCRIPTION
Welcome to The Ecommerce Braintrust podcast, brought to you by Julie Spear, Head of Retail Marketplace Services, and Jordan Ripley, Director of Retail Account Management.
In this special episode, we’re coming to you live from Amazon unBoxed in Nashville, where we’re sitting down with Chris Conetta, Director of Amazon DSP Supply.
Together, we dig into Amazon’s latest investments and breakthrough product updates within its Demand-Side Platform (DSP). From new integrations and measurement innovations to tools designed to make programmatic advertising more accessible and effective for brands and agencies.
Let’s dive in.
“It goes back to this theme of democratizing the ad experience, 100%. With Creative Agent, we’re now democratizing the ability to create video assets at scale.”
KEY TAKEAWAYS
In this episode, Julie, Jordan, and Chris discuss:
Amazon’s journey in expanding DSP from a closed beta to an integrated, open internet solution with recent high-profile partnerships (Roku, Disney, Netflix, Spotify, Sirius, etc.).
Comparison of Amazon DSP’s differentiation against other legacy programmatic platforms, focusing on authenticated reach, authenticated signals, and lower programmatic fees.
The pivotal role of Amazon Marketing Cloud (AMC) in providing holistic, transparent measurement.
The new Ads Agent, which leverages AI to make AMC data more accessible for all users.
Announcement and impact of unifying Sponsored Products and DSP into a single ads console, making campaign management and measurement across channels simpler and more unified.
Introduction of the “full funnel campaign” product, designed to easily map and optimize brand touchpoints along the customer journey from streaming to conversion.
The debut of Creative Agent, a tool that democratizes and streamlines creative production for video assets, empowering AB testing and campaign agility for brands.
Discussion of Deal Builder and Inventory Hub, new solutions aiming to make the selection and bundling of media inventory more efficient and tailored to campaign goals.
Greater theme of democratizing access to advanced advertising tools, enabling brands and agencies of all sizes to maximize their Amazon and open internet advertising results.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE
Connect with Amazon’s Director of Omnichannel Supply (ADSP), Christopher Conetta
Learn more about Amazon unBoxed 2025
Learn more about Amazon DSP
Connect with our host, Julie Spear
Connect with our host, Jordan Ripley
Learn more about Acadia
