Amazon Lowers Its Garden Walls; Peer39 Buys Adloox From Scope3
Amazon is lowering its walls by working with third parties to support sales, and Peer39 is acquiring Adloox, marking a new development in the advertising market.
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InMobi and Scope3 Debut Sell-Side Agent for Autonomous Media Buying
InMobi and Scope3 announced a sell-side agent for autonomous media buying, betting on AI agents as the future of premium media transactions.
InMobi and Scope3's announcement of a sell-side agent powered by AI highlights a shift towards AI-driven, efficient media procurement over traditional programmatic, underscoring the importance for Ichiba Section to explore AI agent utilization in its external media collaboration strategy.
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Google Search Console AI Performance Reports and Controls to Block Your Content in AI Responses
Google Search Console provided AI performance reports and controls to block content in AI responses, helping advertisers track and manage their content's performance.
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Google Spotlights Invalid Click Credits with New Ads Help Documentation
Google updated its Ads help documentation to provide more information on invalid click credits, helping advertisers handle invalid clicks.
Google's update to its invalid click credit documentation provides crucial transparency for advertisers to efficiently manage inaccurate clicks, offering a valuable resource for addressing the click spike issues that RPP-Ex has faced.
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Google Begins Testing Healthcare Ads in AI Mode
Google started testing healthcare ads in AI mode, exploring new opportunities for healthcare advertising.
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Google Ads Updates Terms of Service Ahead of July 2026 Rollout
Google Ads updated its terms of service before the July 2026 rollout, introducing new conditions for users.
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Microsoft Releases Web IQ, Powered by Bing but Designed for How AI-Agents Search
Microsoft released Web IQ, powered by Bing, with a focus on how AI agents search, providing optimized search functionality.
Microsoft's release of Web IQ with Bing, optimized for AI agent search behavior, suggests a potential shift in how content is discovered and interacted with, offering a new perspective for Rakuten's content strategy and future ad display mechanisms.
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FreeWheel and Outernet London Partner Together to Deliver the Next Level of CTV Out-of-Home Advertising
FreeWheel and Outernet London partnered to deliver advanced CTV out-of-home advertising solutions.
The partnership between FreeWheel and Outernet London to offer CTV out-of-home advertising points to emerging ad channels and formats, providing an opportunity for Rakuten to broaden its understanding of diverse media as it considers external media strategies for brand budget acquisition.
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Amazon to offer AI agent technology to other retailers
Amazon has announced that it will offer its AI agent technology to other retailers. This is the first time the company has provided this technology to other companies, which can utilize it to create more efficient and effective advertising strategies.
Amazon's unprecedented move to offer its AI agent technology to other retailers signals a competitive shift towards empowering external businesses with efficient ad strategies, urging Rakuten to accelerate TDA adoption and further support merchants in deploying effective advertising campaigns.
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Amazon reveals Prime Day dates
Amazon has announced the dates for its Prime Day event, a large sale for its members. The number of participating merchants and the variety of products offered have increased.
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unerry partners with Sony Marketing's Edge AI solution
unerry has partnered with Sony Marketing's Edge AI solution to provide measurement solutions for in-store media. The company's "Beacon Bank" utilizes real behavioral data to enhance the effectiveness of in-store advertising.
unerry and Sony Marketing's in-store media measurement solution leveraging edge AI highlights the evolution of ad effectiveness measurement based on real behavioral data, offering a hint for Rakuten to explore new attribution methods that integrate offline data in its pursuit of brand budgets.
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Google Warns of Penalties for "Back Button Hijacking"
Google has deemed "back button hijacking," which forcibly redirects users to another page, as spam and will impose penalties starting June 15, 2026, including downgrading search rankings. Site operators need to be aware of this issue.
Google's warning of strict penalties for "back button hijacking" signals a clear stance against malicious practices that harm user experience, obliging Rakuten to reinforce guidelines for its merchants to ensure website quality and a healthy user experience.
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Omnicom Pushes for Direct Deals
Omnicom is urging for more direct transactions between advertisers and publishers, but there are skeptical views on the actual budget movement. This discusses the impact of changes in the ad supply chain on the advertising business.
Omnicom's push for direct ad spend to publishers signals a growing demand for transparency and efficiency in the ad supply chain, requiring Rakuten Ichiba Section to evaluate the potential and impact of direct deal models in its external media collaboration and brand budget acquisition strategies.
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Leveling Up Thrift and Vintage Shopping with Google Search
This introduces ways to make thrift and vintage shopping more enjoyable using Google Search. It explains how users can utilize Google Search for this purpose.
Google Search's guidance on utilizing its platform for convenient second-hand shopping demonstrates platforms' adaptability to diverse consumer behaviors, suggesting that Rakuten Ichiba Section should consider enhancing its search experience to match the wide array of merchant products and user needs.
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Buyer Direct Experiment Shows 21% Increase in CTR and 66% Decrease in CPC
Hakuhodo DY ONE and Google conducted an experiment on the Buyer Direct model, resulting in a 21% increase in CTR and a 66% decrease in CPC. They will continue to develop the foundation for this advertising transaction model.
The "Buyer Direct" experiment by Hakuhodo DY ONE and Google, demonstrating a dramatic 21% CTR improvement and 66% CPC reduction, proves the significant impact of evolving ad trading models on operational efficiency and ROAS, urging Ichiba Section to urgently explore implementing new transaction models in its external media collaboration strategy.
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Introduction of Meta Business Agent
Meta introduced the Meta Business Agent, an AI-powered tool that enables businesses to respond to customer inquiries every day.
Meta's introduction of AI-powered business agents demonstrates the evolution of AI in automating customer interactions, suggesting Rakuten should closely monitor Meta's developments when considering AI applications in merchant support and user engagement.
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