Liftoff CEO Bets Big on AI
THE SO WHAT
A 35% revenue jump tied to an AI-driven ad stack is another data point that performance marketers will pay for better optimization, not just cheaper impressions. If you’re in adtech or martech, the bar is now “AI that moves ROAS on existing spend,” not “AI features” as a sales story.
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