Paid Media Intelligence Issue No. 47 — Summer 2026
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The economics of attention, weekly
Strategy · The Sendplix Thesis

Distribution Is the Moat: Why Owning the Send Beats Owning the Creative

Creative is a commodity. Media buying is a commodity. The last defensible edge in paid media is the pipe between your brand and the person on the other end.

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Retail Media's Measurement Ceiling Is Finally Cracking

$140B in spend, still grading its own homework. Independent incrementality testing is exposing which retail networks earn their budgets — and which just tax them.

Rafael Duarte · May 21, 2026 · 7 min read

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