Pundit
Alexandra Bruell
2 receipts • Tracked since Apr 2026
WSJ CMO Today reporter on agencies and the marketing industry.
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2 receipts
2024
1 prediction- Jun 20, 2024Called it.“The agency holding companies are running out of organic growth options — expect a wave of mega-mergers as they try to match Google and Meta's scale on data and AI.”
Validated within six months: Omnicom-IPG announced December 2024, creating largest agency holdco; Publicis made multiple AI/data acquisitions; WPP restructured around AI-first model.
2015
1 prediction- Jun 2, 2015Called it.“Place Your Bets: Programmatic Tech is Leading to a Market in Media Futures.”
Programmatic advertising has indeed led to a more sophisticated market for media futures, with real-time bidding and exchanges becoming standard. This prediction has largely come to pass.