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ChatGPT is now an ad platform. And most marketers have no idea.
OpenAI started running ads inside ChatGPT in February. Target, Ford, Adobe and Best Buy are already in. This is not another display network. These ads show up at the exact moment someone is making a decision, not whilst they are scrolling.
Early data shows users convert at 1.5x the rate of other channels. Entry point right now is 60 dollar CPMs and 200k minimum spend. That tells you this is premium inventory and when it opens to smaller advertisers, the learning curve will already be expensive.
The shift is simple. We are moving from interruption based advertising to intent based advertising. And this is the first AI platform to make it live.
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The algorithm doesn’t care how many people see your content anymore. It cares how many people stay.
Every major platform has quietly rewritten the rules. Reach used to be the metric that mattered. Now it’s retention. Watch time. Saves. Replays. Follow-throughs.
A strong hook still matters, but it’s no longer enough on its own. Your content needs structure. A beginning that earns attention. A middle that holds it. And a payoff that makes someone save it or come back for more.
The creators struggling right now are still chasing big numbers with no depth behind them. The ones growing? They treat every post like a mini-story that teaches, resolves, or reveals something worth remembering.
This isn’t a prediction. It’s how TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn all operate right now.
If your content doesn’t make people stop, stay, and come back, the platform buries it.
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