Meta plans to let advertisers fully create and target campaigns using AI tools by the end of next year.
Shall challenge traditional advertising and media agencies.
The new AI tools in development would allow brands to simply upload a product image and define their marketing budget. From there, Meta’s system would generate the entire ad, complete with visuals, video, text, and automatically target it to the right users across Facebook and Instagram, factoring in elements like Geolocation & User Behavior.
While Meta already offers AI-powered tools to help brands modify ads before launch, the upcoming features represent a more significant shift. They could bypass the need for external ad agencies by automating creative, planning, and media buying processes, opening the door for smaller advertisers with limited budgets.
The news had an immediate market impact on shares of major ad firms. Investors see Meta’s plan as a potential disruption to the $160 billion it already earns annually from ad revenue.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg described the shift as “a redefinition of the category of advertising” and emphasized the company’s focus on delivering measurable, scalable AI solutions for marketers.
Meta plans to spend up to $72 billion in capital expenditure next year, much of it aimed at building the AI infrastructure powering this transformation.
Industry’s Take
Why can’t we just manage our campaigns by ourselves?