Marketers face a pivotal choice in 2026: to frame their use of AI around driving business growth, or around cutting costs.

Most national magazines, newspapers, and websites don’t have the sales resources to connect with regional advertisers. Instead, they focus on national campaigns that drive the most revenue per campaign. While national publishers are aware that local ad dollars are available, it makes sense that they don’t pursue them based on staffing limitations.
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