Nikhil Lai,

Nikhil Lai

Principal Analyst

Nikhil’s research focuses on the evolution of performance marketing, including commerce media, SEO and answer engine optimization (AEO), TV advertising, full-funnel advertising, AI-integrated advertising, and creative adtech. He helps clients with guidance sessions, inquiries, and advisories on the current and future states of performance marketing and channel-specific best practices.

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