META'S AI-FIRST AD BUYING IS FORCING A NEW OPERATING MODEL FOR PAID SOCIAL TEAMS

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Meta's AI-first ad buying is reducing the need for manual campaign optimization and shifting paid social teams toward managing the inputs that guide the system. Clean conversion signals become critical because they shape how Meta optimizes campaigns. Creative production also becomes a bigger performance lever as targeting gets automated. Teams will need to rethink workflows and governance as fewer campaign decisions remain under direct human control.