{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgetting-granular.simplecast.com%2Fepisodes%2Fthe-click-brief-podcast-january-2026-xBVm2hRu","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"The Click Brief Podcast: January 2026","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/eeb4e056-38da-4d20-84a7-b546ed324c4e/63e7363f-9165-4c23-af25-013d246976ab/jan-202026.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/fb24bd3b-1e28-4841-9a32-0482be722910\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"The Click Brief Podcast: January 2026\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"January didn’t ease into 2026, it accelerated it. Jeremy Packee and Emily Anderson break down OpenAI officially testing ads in ChatGPT, TikTok’s sweeping Smart Plus automation updates, and Google’s push into agentic commerce with AI-native checkout and a new Universal Commerce Protocol. They also react to this year’s AI-heavy Super Bowl ads from OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), and Google Gemini — and debate who actually communicated value best.\n\nThey also react to this year’s AI-heavy Super Bowl ads from OpenAI, Anthropic (Claude), and Google Gemini, and debate which brand actually demonstrated real value for everyday users.\n\nIf December was quiet, January made it clear: AI-driven advertising is moving fast  and the commerce experience is changing with it."}