Weekly Report: Alex Cooper says ad agencies are the problem

In Ad Age Insider's July 2 Weekly Report: inside Alex Cooper's pitch to brands at Cannes Lions; why Mr. Clean is going after beauty creators; how brands are combating conquesting on ChatGPT; how Q3 ad budgets are being spent; and iShowSpeed's collaboration with Expedia.

Dig deeper on the topics mentioned in this week's episode:

~Read Ad Age's Q&A with Alex Cooper

~Inside Mr. Clean's beauty influencer campaign

~How conquesting is taking over ChatGPT ads

~What media buyers are prioritizing right now

~IShowSpeed and Expedia's shoppable stream