Over the next year, Roku predicts that 100% of the streaming audience will see ads. For growth marketers in 2026, CTV will remain an important “safe space” as AI creates widespread disruption in the search and social channels. Plus, easier access to self-serve CTV ad buying tools and targeting options will lead to a surge in locally-targeted streaming campaigns.

Read our guide to find out why growth marketers should make sure CTV is part of their 2026 media mix.

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Nothing confuses people more than this move:
they come in hot… then vanish like nothing happened.

It feels personal.
It feels like a switch flipped.
And you assume the flip means something was wrong with you.

It didn’t.
Because sudden disinterest rarely comes from you -
it comes from their internal pacing hitting a wall.

Here’s the part no one tells you:
people don’t lose interest gradually.
They lose clarity instantly.
And when clarity drops, they don’t lean in - they freeze.

Sometimes the freeze is fear.
Sometimes it’s overwhelm.
Sometimes it’s emotional backlog catching up.
Sometimes they were performing confidence and ran out of runway.

But the meaning you assign to their silence?
That’s the part that hurts you, not their pause.

That’s why I built The 90-Day Filter Playbook (25% off) to help you stop rewarding chaos and start filtering with precision

Here’s the truth most people avoid:
a sudden stop isn’t a verdict.
It’s a reveal.
It shows whether their interest was grounded… or fragile.

Tomorrow’s email breaks down the real filter:
how to tell when a pause is normal human psychology -
and when it’s a sign they were never stable enough to build with.

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