David Karnstedt

David Karnstedt

David Karnstedt is chief executive officer of Branch, which delivers deep linking solutions that work across environments, along with AI-powered measurement to help organizations optimize advertising spend and improve ROI. David has more than 25 years of experience leading and scaling marketing technology companies. He has held senior leadership roles at Adobe, Efficient Frontier, Yahoo! and Overture, and has served on the boards of Demandbase, Vantiv, Quantifind and JumpTap. He has also held senior advisory roles with Redpoint Ventures and TPG Capital.

AI is Moving the Sale Earlier Than Your Reporting Can See
September 23, 2026 at 5:53 pm

A friend of mine, a schoolteacher, was visiting me recently and asked whether AG1 Greens was better than IM8, the supplement he takes. I pulled up Google’s AI Mode and compared them while we were talking. It asked whether he wanted nutritional substitution or longevity, since IM8 is better for longevity. That’s not what I…

Refine Your Search Engine Marketing Initiatives
April 1, 2003 at 5:00 am

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