PMG Just Wired Its Alli Agentic Buying OS to Industry Standards. Here Is Why That Matters.

PMG has integrated IAB Tech Lab's Agentic Advertising Management Protocols (AAMP) standards into Alli, its proprietary operating system, marking one of the first live deployments of the industry's emerging agentic buying framework.

The integration connects Alli to Tech Lab's Buyer Agent and Sub-Agent architecture and its Agent Registry — the credentialing layer that makes agentic systems discoverable, verifiable, and interoperable across partners. PMG uses Alli across its organization to manage media buying, integrate with data providers, and coordinate with demand-side platforms (DSPs) and direct partners.

The structural choice is worth noting. Rather than building proprietary agent architecture from scratch, PMG aligned to open standards — enabling interoperability with external partners and avoiding the integration tax that comes with bespoke systems. Hierarchical buyer agents and sub-agents can now be deployed by vertical: quick-service restaurants operate differently than luxury brands, and Alli's architecture accommodates that without rebuilding the foundation for each.

PMG is already a node in this infrastructure. Earlier this year, Alli became the first system to pilot FreeWheel's MCP integration, connecting directly to FreeWheel's campaign intelligence layer for real-time decisioning without the dashboard-and-email loop. The AAMP integration adds the standards layer on top: Alli can now find, verify, and transact with registered counterparty agents without custom negotiation on every connection.

That is the compounding dynamic the AAMP architecture was designed to produce. Each new standards-compliant integration makes the next one cheaper to build. PMG is not just adopting a framework — it is reducing the marginal cost of every agentic deal that follows.

IAB Tech Lab CEO Anthony Katsur was direct about the dependency:

"Agents only create value when they can work together across platforms, partners, and workflows."

Michael Treon, PMG's Head of CTV and Video Strategy, framed the operational case:

"This allows our teams to move faster, reduce manual work, and deliver better outcomes for clients."

To learn more about AAMP, click here.