Hi @cryptoctopus - I just came across this post and it is 100% spot on. In fact, in @ned's video on how SMTs add value to STEEM the 5th value driver (which he says "may be the most important") is that it becomes the "world's advertising network".
It seems like we are all on the same page that advertising will be a huge driver behind the value of SMTs and STEEM so I agree 100% with what you're saying that we need good tools to make it drop-dead simple for advertisers to understand this and buy ads with it.
The best part of all of this is that it will be up to the community creators to decide how prevalent advertising will be in their communities, and I suspect that after a while a good balance will be found between creating value from advertising and not inundating users with too many ads. And if you feel that a community is showing too many ads you can always make your own and see if you can do better!
Anyway just wanted to add my 2 cents. Really enjoying your posts and have followed you. Keep up the good work!