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Programmatic Advertising Glossary & Brief History

Digilant

Basic Programmatic Glossary Demand Side Platforms (DSPs) A piece of bidding technology or ad servers with optimization and inventory links. Demand Management Platforms (DMPs) Used to manage cookie IDs and to generate audience segments, which are subsequently used to target specific users with online ads.

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When Did Programmatic Advertising Start: A History Lesson

Rev

Remember those banner ads that you used to see when scrolling through MySpace or talking to your best friend via the antiquated AOL Instant Messenger? Those ads that we would see on our computers after school, or deep in a chat with your best friend, were actually the beginning of what we call Programmatic Advertising today.

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What is Programmatic Digital Advertising?

Digilant

A piece of bidding technology or ad servers with optimization and inventory links. Used to manage cookie IDs and to generate audience segments, which are subsequently used to target specific users with online ads. Distributed media buying platforms that exist within the larger ad agency holding companies. Agency Trading Desks.