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Ad Network vs. Ad Exchange: Key Differences and Similarities

Martech Advisor

Ad networks and ad exchanges are two components of the programmatic advertising ecosystem. They are often used interchangeably, mistaken due to their role in media buying. If you’re familiar with the programmatic advertising ecosystem, you’re no stranger to ad networks and ad exchanges.

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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. billion in 2007).

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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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24 Favorite Inbound Marketing & Digital Media Buying Tools That Don’t Include Google

NuSpark Consulting

Tools that Cover Search Marketing, SEO, Social Media, Conversion Rate, and Content. As a digital marketing lead generation strategist and online media buyer, you just can’t have enough tools to help manage my clients’ online activities. Doubleclick. calculators, and pencil erasers. Online Display. Trade Desk.

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Media Buying 101: What It Is and How It Works [+15 Platforms to Use]

Hubspot

Ever wonder who is behind those banner ads on the sites you visit the most? Or the Super Bowl ads we talk about for weeks after they've aired? The answer is media buyers. That's where media buying comes in. It's not like social media where users come and find you. Media Buying vs. Media Planning.

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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. Advertisers now buy media across a vast range of different sites. These ads were about reach, not relevance. .

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How Google and Apple Are Using ‘Privacy’ to Kill Ad Tech

Contently

For years, ad tech CEOs have agonized over various crises—the rise in ad blocking , rampant bot fraud , a pervasive lack of quality control. Google, Apple, and other tech giants have targeted ad tech for disruption. Google, Apple, and other tech giants have targeted ad tech for disruption.

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