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

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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? It doesn't get much buzz in the marketing industry, but this process is responsible for the targeted ads we see today. So what about ad networks? The answer is media buyers.

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A Brief History of Online Advertising

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1994: The first banner ads appear. The age of banner ads had officially begun. Wired magazine's former online off-shoot HotWired for introducing the world to the enduringly ubiquitous banner ad. AT&T paid HotWired $30,000 to place the banner ad above on their site for three months.