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When Did Programmatic Advertising Start: A History Lesson

Rev

Little did we know that those tiny banners were just scratching the surface of the US digital ad-spend, and that the industry would soon be one of the top display-ad expenditures. . With this big 90s boom, servers needed to be created just for ads – DoubleClick, who is still around today, was the first in the field as a supplier.

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10 Horrifying Stats About Display Advertising

Hubspot

We are biased inbound marketers at HubSpot, and normally I ignore many of the stats I see about display ads because I know their engagement rate is incredibly low: The average banner ad has a 0.1% clickthrough rate (CTR), and the standard 468x60 banner has a 0.04% CTR. 10 Shocking But True Display Advertising Stats.

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Google Strikes Another Blow to Intrusive Ads: Here's What You Need to Know

Hubspot

Using combined data from its own surveys and those conducted by The Coalition for Better Ads, Google outlined what constitutes a “bad ad” on its DoubleClick blog. They’re what Google calls “high-density displays,” and they can make it even longer for users to get to the content they came to a site to see. The Criteria for "Bad Ads".

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A Brief History of Online Advertising

Hubspot

To put that in perspective, the average clickthrough rate on display ads today -- 22 years later -- is closer to 0.06%. 1995: Display ads become increasingly targeted. Ad frequency capping is still a common display ad tactic advertisers use today. This was nothing short of revolutionary in the digital advertising space.

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Banners Have 99 Problems And A Click Ain’t One

Marketing Insider Group

The banner ad display format is expected to grow 25% this year to more than $12 Billion, despite the crazy insane lack of effectiveness. The average click through rate of display ads is 0.1%. ( DoubleClick ) . 77% of Web display ads are never seen. Display ads account for a mere 0.9 DoubleClick ).

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