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Ad Network vs. Ad Exchange: Key Differences and Similarities

Martech Advisor

Ad Network: An ad network is an aggregator that collects ad inventory from publishers and sells it to advertisers. Ad Network: Ad networks are typically organizations that aggregate and curate publishers’ ad inventories, sell it to advertisers, and charge a commission. DoubleClick, Microsoft Advertising Exchange, OpenX, AppNexus.

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Navigating the Post-Cookie World: A Comprehensive Guide for Marketers and Advertisers

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This necessitated leveraging the cookie framework but applying it to the domain of the enabling technology, such as DoubleClick. Following suit, The Trade Desk launched Unified ID (UID) in 2018, serving as a universal cookie aggregation tool.

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What is Advertising Technology (AdTech)? Definition, Ecosystem, Programmatic and, Trends

Martech Advisor

Some of the key DSP players are: DoubleClick Bid Manager. Let’s look at the top five ad networks: Google DoubleClick Ad Exchange. Here are the five major ad exchanges: Google Ad Exchange / DoubleClick. Here are the five most popular ad server platforms: DoubleClick for Publishers (DFP). Adobe Media Optimizer DSP.