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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.

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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? 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?

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What is Programmatic Ad and how does it work?

Valasys

Introduction to Programmatic Ad Programmatic Ad is easily the most talked about yet the least understood subject in media buying and placement today. Today, programmatic ads fit very well within the current context of AI and ML. Referred to as programmatic ad , it is different from non-programmatic ads.

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Ad Tracking: What It Is & How to Do It

Hubspot

Back in the days of Mad Men -esque advertising agencies, tracking how many people engaged with a particular ad campaign was nearly impossible to do well. There was no dependably accurate way to determine how many people engaged with an ad or purchased a product because of it. Tracking URLs.

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What is an Ad network and how does it work?

Valasys

What is an Ad Network? An ad network serves as a vital intermediary between publishers and advertisers. In the realm of programmatic ads, these networks assume a pivotal role in facilitating the buying and selling of ad inventories. But how did ad networks come about? What does an Ad Network do?