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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. If you’re familiar with the programmatic advertising ecosystem, you’re no stranger to ad networks and ad exchanges. Ad Network vs. Ad Exchange: Everything You Need to Know. Definition.

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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

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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? The answer is media buyers.

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What Is an Ad Exchange? Definition, Functioning, Types, and Examples

Martech Advisor

An ad exchange is a virtual marketplace where publishers and advertisers trade digital ad inventory. It is an online platform that is used by publishers to offer their ad space inventory for sale. For advertisers, it serves as a digital marketplace for by bidding on ad inventory. This is where ad exchanges come in.

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Google’s New Ad Server Goes After the Little Guy

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And Google knows how to leverage this type of information with services like Google AdWords, AdSense, and DoubleClick Ad Exchange but now it’s moving into what it’s calling “the next generation of ad serving” – a simplified, streamlined ad server. And who will they be battling over?