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Things you do not know about Ad Exchange

Valasys

What is an Ad Exchange? An ad exchange serves as a crucial intermediary in the world of digital advertising, connecting advertisers with publishers through a dynamic marketplace known as real-time bidding (RTB). Conversely, publishers utilize SSPs to showcase their available ad space, ready for monetization.

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What is an Ad Exchange and How Does it Work?

Stevens & Tate

Before ad exchanges began popping up, the only way for marketers to purchase ad space online was directly through publishers. This process was not very cost-effective. As new ways to purchase advertising space online have popped up, including programmatic ads and RTB (real-time bidding) ads, so have ad exchanges.

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A Plain English Guide to Real Time Bidding

Hubspot

Since its inception in 2009, real-time bidding (RTB) has become one of the most popular ways to purchase ad inventory online. An impression, which is when an ad is displayed on a user's screen, is the currency used in RTB. Advertisers know this as the cost per mille (CPM) and place their bids based on the value of each impression.

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What is Programmatic Advertising?

Outbrain

In order to understand programmatic advertising, it’s helpful to go back to the basics of ad buying. And what better place to start than the award-winning TV series Mad Men, centered around the fictional Madison Avenue ad agency, Sterling Cooper, when copywriter Paul explains the media buying department to new secretary Peggy.

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Why we care about adtech: The complete guide

Martech

In fact, between the third quarter of 2020 and the third quarter of 2021, there was a 125% increase in M&A activity for adtech platforms, including several high-profile deals in 2021 like Mediaocean’s acquisition of Flashtalking for $500 million and AdTheorent’s $1 billion SPAC deal to go public. Programmatic ad-buying.

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Top 5 Demand-Side Platform Companies

Martech Advisor

A demand-side platform (DSP) helps advertisers purchase ad impressions in real-time, over the internet. Advertisers can purchase ad impressions on publisher websites, mobile apps, and other digital properties through DSPs. With access to 11,000+ publishers, Basis lets advertisers run omnichannel programmatic ad campaigns.

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Instagram Hacks for Your Small Business

Rev

Business profile accounts “allow access to analytics, or as they call them, Insights , giving users access to impression and engagement data. Especially if you’re looking to attract younger customers such as millennials or Gen Zers, they tend to be ad averse: what they actually want is people enjoying your product.