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18 quotes on programmatic advertising

With programmatic advertising rising ever higher up the marketer’s agenda, I thought I’d assemble some quotes from various industry figures.

As much as anything, this is to help me on my journey to better understand the ad network world now that machine learning is upon us and the industry.

What does programmatic mean for ROI, fraud, video ads, native, brand advertising etc?

To continue your education (alongside mine), why not attend ‘Get with the programmatic‘, Econsultancy and Marketing Week’s new conference on the topic, 4th December in London.

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Get with the programmatic: why brands need to understand the new advertising landscape

Econsultancy and Marketing Week have launched a conference all about programmatic advertising.

NB: The next installment of ‘Get with the programmatic’ will take place on 29 September in London.

Let’s set the tone by discussing why brands must understand this technology (obvious spoiler alert: to be successful when purchasing ad inventory).

But let’s also have a look at some of the terminology and the dynamics between publishers, advertisers, ad networks, tech platforms and agencies.

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Q&A: Chris O’Hara on the nuts and bolts of programmatic direct

Chris O’Hara, Co-Founder and CRO of Bionic Advertising Systems, is the author responsible for our recently published Programmatic Marketing: Beyond RTB Best Practice Guide.

Below, he answers some questions about the new programmatic direct landscape and other topics covered in the report.

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Improved targeting and real-time reporting seen as main benefits of working with DSPs: report

In a competitive real-time bidding marketplace it is important for demand-side platforms (DSPs) to deliver a high level of service and manage client expectations, however our new Online Advertisers Survey Report suggests that this isn’t always the case.

On the plus side though, marketers also appear to be pleased with the targeting and reporting capabilities that DSPs can offer.

In fact, improved targeting was cited as the main benefit (67%) of working with DSPs, followed by real-time understanding of campaign performance (53%) and the ability to buy at impression level (53%).