Introduction To Marketing Technology Course

The Ad Game

Today, we are going to play a game to understand the motivations of different participants in advertising. To serve an ad, we need the actual webpage where the Ad will be shown. We need an agent to describe this space and submit a request for the ad. This agent is called “Publisher”. To server an… Continue reading The Ad Game

Friday "Term of the week" Series

Term of the Week : Real-Time Bidding (RTB)

Real-time Bidding (RTB) refers to the buying and selling of online ad impressions through real-time programmatic auctions. Real-time bidding has buyers who bid on an impression ad. If they win the bid, the buyer’s ad is instantly displayed on the publisher’s site. Ad Exchanges, DSPs, SSPs and Real-time bidding work together to ensure that an… Continue reading Term of the Week : Real-Time Bidding (RTB)

Wednesday Marketing Series

What is Supply-Side Platform (SSP)?

Supply-Side Platform (SSP) is a platform that helps publishers (website owners or app owners) sell ad impressions using real-time bidding. With the help of an SSP, publishers can open up their advertising inventory for bidding to buyers on different ad exchanges or ad networks and demand-side platforms (DSPs).A supply-side platform interfaces on the publisher side to… Continue reading What is Supply-Side Platform (SSP)?

Monday Technology Series

What is Real-Time Bidding (RTB)?

Real-time Bidding (RTB) refers to the buying and selling of online ad impressions through real-time programmatic auctions. Real-time bidding has buyers who bid on an impression ad. If they win the bid, the buyer’s ad is instantly displayed on the publisher’s site. Suppose, you browse a product, say a bag or maybe a flight ticket and do… Continue reading What is Real-Time Bidding (RTB)?

Wednesday Marketing Series

What is Demand-Side Platform (DSP)?

Demand-Side Platform or a DSP, is a software used to purchase advertising. It is used by advertisers to buy ads. It is a system that allows buyers to manage multiple ad exchange and data exchange accounts through one interface. Marketers can manage their bids for the banners/ads and the pricing for the data that they are layering on… Continue reading What is Demand-Side Platform (DSP)?