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DSP, SSP, and Ad Exchange: What’s the Difference?

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Understanding programmatic advertising is understanding the individual technologies that combine to create it: DSP, SSP, and ad exchanges being key components. What is an Ad Exchange? An ad exchange is a marketplace of ad impressions.

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How To Design and Build an SSP and an Ad Exchange

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Supply-side platforms (SSPs) and ad exchanges form the backbone of the online advertising industry, streamlining the process of digital ad selling and ad buying. Ad exchanges, on the other hand, serve as digital marketplaces, bridging the gap between ad buyers and sellers and making real-time transactions possible.

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What Is an Ad Exchange?

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Ads are an integral aspect of online life. Appearing as banners, video spots and social media feeds/stories, digital ads are everywhere. Ad exchanges play a vital role in the distribution of these ads, and yet, very few people can answer the question: What is an ad exchange? What Is an Ad Exchange?

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Pros and Cons of Building Your Own RTB Bidder or DSP

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In digital advertising, a demand-side platform (DSP) plays a big role, as it helps advertisers buy ad space from multiple publishers. Inside the DSP, there’s a part called the bidder, which automates the process of bidding on ads. Integrations with ad exchanges, SSPs, and data platforms. What Is a Bidder?

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What Is a Supply Side Platform (SSP)? A Guide for Publishers

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SSPs, along with demand-side platforms (DSPs) and ad exchanges , have transformed the advertising industry — making it more automated, efficient and data-driven. These key programmatic advertising components have allowed publishers to move from manually selling ad impressions to advertisers to real-time auctions.

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Key Features of an SSP

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Supply-side platforms (SSPs) empower publishers to monetize their ad inventory and maximize their ad revenue potential. To connect publishers with buyers, SSPs integrate with various demand sources, such as DSPs, ad exchanges, ad networks, and agencies. Improved fill rates as they sell more ad space.

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How To Build a Demand-Side Platform (DSP)

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A demand-side platform (DSP) is a piece of software that advertisers and ad agencies use when they want to buy ad inventory in an optimally streamlined manner across multiple ad exchanges and supply sources. The primary function of a DSP is to purchase ad inventory.