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5 DSP Tweaks to Increase Programmatic Performance From an Expert Media Buyer

Ad Monsters

Instead of buying traffic resold by intermediaries at subpar CPA or CPC rates, agency-employed media buyers can tweak their CTR and conversion rates directly in the platform. Switch the Bidding Model to CPC RTB auctions are initially based on CPM pricing. Likewise, demand-side platforms add CPC bidding as an option.

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How to Determine Your Ad Platform’s Pricing Model and Rates

Kevel

Publishers generally offer three main pricing models for their direct-sold inventory: CPM, CPC, and CPA. Total cost (ad spend) divided by thousand impressions (mille is Latin for thousand). Cost-per-click (CPC). Total cost (ad spend) divided by clicks. Pricing type. Definition. Cost-per-mile (CPM).

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The Prevention of Ad Fraud

YieldBird

Know Your Traffic Source Before you really do anything to fight affiliate fraud, you need to know where your ads are running. In that regard, conduct your research and make sure to screen and pick the right ad network that you can trust (and also know the difference between ad network vs ad exchange).

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The Ultimate Guide to In-App Advertising for Publishers

Brid.tv

CPM CPC CPA CPI How Much Money Can You Earn From In-App Advertising? Most Popular In-App Advertising Formats Banner Ads Video Ads Native Ads Interstitial Ads Rewarded Video Ads Playable Ads How to Start With Mobile In-App Advertising? Smaato is an ad platform with a proprietary ad server.

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Understanding the Basics of Bid Shading

Basis

In the formative years of programmatic advertising , second-price auctions were the industry standard—a crucial component in helping build the online ad marketplace as we know it today. Much like eBay , ad exchanges saw second-price auctions as a better, more accurate valuation of publishers’ inventory.

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What Is Ad Revenue? Ad-Based Revenue Models Explained

SODP

While publishers can sell their ad inventory directly to advertisers, the most common method is via programmatic advertising. Programmatic advertising involves the automated sale of ad units using software such as supply-side platforms (SSPs), demand-side platforms (DSPs) and ad exchanges.

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Understanding the Basics of Bid Shading

Basis

In the formative years of programmatic advertising , second-price auctions were the industry standard—a crucial component in helping build the online ad marketplace as we know it today. Much like eBay , ad exchanges saw second-price auctions as a better, more accurate valuation of publishers’ inventory.

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