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A Pubmatic Server Anomaly, $1 Billion CPMs, and a Complicated Programmatic Ecosystem

Ad Monsters

A spokesperson for the SSP said that the anomaly occurred at one of its US data centers, causing publisher ad servers to receive abnormally high CPMs on a limited number of impressions. The excessively high bids from PubMatic’s error affected only a small portion of ad impressions.

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Should I run AdX only, Header bidding only or both?

Monetize More

Header Bidding enables publishers to expose and sell their inventory to more demand partners while getting the highest possible yield for each impression. With Header Bidding allowing multiple demand sources to bid in real-time for the same inventory, publishers can expect higher ad revenues and better monetization efficiency.

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Ad Exchange: What Is It and How Does It Work?

MNTN

Ad Exchange vs. Ad Network An ad network aggregates ad inventory from multiple publishers and sells it to advertisers, often categorizing the inventory into specific segments based on content type, audience demographics, or other criteria. How Does an Ad Exchange Work?

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What Is a Demand Side Platform (DSP)?

SODP

While publishers will rely on supply-side platforms (SSPs) to facilitate the sale of their advertising inventory, without demand-side platforms (DSPs) these transactions wouldn’t be possible. What Is a Demand-Side Platform (DSP)? How Does a DSP Work?

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Lowe’s and Yahoo team up for retail media partnership

Martech

Today, Yahoo and Lowe’s announce off-site media experiences for brands through Lowe’s One Roof Media Network. They are supported by Yahoo’s demand-side platform (DSP) and the Yahoo ConnectID identity solution. This marks the next step for Lowe’s network, which launched a year ago. Off-site media. Brand engagement.

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

SODP

Of all the online advertising tools and technologies that have emerged, supply-side platforms (SSPs) arguably remain some of the most important for digital publishers. SSPs, along with demand-side platforms (DSPs) and ad exchanges , have transformed the advertising industry — making it more automated, efficient and data-driven.

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Programmatic Advertising 101: A Guide to Programmatic Ad Ecosystem

Martech Series

The regular programmatic value chain consists only of advertisers, publishers, supply-side platforms (SSP), demand-side platforms (DSP), data management platforms (DMP), customer data platforms (CDP), ad networks, and ad exchanges.