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Why we care about adtech: The complete guide

Martech

At its core, programmatic ad buying is software-driven technology that seeks to automate all or parts of the ad buying process that were previously done manually. This has two benefits: Ad buying efficiency : Programmatic advertising improves the speed and scale of the ad buying process. Demand-side platforms.

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Digiday+ Research: A guide to the top 10 ID alternatives for publishers

Digiday

Identity technologies are the backbone of programmatic advertising, which has been dependent on tracking user data and third-party cookies for decades. In fact, most non-premium publishers depend on ad targeting through third-party cookies for over 80% of their ad revenue. The login-based ID solution.

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6 Alternatives to Third-Party Cookies and Mobile IDs in AdTech

Clearcode

It’s important to note that there are two main types of cookies: First-party cookies and third-party cookies. First-party cookies are created by the website that the user is visiting. Third-party cookies are created by websites other than the one the user is visiting.

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