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Eric Gilmore

Mar 29, 2024

Demand-Side Platforms (DSPs) have become an essential tool for digital marketers looking to reach their target audience effectively. DSPs are software platforms that allow advertisers to buy and manage digital ad inventory across multiple ad exchanges and supply-side platforms (SSPs) in real-time.\r\rBut what makes DSPs so powerful? Let's take a deep dive into DSP technology to understand how it works.\r\rFirstly, DSPs use data to target specific audiences. They collect data from various sources, such as cookies, device IDs, and third-party data providers, to create a detailed profile of the target audience. This data is then used to serve ads to the right people at the right time.\r\rSecondly, DSPs use real-time bidding (RTB) to buy ad inventory. RTB is an auction-based system where advertisers bid on ad impressions in real-time. DSPs use algorithms to determine the optimal bid for each impression based on the target audience, ad placement, and other factors.\r\rThirdly, DSPs provide advanced targeting options. Advertisers can target audiences based on demographics, interests, behaviors, and even location. DSPs also offer retargeting options, allowing advertisers to serve ads to people who have previously interacted with their brand.\r\rFinally, DSPs provide detailed reporting and analytics. Advertisers can track the performance of their campaigns in real-time and make adjustments to optimize their results.\r\rIn conclusion, DSPs are a powerful tool for digital marketers looking to reach their target audience effectively. By using data, RTB, advanced targeting options, and detailed reporting, DSPs can help advertisers achieve their marketing goals and drive business growth.

Eric Gilmore

Eric Gilmore is the Founder of Creative Automatic. He started the company after spending a decade in ad tech, where he saw firsthand the performance benefits of building and testing a wide range of creative variations and how time-consuming it was to make them. Prior to starting Creative Automatic, Eric was the Lead Creative Engineer at Rocket Fuel, where he specialized in building dynamic creative optimization systems that adjusted visual compositions of ad units on the fly depending on a wide range of inputs aimed to improve campaign performance. Eric graduated from the Savannah College of Art and Design with a Master of Fine Arts in Interactive Design and Game Development.

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