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Programmatic advertising — the basics for publishers

Automated buying and selling of ad inventory in real time. We explain the roles of SSP, DSP and ad exchange without the jargon.

WTWPartner TeamAdTech
11.03.20265 min read

Programmatic is the automation of buying and selling ads based on real-time bidding (RTB) auctions.

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Auction duration

A full RTB auction resolves in tens of milliseconds, before the page finishes loading.

On the sell side, an SSP exposes the publisher’s inventory. On the buy side, a DSP bids on behalf of advertisers. The ad exchange connects both, running an auction in milliseconds for every impression.

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