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DSP

Demand-side platform — buys impressions for advertisers in real time.

"The investment fund placing trades based on a strategy."

By the numbers
Latency
<80ms decision
Take rate
12–20% of media
Common vendors
The Trade Desk · DV360 · Amazon DSP
In the flow

Where DSP sits

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Sends to (downstream)
Inputs
  • · Bid request (OpenRTB)
  • · Audience segments
  • · Campaign budget
Outputs
  • · Bid response with price + creative ID
Protocols on the wire
OpenRTB 2.6VAST creative URL
Key KPIs
Win rateeCPMSpend pacing
Under the hood

The Trade Desk, DV360, Amazon DSP. Decides whether to bid in <100ms by scoring the user against campaign targeting and predicted outcome. Caches creative on CDN for fast playback.

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