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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. Hundreds of businesses were affected, including ad agencies, demand-side platforms, ad networks, SSPs, data providers, ad verification services, and more.

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Strategies for Successful Mobile Programmatic Buying

Smart-Hub

Most platforms perform on the CPM (cost per mille) basis, meaning that advertisers pay per thousand impressions, although other pricing models like CPC (cost per click) are often available as well. Marketers may need to invest in creative development software, ad verification services, ad fraud detection and analytics tools, etc.

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The Crazy Advertising Technology Landscape

InMobi

Verification Tech Verification services add an additional layer of tech to each ad campaign. The additional information an advertiser gains using a verification service would include things like: The percent of ads displayed that were viewable to the end user. What specific websites/apps the ad ran on.