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Targeting Methods

An overview of the various ways programmatic advertising can reach specific audiences.

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Audience Targeting

  • Demographic: Age, gender, income, education

  • Behavioral: Based on online activity and interests

  • Intent: Users showing purchase intent signals

  • Lookalike: Similar to existing customers

Contextual Targeting

Placing ads alongside relevant content based on page content, keywords, or categories.

Geographic Targeting

  • Country, state, city, zip code

  • DMA (Designated Market Area)

  • Radius around a location

Device & Platform

  • Device type (desktop, mobile, tablet, CTV)

  • Operating system

  • Browser

Retargeting

Reaching users who have previously engaged with your website or ads.

Key Terminology

First-Party Data

Data collected directly from your own audience or customers.

Third-Party Data

Data purchased from external providers who aggregate information across sources.

DMP

Data Management Platform. Technology for collecting, organizing, and activating audience data.

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