I wrote about the basics of how DSPs, SSPs, and Ad Exchanges work from a high level and the value they add to the marketplace in my last post – for this piece we’re going to dig into the nitty gritty of how RTB ad serving works from a technical perspective. In my explanation of third-party ad serving, I outlined a 12-step process to get from publisher ad call to marketer ad creative. In an Exchan
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