Breaking Down the Ad Tech Stack
What is the Publisher Ad Tech Stack?
The publisher ad tech stack is the combination of technologies that enable publishers to effectively deliver ads on their website pages.
Truthfully, the publisher ad tech stack is complicated. And it’s only growing more complicated every day. New concerns and innovations develop quickly, and with each, the tech stack grows larger, and the industry continues to put advertisers before publishers.
Learn more about how the ad tech industry is failing publishers today and more importantly, how publishers can fight back.
The Complete Publisher Ad Tech Stack
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Demand Sources
Get access to the most comprehensive set of demand sources on the market, including direct demand driven by our global direct sales team.
Header Bidding
Drive price competition between demand sources with display and video header bidding solutions.
Ad Quality
Protect your brand from harmful ad quality and brand safety issues.
Audience Tools
Consent Management:
Manage consent information and stay in compliance with CCPA and GDPR. Learn More
Identity:
Make the most of your audience with your choice of identity solutions. Learn More
Ad Delivery
Reporting & Analytics
Robust analytics and reporting capabilities to help drive ad revenue insights.
Ad Serving
Take advantage of the most powerful ad servers on the market to maximize your ad revenue.
Data Management Platform
Harness your own 1st party data with a built-in DMP.
Advertiser Ad Quality Measurement
Integration with tools that allow advertisers to access viewability information and increase the likelihood of direct sales deals.
Revenue Intelligence
Machine learning and AI maximize yield on every impression.
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Header Bidding
Drive price competition between demand sources with a comprehensive in-app header bidding solution.
Demand Sources
Get access to the most comprehensive set of demand sources on the market, including direct demand driven by our global direct sales team.
Consent Management
Manage consent for your audience and control the messages app users receive to provide consent.
Ad Delivery
Reporting & Analytics
Robust analytics and reporting capabilities to help drive ad revenue insights.
Ad Serving
Take advantage of the most powerful ad servers on the market to maximize your ad revenue.
Data Management Platform
Harness your own 1st party data with a built-in DMP.
Advertiser Ad Quality Measurement
Integration with tools that allow advertisers to access viewability information and increase the likelihood of direct sales deals.
Revenue Intelligence
Machine learning and AI maximize yield on every impression.
The Complete Publisher Ad Tech Stack
GUIDE
Find everything you need to know about the components of the publisher ad tech stack.
Content: Build vs. Buy
Are you considering a DIY route, building or integrating each piece of the ad tech stack in-house? Wondering how the effort and ROI stack up to choosing a managed service solution?
These articles help break down, in detail, the difference between building a component, integrating a standalone tool, or ultimately working with a platform that consolidates it all for you.
Get all your burning questions answered with the articles in this series.
Publisher Ad Tech Stack Maturity
ARTICLE
Learn more about how the traditional publisher ad tech stack matures as a publisher grows.
Incorporating Demand Sources
Increase Demand Competition
The simplest, and most effective way to increase CPMs for your website or mobile app is to incorporate more sources of demand. Learn how many to integrate.
Best SSPs for Publishers
Trying to determine which demand sources to integrate? Find out which SSP partners offer the best solutions for publishers.
Benefits of Direct Sales for Publishers
Learn more about why you should be taking advantage of demand from direct sales (hint: higher CPMs!).
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Components of the Ad Tech Stack
Header Bidding Resource Center
HEADER BIDDING
Learn everything you ever wanted to know about header bidding (and probably more) in our comprehensive resource center.
Video Header Bidding: What to Know
VIDEO HEADER BIDDING
Learn everything publishers need to know about video header bidding, and how to implement it.
What Is an Ad Server?
AD SERVING
In this post, the ad tech team at Playwire lays out what ad servers are and how they work. Read on for more information, and find out how to maximize advertising yield.
Programmatic Advertising Resource Center
PROGRAMMATIC STACK
Browse all of our content about programmatic advertising in a single place to learn more about the entire ecosystem.
Video Advertising Resource Center
VIDEO ADVERTISING
Learn about the tools and technology needed to implement video advertising (and how to generate higher CPMs that traditional display).
Increasing Ad Revenue with RI
BEYOND THE AD TECH STACK
Revenue Intelligence is proprietary technology Playwire has developed to be driven by a single purpose: to increase ad revenue for publishers. Read more about how it works.
HEADER BIDDING DRIVES 200% YIELD INCREASE
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Selecting the Right tools
Trying to determine which tools and technologies are right for you? Use these articles to learn about the top providers in each category.
Best Header Bidding Partners
Best Ad Servers for Publishers
Top DMP Partners
Best Consent Management Platforms
Top Demand Side Platforms
Best Mobile Ad Mediation Platforms
Top Ad Networks
Best Ad Exchanges for Publishers
AMPLIFY YOUR AD REVENUE
Accelerate your business and uncomplicate your ad tech stack, because you deserve a partner and a platform that demands more for you.