Goals & Targeting | Programmatic
Programmatic campaigns go beyond basic awareness by using data-driven targeting to reach the right audience at the right time. Through strategies like behavioral, demographic, geographic, contextual, weather-based, and retargeting, programmatic advertising maximizes reach, improves efficiency, supports other marketing efforts, and guides consumers from awareness to conversion.
Key Takeaways
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Programmatic advertising is goal-driven, not random.
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Advanced targeting ensures efficient ad spend and higher impact.
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Campaigns support the full customer journey, from awareness to purchase.
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Retargeting re-engages interested users to increase conversions.
What is the Goal of Programmatic Campaigns?
- Maximize Awareness and Reach
- Deliver ads to large and diverse audiences across multiple platforms and devices
- Ensure efficient use of ad spend by targeting the right audience at the right time
- Enhanced Targeting
- Use advanced targeting techniques (behavioral, geographic, contextual, etc) to focus on high-potential consumers
- Refine audiences based on data insights to improve campaign effectiveness
- Boost Other Marketing Efforts
- Move consumers through the sales funnel with tailored ads, from awareness to purchase
- USe retargeting to re-engage users who have shown interest but haven’t converted
- Purpose is not just to get a business name out there, it’s to get it in front of the right audience, in the right place, at the right time, in a way that actually drives results
- Programmatic ads let us follow the customer journey (awareness, interest, and conversion) across multiple channels
- “This isn’t random. It’s targeted, data-backed advertising that supports your goals”
Targeting Capabilities
- Behavioral
- Focus on users' online activities, including browsing history and search queries, to deliver targeted ads for products or services of interest.
- Demographics
- Uses data such as age, gender, income, education level, and marital status to target specific segments of the population.
- Geographic
- Delivers ads based on a user’s physical location, from broad regions to specific cities/zips
- Contextual
- Displays ads on websites or apps with content that aligns with the advertiser’s message by analyzing keywords and themes on the page.
- Weather
- Adjusts ad delivery based on current or forecasted weather conditions in the user's location.
- Retargeting
- Targets users who have previously interacted with a website, app, or ad but did not convert, aiming to bring them back to complete a desired action.