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Programmatic Advertising

Programmatic advertising is automated, data-driven ad buying across the web — using DSPs (Demand-Side Platforms) to target audiences based on data signals rather than buying specific ad placements manually. For B2B, programmatic shines in ABM contexts: using company IP targeting or intent data to serve ads to employees at specific accounts across thousands of websites. Platforms like The Trade Desk, Demandbase, and 6sense power this.

Real-World Example

For example, an ABM campaign might use programmatic to serve your ads to any employee browsing the web from a list of 500 target accounts — showing them your brand on news sites, industry publications, and LinkedIn simultaneously.

At Cactus

We run programmatic ABM campaigns for enterprise-targeting clients, using company IP targeting to surround accounts with brand advertising during active sales cycles.

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