Glossary

DSP

Amazon Demand Side Platform

Programmatic ad-buying platform that places display, video and audio ads across Amazon properties and the open web.

ExampleA DSP campaign targets 'lookalikes of customers who bought a similar beauty brand' and shows them video ads on Twitch and Fire TV.

DSP is the upper-funnel cousin of Sponsored Display. It works on awareness, brand favourability, and lookalike audiences - measured differently from Sponsored Ads (mostly view-through and assist metrics, not direct ACoS).

Worth spinning up only when the brand has the budget, the inventory, and the patience for 60-90 day learning periods. For a lean team, the answer is usually no - or not yet.

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