Programmatic Display – Tech Audit

Tech Audit – Structured Evaluation of Technical Programmatic Display Implementation

Programmatic Display presents significant opportunities for reaching audiences, but only if the technical setup is sound. A structured tech audit helps unlock its full potential by ensuring proper configuration, tracking, and optimization. This page outlines how Digitl's audit framework drives performance.

A Structured Audit, Maturity Assessment, and Implementation Guide

Structured Checklist

The programmatic display audit provides a comprehensive analysis of the digital advertising setup in DV360 at the intersection to CM360, Google Analytics, and third party tools based on a structured list of requirements. It examines platform configuration, tracking methodologies, and targeting strategies to identify opportunities for optimization. This process ensures best use of available features and platform capabilities, accurate performance measurement, and effective audience engagement.

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Tailored Scoring

The tailored scoring system evaluates each aspect of the programmatic display audit against specific benchmarks defined in the structured checklist. Scoring is assigned based on two dimensions: Scoring Levels and Priority Levels. Priority is further translated into a weighting system applied at both the evaluation category and criterion levels, ensuring a nuanced and focused analysis.

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Results Evaluation

The scored outcomes guide the prioritization of actions based on a matrix of effort to implement and business impact, considering interdependencies between action points. This structured approach ensures actionable insights, enabling the optimization of platform configuration, tracking methodologies, and targeting strategies. It aligns recommendations with best practices and business objectives while maximizing the efficiency and effectiveness of improvements.

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Determination of Digital Maturity

The scored outcomes form the basis for interpreting results and defining the maturity level of the programmatic display setup. Scores between 1 and 2 indicate a nascent level with limited capabilities. Scores from 2 to 3 reflect emerging maturity with developing functionalities. Scores between 3 and 4 represent a connected level with integrated and optimized strategies. Scores from 4 to 5 signify multi-moment maturity, characterized by advanced automation and real-time optimization. This framework provides a clear view of maturity and guides targeted improvements.

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Maturity-Level Specific Recommendations

For nascent maturity, the focus is on building foundational elements such as basic tracking, platform configuration, and initial targeting strategies. Emerging maturity requires developing advanced capabilities, including more robust tracking methodologies and improved audience segmentation. Connected maturity emphasizes optimization, integration across platforms, and scaling data-driven strategies. Multi-moment maturity focuses on enhancing automation, leveraging real-time insights, and ensuring continuous innovation. All recommendations are tied to the individual programmatic display audit results of the organization.

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Implementation Plan

An implementation roadmap is developed based on the results of the effort-to-implement and business-value matrix, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and overarching goals. This roadmap respects interdependencies between action points and prioritizes initiatives that deliver the highest impact with the most efficient resource allocation. The plan includes phased milestones to address immediate needs, medium-term improvements, and long-term strategic initiatives. By aligning the roadmap with the organization’s objectives, it ensures a structured and actionable approach to advancing digital maturity while maximizing the value of programmatic display efforts.

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Additional Services by Digitl for Programmatic Display

Marketing Technology Services that support Programmatic Display Marketing teams with knowledge and resources about Tech and Data.

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Implementation

Setup and integration of Display advertising within marketing infrastructure, including the implementation of triggers and tags for performance tracking and advanced analysis.

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AI

Gemini, ChatGPT and other AI models to increase efficiency of media buying and optimization of workflows by using AI Agents and GenAI modules.

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Dashboards & Reports

Automated aggregation of data for KPI reporting to analyse the effect and performance of Programmatic Display campaigns. Creation of appealing Dashboards that go beyond pure metrics.

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Data Integration

Integration of Offline, CRM or User data. Use predictions or other KPIs in your marketing technology infrastructure to activate them with Programmatic Display campaigns.

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Process Automation

Orchestration of automated workflows in AWS, Azure or Google Cloud for data activation, predictions, advanced analysis or reporting to drive efficiency of Programmatic Display campaigns.

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Advanced Analysis

Advanced analysis of Programmatic Display campaigns with audience demographics, content performance analysis, and cross-channel attribution modeling to understand its true impact.

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Attribution

Advanced attribution modeling for Programmatic Display advertising, beyond last-click analysis to understand the customer journey and assign credit across various touchpoints for accurate measurement of campaign effectiveness.

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Marketing Mix Modeling

Marketing Mix Modeling (MMM) to analyze the impact of Programmatic Display campaigns on overall marketing performance or use statistics for incrementality testing to understand the added value on performance or branding KPIs.

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User Segmentation

First-party data based on demographics, interests, behavior, and engagement patterns to activate audiences or analyze the effect and performance of Programmatic Display campaigns.

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App Tracking

App tracking data – including installs, in-app events, and post-install conversions – for KPI reporting to analyze the effectiveness of Programmatic Display campaigns, driving app engagement and acquisition.

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Advanced Services

Custom technical solutions, data integration, scripts or workflow orchestration for advanced marketing technology stacks or in Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) to maximize efficiency.

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