Explain It Like I'm Eight: Programmatic

Explain It Like I'm Eight is a new video series from Advertising Age that looks to bring a little clarity to our jargon-filled world. Today's topic is programmatic buying. You might know that the textbook definition of programmatic refers to making data-optimized ad buys in an automated fashion. But do you actually know what that means on a practical level? Below, an explanation so simple a child can understand.