Interview summary
Widespread publisher adoption of header bidding has had a direct impact on digital ad buyers, and programmatic media planning and buying firms like Goodway Group are seeing the effects first hand. eMarketer’s Lauren Fisher spoke with Jay Friedman, partner and COO at Goodway Group, about what header bidding has done to desktop inventory and the long-term effects it could have on the broader ad tech landscape.
Interview
eMarketer: How is header bidding changing programmatic advertising?
Jay Friedman: Header bidding, along with the industry’s improved capabilities for eliminating undesirable traffic, has driven up the cost of desktop display significantly—well over 100% to 200% in some cases.