MediaAlpha Unveils Unprecedented Offering to Bring Header Bidding Benefits to Publishers Selling Performance Marketing

LOS ANGELES--()--MediaAlpha, a pioneer in programmatic platforms for native and metasearch media, today launched Open Bidding, a new offering that brings the transformational yield and operational benefits of header bidding to publishers of vertically-targeted, comparison search media. The first solution of its kind, Open Bidding empowers these publishers of valuable, cost-per-click based performance inventory to create a unified, real-time auction between all current (and future) demand partners, including direct advertisers, ad networks, demand-side platforms (DSPs), and advertising exchanges.

The tremendous lift in revenue brought to publishers by header bidding, and the real-time, simultaneous bidding this programmatic technique enables has been well-documented and established in other digital ad ecosystems such as display, mobile, and video. Header bidding enables publishers in these channels to replace a manual, waterfall-based demand management model with a unified, real-time auction between all demand partners. This fosters significantly enhanced competition for their inventory, thus increasing revenue by upwards of 30 to 40 percent.

“Through Open Bidding, we are empowering native and metasearch publishers to increase the value of their inventory by simultaneously prioritizing bids from all demand sources on an impression-by-impression basis through an open, transparent auction process,” said Steve Yi, CEO of MediaAlpha. “This open, unified auction model will finally replace the negotiated demand management model that has persisted in the supply-side of performance media for too long. Not only will publishers benefit from far higher yield and operational efficiencies, but advertisers will be able to attain far greater reach through a smaller number of media buying partnerships.”

Open Bidding provides a unified demand management solution that gives publishers substantially more transparency and control over how their inventory is made available and sold. They can continue to own and manage their existing relationships with demand sources, including direct advertisers and ad networks, while maximizing the price paid for their inventory through a real-time auction involving all demand partners. In addition to higher yield, publishers also gain full transparency to precisely what each demand partner is bidding and the winning price, giving them an accurate view of exactly how each demand partner values their inventory.

For more information and to join the private beta program, please visit www.mediaalpha.com or contact bizdev@mediaalpha.com.

About MediaAlpha:

MediaAlpha innovates where programmatic technologies and native and metasearch media intersect, bringing unparalleled transparency and efficiency to performance marketers. Its technology platforms power over 50 million high-value transactions annually, representing more than $400 million in media spend across the insurance, travel, personal finance, education and home service verticals.

Contacts

Media Contact:
for MediaAlpha
Abby Schiller, 310-777-7546
mediaalpha@pmbcgroup.com

Contacts

Media Contact:
for MediaAlpha
Abby Schiller, 310-777-7546
mediaalpha@pmbcgroup.com