Amazon Launches AI-Driven Full-Funnel Campaigns for US Advertisers
· 2h ago · Originally reported by PPC Land
Amazon has introduced Full-Funnel Campaigns for US advertisers, shifting targeting decisions to artificial intelligence. Meanwhile, DVA+, which allows advertisers to retain more control via Amazon's DSP, remains in closed beta.
Why it matters
This development highlights the growing role of AI in automating ad targeting, potentially improving efficiency but raising questions about transparency and performance measurement.
Explain it like I’m new here
It's like letting a smart robot pick which customers see your ads, instead of choosing them yourself.
Terms in this story
Campaign
A campaign is an organised set of ads with a shared goal, budget, audience and time period, run across one or more channels and measured against defined KPIs.
Targeting
Targeting is choosing which people, contexts, places, devices or times should see an ad, so that the budget is spent on the audiences most likely to respond.
Advertiser
An advertiser is the company, organisation or person that pays to place ads in order to sell products, build a brand, recruit, or spread a message.
DSP (demand-side platform)
A DSP (demand-side platform) is software that advertisers and agencies use to buy ad impressions automatically across many exchanges and publishers, deciding which impressions to bid on and how much.
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