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Amazon's Kelly MacLean on How the eCommerce Giant Built a Killer DSP

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🔖Chapters:

[00:01:12] - Kelly's Background: From Soccer to Ad Tech

[00:03:22] - Making the Move from Meta to Amazon

[00:04:44] - Amazon DSP's Evolution from Single to Multi-Purpose

[00:06:10] - Adapting to the Streaming TV Revolution

[00:07:31] - Technical Differentiators and Competitive Positioning

[00:13:30] - AI Integration and the "Crystal Box" Approach

[00:16:54] - The Future of Automated Advertising Agents

[00:18:03] - Impact of Changing Consumer Search Behavior

[00:19:56] - What's Next and Amazon Unboxed Preview

💡Takeaways:

🏆 Kelly MacLean's competitive background as a professional soccer player shaped her approach to building fast-moving, high-performing ad tech teams.

🔧 Amazon completely re-architected their DSP backend and frontend, moving from single-purpose to fully functioning multi-purpose platform, improving overall performance by over 40%.

📺 Amazon DSP is now the only platform offering authenticated reach to over 80 million CTV households in the US through partnerships with Roku and other premium publishers.

🤖 Amazon's "crystal box" approach to AI provides transparency and control while leveraging automation, contrasting with traditional "black box" systems.

💰 Amazon offers industry-leading low fees: 0% for programmatic guaranteed deals on Amazon properties and 1% across premium streaming publishers.

🎯 Performance Plus campaigns have driven over 51% improvement in customer acquisition costs through AI-powered optimization.

📱 Amazon launched Complete TV ahead of upfronts, using AI to help marketers plan, manage, and measure holistic streaming TV buys across platforms.

🔮 The future will likely combine simplified AI-driven products with complex expert features, as different campaigns and brands will require varying degrees of automation.

🏈 Live sports remains one of the "last best places" where consumers are truly engaged for long durations, making it increasingly valuable for advertisers.

📊 Amazon's approach focuses on deterministic identity and frequency capping to provide more efficient spend and clearer impact measurement.

Amazon DSP: https://advertising.amazon.com/solutions/products/amazon-dsp

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Manage episode 505316320 series 2805892
Content provided by Shield Strategic and Mike Shields. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Shield Strategic and Mike Shields or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://podcastplayer.com/legal.

🔖Chapters:

[00:01:12] - Kelly's Background: From Soccer to Ad Tech

[00:03:22] - Making the Move from Meta to Amazon

[00:04:44] - Amazon DSP's Evolution from Single to Multi-Purpose

[00:06:10] - Adapting to the Streaming TV Revolution

[00:07:31] - Technical Differentiators and Competitive Positioning

[00:13:30] - AI Integration and the "Crystal Box" Approach

[00:16:54] - The Future of Automated Advertising Agents

[00:18:03] - Impact of Changing Consumer Search Behavior

[00:19:56] - What's Next and Amazon Unboxed Preview

💡Takeaways:

🏆 Kelly MacLean's competitive background as a professional soccer player shaped her approach to building fast-moving, high-performing ad tech teams.

🔧 Amazon completely re-architected their DSP backend and frontend, moving from single-purpose to fully functioning multi-purpose platform, improving overall performance by over 40%.

📺 Amazon DSP is now the only platform offering authenticated reach to over 80 million CTV households in the US through partnerships with Roku and other premium publishers.

🤖 Amazon's "crystal box" approach to AI provides transparency and control while leveraging automation, contrasting with traditional "black box" systems.

💰 Amazon offers industry-leading low fees: 0% for programmatic guaranteed deals on Amazon properties and 1% across premium streaming publishers.

🎯 Performance Plus campaigns have driven over 51% improvement in customer acquisition costs through AI-powered optimization.

📱 Amazon launched Complete TV ahead of upfronts, using AI to help marketers plan, manage, and measure holistic streaming TV buys across platforms.

🔮 The future will likely combine simplified AI-driven products with complex expert features, as different campaigns and brands will require varying degrees of automation.

🏈 Live sports remains one of the "last best places" where consumers are truly engaged for long durations, making it increasingly valuable for advertisers.

📊 Amazon's approach focuses on deterministic identity and frequency capping to provide more efficient spend and clearer impact measurement.

Amazon DSP: https://advertising.amazon.com/solutions/products/amazon-dsp

  continue reading

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