The Programmatic Buyer’s Guide to Attention
A practical guide to activating, optimizing, and scaling attention metrics through programmatic workflows.
Programmatic is built to optimize for cost, reach, and delivery at scale. But efficient delivery doesn’t always mean effective media. A low-cost, viewable impression can still run in a low-quality placement that’s unlikely to capture attention or drive outcomes.
Attention metrics add a media quality signal to programmatic decision-making and can be activated through the platforms your team already uses.
AU is deployable across 125+ DSPs, SSPs, and ad networks through pre-bid segments, custom bidding, and high-attention PMPs. Buyers can filter for higher-quality inventory, adjust bids based on predicted media value, or curate supply around quality thresholds.

The barrier isn’t access. It’s knowing how to activate. Programmatic is one of the fastest ways to operationalize media quality and drive better outcomes at scale. This guide shows you exactly how.
Inside the Guide:
- Why cost, reach, and delivery aren’t enough to optimize media value
- How Adelaide AU measures media quality and predicts business impact
- How AU-powered pre-bid targeting, custom bidding, and PMPs fit into existing workflows
- The strengths and tradeoffs of each activation approach
- Real programmatic results from Audi, iFIT, and other leading brands
















