Programmatic Is Returning to Its Prepandemic 'Normal' Levels

The travel sector is still struggling, but other verticals are spending big on marketing

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Programmatic is on the rise since the advertising doldrums of the early novel coronavirus pandemic.

The number of advertisers running programmatic ads through the end of July is up 36% since January, and total programmatic spend between April and July is up 11% year-over-year, according to data from MediaRadar. Programmatic spend in April alone was down 9% compared to the beginning of the year, and the overall number of companies buying ads programmatically dropped 8%.

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But that’s beginning to turn around, thanks to significant investment from technology, education and media advertisers, and despite continued declines in spend from the travel sector.

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