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Where the results sit
The Trade Desk published a case study on Allwyn, the UK National Lottery operator. An agency ran the campaign with The Trade Desk. ThumbAd was not involved, and Allwyn is not a ThumbAd client. This is an operator's read of it. The case states no campaign period, so nothing here should be read as recent.
Tor Olav Haugen
Sep 234 min read


The Programmatic Operating System: running a trading desk like software
Most desks run on heroics. The alternative treats data as the kernel, the platform as the system, standing teams as the processes and traders as the administrators. The four layers, the six rules, the maturity curve, and where to start.
Tor Olav Haugen
Aug 284 min read


South Africa programmatic DOOH: the full market briefing
910 screens across 17 media owners, the supply paths into The Trade Desk, the six advertisers who have bought this way in seven years, and the measurement gap underneath it all. Evidence-tiered throughout. No rate card.
Tor Olav Haugen
Aug 289 min read
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