The Trade Desk Overview

The-trade-desk powers the open internet with an independent media buying platform. Marketers are helped to reach more customers through a more relevant ad experience.

Use Cases

Customers recommend Advertisement, Media Buying, Campaign Management, as the business use cases that they have been most satisfied with while using The Trade Desk.

Other use cases:

  • Sending & Publishing Communications
  • Forecasting
  • Engaging And Following Up
  • Tracking & Monitoring Communications
  • Social Media Analytics
  • Monitoring Social Media
  • Media Planning
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Business Priorities

Enter New Markets Internationally Or Locally and Improve ROI are the most popular business priorities that customers and associates have achieved using The Trade Desk.

Other priorities:

  • Acquire Customers
  • Launch New Products
  • Improve Efficiency
  • Build Brand Awareness
  • Enhance Customer Relationships
  • Grow Market Share
  • Increase Sales & Revenue
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The Trade Desk Use-Cases and Business Priorities: Customer Satisfaction Data

The Trade Desk works with different mediums / channels such as Social Media.

The Trade Desk's features include SEM, and Dashboard. and The Trade Desk support capabilities include 24/7 Support, AI Powered, Chat Support, etc. also The Trade Desk analytics capabilities include Analytics, and Custom Reports.

Reviews

"The insights and level of detail we gained with The Trade Desk–FairPrice retail data solution opened our eyes to what’s possible on a programmatic platform when partnering with a retailer." - Paul S

Peer review evidence (same sources as the product rating summary)

"...The Trade Desk, Simpli.fi, and Twitter Ads. ..." Must-Have Marketing Tools, Tactics For Credit Unions
"...A media buying platform built for the open internet. ..." Media for Humankind
"...It simplifies cookie syncing, and increases match rates among our partners; enabling our customers to improve marketing campaign performance. ..." Tapad Integrates The Trade Desk s Unified ID Solution Into Its Global Identity Resolution Platform

The Trade Desk, Taptica, Nexxen, Epom Ad Server, Kintegra Platform, etc., all belong to a category of solutions that help Cross Channel Advertising. Each of them excels in different abilities. Therefore, determining the best platform for your business will depend on your specific needs and requirements.

Popular Business Setting

for The Trade Desk

Top Industries

  • Marketing and Advertising
  • Internet
  • Government Administration

Popular in

  • Small Business
  • Mid Market
  • Large Enterprise

The Trade Desk is popular in Marketing And Advertising, Internet, and Government Administration and is widely used by Small Business, Mid Market, and Large Enterprise.

The Trade Desk Customer wins, Customer success stories, Case studies

How does The Trade Desk facilitate Media Buying?

What solutions does The Trade Desk provide for Campaign Management?

How can The Trade Desk optimize your Sending & Publishing Communications Workflow?

What makes The Trade Desk ideal for Forecasting?

11 buyers and buying teams have used Cuspera to assess how well The Trade Desk solved their Cross Channel Advertising needs. Cuspera uses 332 insights from these buyers along with peer reviews, customer case studies, testimonials, expert blogs and vendor provided installation data to help you assess the fit for your specific Cross Channel Advertising needs.

CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
The Trade Desk testimonial

Paul S

Digital Platforms Director

The Coca-Cola Company

The insights and level of detail we gained with The Trade Desk–FairPrice retail data solution opened our eyes to what’s possible on a programmatic platform when partnering with a retailer. Testimonial By Paul S
The Trade Desk testimonial

Emily F

Digital Ads Manager

Luxury Escapes

Identifying data segments that share multiple traits with our existing members — The Trade Desk’s Audience Predictor enables us to do that. And when tested with Unified ID 2.0, return on ad spend increased significantly. Testimonial By Emily F
The Trade Desk testimonial

Gavin M

Moët Hennessy

The Trade Desk makes it possible to run full-funnel campaigns across multiple channels, but to a highly targeted audience in a way that wasn’t possible before. Their platform enabled data-driven sequential journeys across traditional and digital channels, and let us craft richer experiences and sto...rytelling that appears to have resulted in improved effectiveness.

Testimonial By Gavin M
CUSTOMERS TESTIMONIALS
The Trade Desk testimonial

Paul S

Digital Platforms Director

The Coca-Cola Company

The insights and level of detail we gained with The Trade Desk–FairPrice retail data solution opened our eyes to what’s possible on a programmatic platform when partnering with a retailer. Testimonial By Paul S
The Trade Desk testimonial

Emily F

Digital Ads Manager

Luxury Escapes

Identifying data segments that share multiple traits with our existing members — The Trade Desk’s Audience Predictor enables us to do that. And when tested with Unified ID 2.0, return on ad spend increased significantly. Testimonial By Emily F
The Trade Desk testimonial

Gavin M

Moët Hennessy

The Trade Desk makes it possible to run full-funnel campaigns across multiple channels, but to a highly targeted audience in a way that wasn’t possible before. Their platform enabled data-driven sequential journeys across traditional and digital channels, and let us craft richer experiences and sto...rytelling that appears to have resulted in improved effectiveness.

Testimonial By Gavin M

Samsung - Consumer Electronics - Consumer Electronics

The Trade Desk helped Samsung use its first-party CRM data for personalised advertising in Germany. Samsung matched its data with United Internet Media using Decentriq's data clean room and netID. Th...is created a new audience segment for programmatic display campaigns. Samsung used The Trade Desk's cross-device graph to reduce ad frequency and reinvest savings. This increased incremental reach by 43% while keeping privacy top of mind.

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Kraft Heinz Indonesia - Food & Beverages - Food & Beverages

The Trade Desk platform powered Kraft Heinz Indonesia's Ramadan campaign, driving 3,522 in-store visits from online ads. The campaign used programmatic display advertising, first- and third-party dat...a, and footfall measurement with Adsquare. 20% of shoppers redeemed a voucher, and the average CPA was 70% lower than Kraft Heinz’s benchmark. Proximity audience targeting delivered the best CPA. Kraft Heinz gained actionable insights and plans to use The Trade Desk for future campaigns.

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Samsung New Zealand - Consumer Electronics - Consumer Electronics

The Trade Desk helped Samsung New Zealand boost ad recall by 9.1% and lift consideration by 10.9% for its Galaxy S23 launch. Using cross-device targeting, AI optimization, and a brand lift study, Sam...sung achieved 1.5x higher conversion rates via social after programmatic ad exposure. 78% of conversions came from users who saw both display and video ads. The campaign cut average conversion time from 14 to 4 days, setting a new standard for multi-channel marketing in consumer electronics.

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The Trade Desk - Marketing And Advertising - Marketing and Advertising

The Trade Desk used its own programmatic advertising platform to reach 8.2 million unique households across APAC. Programmatic buys delivered a 2x higher click-through rate and were 50 times more cos...t-efficient than direct buys. The campaign targeted advertising professionals in Singapore, Australia, India, Hong Kong, and Japan. Data partners helped build precise audience pools, boosting engagement and reach. The results showed programmatic media buying drives better efficiency and audience impact.

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HP - Consumer Electronics - Consumer Electronics

HP used Unified ID 2.0 (UID2) from The Trade Desk to improve Connected TV advertising. The goal was to increase unique audience reach in a cookieless environment. HP ran a campaign on Disney and Hulu..., using UID2 and Identity Alliance for better targeting and measurement. The campaign reached 8% of 12.5 million target households at a frequency of 5.7. Cost per unique household dropped to $0.16, 23% lower than HP’s previous campaign.

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Mikado - Food & Beverages - Food & Beverages

The Trade Desk helped Mikado reach 93% of its target audience in four weeks using Connected TV and programmatic ad buying. Mikado wanted to be the top snack for movie and TV fans in Spain. Their agen...cy, Spark Foundry, used data-driven audience targeting to engage younger viewers who avoid traditional TV. The campaign increased brand mentions and reached more households. Mikado combined storytelling with advanced advertising technology for strong results.

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The Trade Desk Features

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FEATURE RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.50/5

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Analytics

4.52/5

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Custom Reports

3.42/5

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CAPABILITIES RATINGS AND REVIEWS
AI Powered

4.50/5

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Analytics

4.52/5

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Custom Reports

3.42/5

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The Trade Desk, Inc. News

Financial

The Trade Desk Announces Date of First Quarter 2026 Financial Results ...

The Trade Desk will announce its Q1 2026 financial results on May 7, 2026, followed by a webcast and conference call at 2:00 PM Pacific Time.

Executive

$840M ad-tech bet: The Trade Desk sticks to outlook, sets Feb. 25 earnings - Stock Titan

The Trade Desk has appointed Tahnil Davis as Interim Chief Financial Officer, effective January 24, succeeding Alex Kayyal. Davis, previously the Chief Accounting Officer, will report to CEO Jeff Green. The company also reaffirmed its fourth-quarter 2025 financial guidance, expecting revenue of at least $840 million and adjusted EBITDA of approximately $375 million.

Partnership

The Trade Desk , DirecTV partner on custom Ventura TV OS

The Trade Desk and DirecTV have partnered to develop a custom version of the Ventura TV OS, integrating DirecTV's streaming interface. This collaboration aims to offer TV manufacturers and consumers a unified platform with access to free ad-supported content and DirecTV's streaming services, enhancing the smart TV ecosystem.

Product

Digest: Spotify CEO Exit Brings Dual Leadership; Epic Says Apples Install Changes Slash Drop-Offs; The Trade Desk Overhauls Digital Ad Data Marketplace

The Trade Desk has introduced Audience Unlimited, an enhanced third-party data marketplace aimed at improving digital ad efficiency. This upgrade uses AI to assess and score data segments, offering bundled data at fixed rates to eliminate unpredictable pricing. Additionally, The Trade Desk launched Koa Adaptive Trading Modes, providing advertisers with Performance and Control Modes for campaign management.

The Trade Desk, Inc. Profile

Company Name

The Trade Desk, Inc.

HQ Location

42 North Chestnut Street, Ventura, CA 93001, US

Employees

501-1000

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Financials

IPO