This week we’re throwing it way back to when we welcomed Tyler Bryant in the Sensei's Corner, at the time he was the digital media director at RPM advertising, which specializes in travel vertical and other highly regulated industries. They have a wide range of clientele that includes brick and mortar casinos and they produce television commercials for today's popular brand empires. We referred to the following articles/resources: [Critical Capabilities for For Ad Tech](https://www.gartner.com/doc/reprints?id=1-24PCEKKZ&ct=201130&st=sb) According to the Garter survey, 22% of the marketing budgets are invested in paid media across different marketing channels. More than half of that percentage is invested in digital advertising such as display, video, and ad platforms. Digital marketing leaders are responsible for using the marketing technology and trends when considering a new advertising technology solution. The Magic Quadrant for Ad Tech provides several different factors that differentiate ad tech providers. [The Trade Desk](https://pages.thetradedesk.com/Global_2020_09_GartnerReports_LandingPage_Redirect.html?aliId=eyJpIjoidXRXVHo2c1wvcUphbWJFVmsiLCJ0IjoiRUZGRktlTXNqdDhDZEJzeHlzaVVcL2c9PSJ9) Trade Desk, part of the ad tech space, is a marketplace that allows customers to purchase different types of advertisements and use that to run global campaigns in digital media. These advertisements include display advertising, social media, and advanced T.V. Unlike walled gardens, the open internet allows consumers to use the data to grow their audience and compare performances more openly and objectively. Connect with: Tyler Bryant: LinkedIn  Programmatic Digest Podcast: Shownotes | Website | YouTube | LinkedIn  Helene Parker: Website | LinkedIn | Twitter | Instagram