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Programmatic Advertising

Reach the right people across websites, apps, and streaming with automated buying aimed at specific audiences and places. We set the targeting, control where ads appear, and track what the impressions turn into.

Dallas HQ team of 16Reply usually within an hour5 published case studies
Built for

Is Programmatic right for you?

  • Local businesses that want to reach people near their location or near a competitor
  • Brands that need to reach a defined audience beyond search and social feeds
  • Advertisers with steady site traffic they want to bring back through retargeting
What is included

What you get with Programmatic

01

Geofenced campaigns

Ads served to devices within defined areas, such as your neighborhood, event venues, or competitor locations, where policy allows.

02

Audience targeting

Audiences built from demographics, interests, and behavior, layered with location so spend stays on likely buyers.

03

Cross-site retargeting

Display and video ads that follow up with people who visited your site, keeping your offer in front of them.

04

Brand safety controls

Blocklists, allowlists, and placement reviews so your ads stay off sites and apps that do not fit your brand.

05

Display creative set

Banner and video ads sized for the common placements, designed in-house to match your brand and offer.

06

Visit and conversion reporting

Impressions, clicks, site visits, and, where measurable, store visits or conversions tied back to the campaign.

Proof

Results we have published

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Thurston County, WA

Listings, citations, local SEO and reputation for a home-services referral network.

  • 17 to 698listing score in 90 days
  • +1500%citations
  • 51 of 60listings synced
Read the Send Me A Pro case study →

MAD Monkey Media is a Latino-owned agency based in Dallas. Every number above comes from the published case study and the client reports behind it. See all case studies.

How it works

How we run programmatic, stage by stage

Programmatic buys ads across thousands of sites, apps and streaming services. Our eight stages keep that reach pointed at buyers and measured honestly.

  1. 1

    Audit

    What you bought before, on which sites and apps, at what frequency, and whether any of it showed up in leads or store visits.

  2. 2

    Tracking: pixel and Conversions API

    Site pixel with conversion events, view-through windows set conservatively, and holdout areas where budget allows.

  3. 3

    Offer

    An offer that works without a click: a memorable reason to search for you or visit, repeated across formats.

  4. 4

    Creative

    Display sizes, native ads and streaming TV spots built from one message, with your logo and offer readable at a glance.

  5. 5

    Launch

    Geofencing around relevant locations, contextual and audience targeting, retargeting, frequency caps and brand-safety lists from day one.

  6. 6

    A/B tests

    Creative and audience splits by area, so we can compare lift between similar zones.

  7. 7

    Optimization

    Weekly placement exclusions, frequency checks and budget moved to the zones and formats that lift search and site visits.

  8. 8

    Reporting

    Reach, frequency, site visits, conversions and lift against holdout areas, not last-click alone.

Budget levels

What your ad budget gets you

Programmatic usually needs a minimum monthly spend to deliver well. Below that, search or Meta ads do more for the same money.

What each monthly ad budget can realistically buy
Monthly ad spendWhat it coversBest fit
$500 a monthUsually below platform minimums. We would put this budget into search or Meta first.Proving an offer before spending more. Often better as a one-time setup you run yourself.
$1,500 a monthGeofenced display or retargeting in one market with frequency caps.A single-location local business that wants steady weekly leads.
$3,000 a monthGeofencing plus contextual display or streaming TV in one metro, with conversion tracking.Growing local businesses, multi-service companies and ecommerce stores with proven products.
$5,000+ a monthMulti-market programmatic and streaming TV with holdout tests to measure real lift.Multi-location brands, franchises, B2B companies and stores scaling past one market.
Pricing

How our management fee works

Management is a flat monthly fee that covers ad spend up to a set level, plus a one-time setup for the audit, tracking fix and first creative. Above that spend level the fee grows with a small percentage of the extra spend, so you always know the number before you approve a bigger budget. Your ad spend goes on your own card, paid directly to the platform, never through us, and you own every account, pixel and audience. Ask for a quote and we send the exact figures in writing within 48 hours.

See every budget level and how we price ad management →

Benchmarks

Lead costs to compare programmatic against

Programmatic display is rarely the cheapest way to buy a direct lead. Use these search and social lead costs as the bar programmatic has to beat, once its effect on search and site visits is counted.

Average cost per lead by industry
All industries (average)$66.69$27.39
Animals and pets$31.50n/a
Apparel, fashion and jewelry$97.51n/a
Arts and entertainment$26.84$14.59
Legal: attorneys and legal services$131.63n/a
Auto sales and dealers$44.26$35.52
Auto repair, service and parts$29.96n/a
Beauty and personal care (salons, spas)$39.25$50.91
Business services (B2B)$93.69n/a
Career and employment$67.36$12.30
Dental$72.97$61.56
Education and instruction$77.48$26.31
Finance and insurance$74.44n/a
Furniture$106.70$39.25
Health and fitness (gyms, studios)$67.36$27.11
Home services and home improvement$90.92$42.95
Industrial and commercial$75.19$35.87
Personal services$54.60$38.09
Physicians and surgeons$40.04$32.14
Real estate$102.51$13.74
Restaurants and food$30.57n/a
Retail: shopping, collectibles and gifts$49.40n/a
Sports and recreation$44.26$15.49
Travel$44.70n/a

a WordStream by LocaliQ, Google Ads Benchmarks 2026: Competitive Data & Insights for Every Industry (2026; data Apr 1, 2025 to Mar 31, 2026). b WordStream by LocaliQ, Facebook Ads Benchmarks 2026: NEW Data, Trends, & Insights for Your Industry (2026; data Apr 1, 2025 to Jun 30, 2026). CPL is cost per lead, CPC is cost per click, CTR is click-through rate. Averages for US advertisers as published by the source; n/a means the source did not publish that industry. Facebook CPL and conversion rate come from lead campaigns, Facebook CPC and CTR from traffic campaigns.

Full 2026 cost per lead table, methodology and free PDF →

Talk to a strategist

Request a custom Programmatic quote

Tell us where you are today. We usually reply within an hour and send a tailored proposal within 48 hours.

Prefer to talk? Call 1 (800) 858-1639 or email info@madmonkey.media.

FAQ

Questions about Programmatic

If yours is not here, ask it in the form above and a strategist will answer.

What is programmatic advertising?

It is automated buying of ad space across many websites, apps, and streaming services at once. Instead of buying placements one site at a time, you buy impressions shown to a defined audience wherever they are browsing.

What is geofencing, and is it right for a local business?

Geofencing serves ads to people within a defined area, such as near your store or at an event. It fits businesses with a clear trade area, like restaurants and retailers, and works best paired with a strong offer and retargeting.

How do you keep my ads off bad websites?

We use blocklists, allowlists, and category exclusions, then review placement reports once campaigns are running. Sites or apps that send junk traffic or do not fit your brand are removed.

How do I know if programmatic is working?

Clicks alone undersell it, so we also track site visits, conversions, and, where measurement allows, visits to your location. We set the success measure before launch and report against it.

How is programmatic advertising priced?

Management is a custom quote, offered month-to-month or on an annual contract, with media spend set as a separate budget. Display creative can be included in the scope or quoted as a fixed-price project.

Is geofencing worth it for a local business?

It can be when the fence is drawn around places your buyers already go, such as a competitor, a trade show or a neighborhood you serve, and the ad gives a reason to act. It is weak as the only channel. We pair it with search so people who see the ad and search for you find you.

How do you measure display and streaming TV?

With site visits, conversions and branded search, compared against similar areas where we did not advertise. View-through conversions are reported but kept separate, because they overstate impact when counted alone.

What is the minimum budget for programmatic?

It depends on the platform and audience, but programmatic usually needs a few thousand dollars a month in one market to reach enough people often enough. Below that we recommend search or Meta first.

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