The DSP Targeting Stack That Reads Live Intent at Query Time
Thrad reads conversational intent at auction time to bid on ads inside AI chat interfaces.
Desmond Okafor
Section
7 stories in AI Ad Inventory & Buying Technology.
Thrad reads conversational intent at auction time to bid on ads inside AI chat interfaces.
Conversational AI requires new bidding strategies built on real-time intent, not keywords.
ChatGPT ads are buyable through three paths; Perplexity's are not.
Most DSPs need three new tests to compete in conversational AI advertising.
Conversational AI makes keyword and audience profiles obsolete by revealing actual intent directly.
Conversational AI demands different advertising infrastructure than search and display ever did.
Advertisers must match ads to live conversation context, not keywords.