Kantar
Media has announced additions to its SRDS.com database offering, including the ability for marketers and agencies to compare digital ad networks, exchanges, and other ad tech vendors.
The company says the new SRDS database has over 150 tech vendor profiles curated by Kantar. Each listing has between 30-80 standardized data points to allow for comparison between services,
platforms, pricing structures, and formats.
"Today’s digital media buyers and planners are often tasked with the time-consuming challenge of
researching and recommending appropriate ad tech vendors to their marketer clients,” stated Stephen Davis, president of Kantar Media SRDS. He added that the database includes information as to
what differentiates similar vendors.
While the information about the ad nets, exchanges, and vendors is, in theory, neutral, the way it's presented can be skewed. The company noted
that companies listed on the database can purchase premium listings and paid search programs to increase their visibility.