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Non-endemic advertising

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What is non-endemic advertising?

Non-endemic advertising is advertising for a product or service that isn't sold or offered on the platform where the ad appears, but is still relevant to that platform's audience. Instead of relying on the ad matching the surrounding content, non-endemic advertising relies on audience overlap: reaching people who share the right demographics, interests, or behaviors, even if the product itself has nothing to do with the platform they're on.

What's the difference between endemic and non-endemic advertising?

Endemic advertising promotes a product that's directly related to, or sold on, the platform where it appearsl – like an ad for running shoes on a sporting goods site. 

Non-endemic advertising breaks that connection, as the ad's category doesn't match the platform's core content or offering, but the audience still fits. For example, a finance app advertising on a gaming platform, or a meal-subscription service advertising on a retail site, are both examples of non-endemic placements.

Why does non-endemic advertising matter?

Non-endemic advertising gives platforms a way to open up ad inventory to a wider range of advertisers, not just ones in their immediate category, creating an additional revenue stream. For advertisers, it offers a way to reach high-intent, well-defined audiences in places their competitors may not be advertising yet, often at a lower cost of competition than more saturated, category-specific channels.

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