Targeting users using Matched Audiences

At Index Exchange, Matched Audiences™ is a product powered by IX's Real Time Identity (RTI) framework that enables audience-based deals for buyers who manage their audience files with a supported RTI provider. These audiences are usually based on customer relationship management (CRM) data, such as email addresses or phone numbers. Matched Audiences allows buyers to reach their most desired customers across high-quality publishers and different environments, providing unprecedented performance and precision across the open web.

Who can participate in Matched Audiences

The following ad tech platforms can participate in Matched Audiences:

• Buyers who have access to LiveIntent, LiveRamp, or Neustar.
• Any publisher using IX Bridge or IX Library™ that has enabled the LiveRamp, LiveIntent, or Neustar, RTI adapter.
• All DSPs who support IX deal ID functionality can successfully bid and win impressions against a Matched Audiences deal.

How Matched Audiences works

To understand how Matched Audiences works, refer to the steps below.

	Buyers upload their people-based audience files on their RTI provider's site.
	When uploading the file, buyers can choose to run their audience as a DIRECT or PLATFORM deal: Buyers can run an audience with a specific publisher by setting the audience scope to DIRECT. Direct deals require buyer and publisher negotiation. Buyers can run an audience across all eligible IX Library publishers by setting the audience scope to PLATFORM. Platform deals require no negotiation at the publisher level and buyer campaigns compete in open market.
	The RTI provider sends the audience file to IX.
	When a user within the audience file visits an eligible publisher, buyers have the opportunity to bid on the deal ID, in real time, with their DSP of choice.

For more information about running Matched Audiences campaigns, see the following topics:

• Set up a LiveIntent Matched Audience direct deal
• Set up a LiveRamp Matched Audience direct deal
• Set up a Neustar Matched Audience direct deal (Beta)
• Set up a LiveIntent Matched Audience platform deal
• Set up a LiveRamp Matched Audience platform deal
• Set up a Neustar Matched Audience platform deal (Beta)

If you need further assistance, contact your IX Representative.