MarketerOS for brands

Be as good at buying ad media as publishers are at selling it

Brands everywhere are building in-house ad agencies. To join them, you need an OS that consolidates systems, processes, and data to streamline planning and activation, drive down costs, and improve financial control. Some of the world’s leading brands use MarketerOS by Placements.io to maximize their ad-buying ROI.

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Omnichannel campaigns

Take control of your marketing

MarketerOS is an operating system for ad buying from the team that built the world’s leading ad-selling OS. It  sits on top of your existing ad tech solutions so you can activate, manage and optimize omnichannel campaigns from a single interface.

In-house control

The first step to in-housing your media buying

Whether you want to in-house some, or all, of your media buying, MarketerOS is your first step. It will help you maintain control over your brand, manage budgets and prevent overspend. You’ll also gain countless insights to improve performance campaigns.

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Unified systems

Integrated with all the solutions brands need

Highly granular, bidirectional integrations help broaden your digital network while unifying the complex ad sales ecosystem. Enjoy integrations with ad servers, DSPs, search, social media, and more. Empower productivity and keep teams aligned within a single platform.

Unified operating system

The end-to-end platform streamlines planning, media activation and budget management. Work from a single environment across the entire campaign lifecycle.

Consolidated data

Unified, omnichannel campaign data enables performance monitoring and financial management. Gain a complete, transparent view across all media activity.

Omnichannel integration

Over 30 pre-built, highly-granular, bi-directional API integrations support omnichannel campaign management. Open APIs enable bespoke integrations.

Out-of-the-box reporting

Real-time reporting and customizable dashboards synchronize data from multiple sources to improve stakeholder visibility and  support collaboration.

Media measurement

Data management capabilities, including integrations with AWS and GCM, simplify performance measurement and enable campaign optimization.

Automated workflows

Intelligent and configurable workflow automation across multiple platforms saves time, adheres to best practices, and reduces errors.

Unified communications

Cross-functional approval and revision workflows, notifications and proactive alerts, promotes collaboration and keeps teams aligned.

Financial flexibility

Improve financial oversight and control to control pacing, prevent overspend, and support simpler financial reconciliation across multiple systems. 

Built for compliance

The only SOC1 and SOC2 certified solution in the market. Enjoy total confidence in the platform’s financial data control, security and privacy.

A fully integrated ad buying platform

Our integrations make it easy to work with all the platforms and applications you want to use. We’re proud to be a fully integrated platform for ad buyers. So let us know if any are missing!

Frequently asked questions

What is Placements.io and how does it work?
Placements.io is a SaaS platform that makes it easy for companies to manage and grow their media-selling or buying operations. First we built the world’s leading operating system for media selling (AdSalesOS). Then we developed the best OS for media buying (MarketerOS). 



Both operating systems simplify the lifecycle of buying or selling advertising in a complex media landscape. They help teams manage processes across sales, ad operations and finance — reducing steps generally, optimizing yield, and boosting revenue and ROI. Both AdSalesOS and MarketerOS sit at the center of the media ecosystem, streamlining and automating processes across multiple advertising platforms, while consolidating data and keeping them in sync.
Is Placements.io a SaaS-based solution or on-prem?
Placements.io is Software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution. Our platform is hosted in the cloud and accessed via your web browser. Our offering does not have on-prem components.
Does Placements.io integrate with Salesforce.com?
Yes. Placements.io is a managed package within Salesforce and has a very robust integration. Businesses spend enormous resources on customizing Salesforce to meet their specific needs and Placements.io makes it easy to seamlessly support those customizations within our platform.  Information about our integration can be found in theSalesforce AppExchange .
How long does it take to get started on Placements.io?
Each implementation project is unique and tailored to the needs of our clients. Our standard program is focused on the following goals:

— Reduce your time to value
— Quickly align, clarify, and confirm expectations
— Educating you on PIO features and how they meet business objectives
— Identifying any feature enhancement requirements for post-launch implementation
— Continuously improve the process by listening to your feedback
What does the implementation process look like?
1 Discovery and design: Our relationship with you is built on understanding your business and how we can help your teams. We produce a workflow chart so you can visualize how all your workflows, systems, components, external processes, etc can work with Placements.io.  

2 Interactive build: We set up all the integrations of your existing systems for Search, Social, DSPs, Ad-servers, 3rd party reconciliation, Biling, BI/ Data Warehouse etc. The system is then configured according to the workflows and business rules. We can create PO templates, basic delivery reports, and billing reports if applicable.

3 Verify and QA: We test all of the integrations and settings that are configured, and we work with you to review all imported items, reporting and templates. Based on your feedback, we tweak settings and essential workflows. Following sign off, we train your teams and turn over the system for use.
Do you provide platform training and support?
Yes. Our implementation team supports initial customer onboarding and product training. Ongoing support is managed via a dedicated account team through email, chat, and phone.Expect robust ongoing support. Customer Success teams also old regular check-ins to gather feedback and discuss future feature releases.
How often do you update the platform?
The product teams behind AdSalesOS and MarketerOS take pride in continuously innovating and shipping updates regularly to improve the experience of our customers. We run many new feature releases and enhancements throughout the year based on our product roadmap and customer feedback. 
Does Placements.io work in all global markets?
Yes. Placements.io has a global footprint servicing and supporting partners in North America, EMEA, and APAC regions. Our campaign tools offer placement, implementation and line item management and capabilities regardless of regions and markets.
Are permissions and approvals customizable?
Governance within Placements.io is highly configurable. You can lock fields down and trigger specific approval rules by both roles and permissions. You can limit what can be edited, and what triggers reviews and approvals. Admin users can create users, roles and add permissions to those roles based on business requirements.
How secure is Placements.io?
Placements.io maintains SOC1 and SOC2 attestations and is GDPR compliant. We protect individual systems and information with cryptographic controls. All data in transit and at rest is encrypted. Our platform is hosted within a secure, ISO27001-compliant facility.
What is the Placements.io data retention policy?
Customer data is retained for as long as the account is active. Data enters an “expired” state when the account is voluntarily closed. Expired account data will be retained for 30 days. After this period, the account and related data will be removed.
What are Placements.io integration capabilities?
Placements.io acts as the centerpiece to the media buying ecosystem. Because of this, our platform and APIs are designed to cohesively collect, organize, and present data from various different systems all in one place. Placements.io supports over 40 pre-built integrations covering DSPs, Ad Servers, Social, and more. In addition, Placements.io exposes a suite of APIs to support bespoke integrations.
How can I get a demo?
Relied on by 6 of the Fortune 20
Fortune 500
More Fortune 500 customers than any other ad OS
10 Billion
Over $10bn of ad revenue managed in 2023

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