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Basis Overview

What is Basis?

Basis is everything you need to plan, buy, analyze and streamline your best-performing digital media campaigns. Basis is more than just streamlined media buying—Basis is a comprehensive and automated digital media platform. Using Basis means you can manage direct, programmatic, search & social through a single interface. With robust business intelligence, workflow automation, search & social integrations, and a top-rated DSP powered by artificial intelligence, it’s a platform you can run your entire digital business on top of. At the heart of Basis is our award-winning, omnichannel DSP built for speed and performance so your programmatic campaigns thrive. With optimizations supported by artificial intelligence, hyper-local targeting, an expansive PMP library, and easy to implement cross-device targeting - Basis was built to make you better. A 2021 AdExchanger Awards Best Education Program winner, our education and training curriculum enable teams to quickly improve their programmatic knowledge and skill sets. Robust fraud and brand protection prevent wasted investments and ensure confidence in your campaign performance.

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Product Description

Basis is the platform advertisers need to run successful online advertising across every channel.

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Basis is more than just a world-class DSP. It is a platform on which to run an entire digital media business, with robust business intelligence, workflow automation, and search and social integrations.

Our automation capabilities encompass:
• Campaign Management including full margin management with impression and ad serving fee estimations
• A Dashboard that highlights client or campaign priorities
• Collaboration Center as the main junction for all negotiations and communications
• Unified Inventory Directory provides data on media sellers and service providers
• Comprehensive Reporting automates pulling separate reports from ad servers; Basis uses API connections with the largest platforms, including ad servers, Facebook Ads, LinkedIn, GoogleAds and Bing
• Insights is a dynamic reporting feature to slice and dice data, apply custom filters, and subtotal data in numerous ways
• Financial system integrations including Strata (FreeWheel) and Advantage Software


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Year Founded
2001
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Chicago, IL
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@basisglobaltech
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1,391 employees on LinkedIn®
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Basis Technologies is a global provider of media automation and programmatic advertising software and services for enterprises. The Basis platform consolidates digital operations across programmatic, publisher-direct, connected TV (CTV), search, and social to unify and streamline campaigns. Basis integrates otherwise disconnected processes, systems, and point solutions to create a seamless workflow and centralized system of record for digital advertisers. Headquartered in Chicago, Basis is renowned for its commitment to employees and workplace culture.


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Kaylee T.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Top Programmatic Platform"
Easy to use. Great team to back it all up.
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4.0 out of 5
"Great placements and reporting"
Excellent reporting metrics and dimensions
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Jessica C.Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Great tool, and fantastic team"
I've used various Programmatic platforms, and what sets Basis apart is twofold: 1) The outstanding customer support. Their team always gets back...
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Basis Media

Basis Demo - Media Buying & Planning
The industry’s most comprehensive, intelligent, and automated digital advertising platform that addresses your direct, programmatic, search & social through a single interface.
Basis Demo - Collaboration & Messaging
Avoid switching between multiple platforms to communicate with clients, vendors, and coworkers. Basis keeps all correspondence, as well as previous and current RFPs and IOs, in one place to help you stay organized.
Basis Demo - Hyper-Local Targeting
GPS information pulled from individual mobile devices provides exact locations allowing you to target specific coordinates. Easily upload mobile device IDs and utilize various geo-fencing capabilities within Basis’ interface.
Basis Demo - Inventory Directory
Move easily from conception to execution, across all inventory types (direct, programmatic, search, and social) in one single platform. Basis comes with more than 9,000 vendors and 11,000 contacts.
Basis Demo - Business Intelligence & Campaign Analytics
Access accurate, real-time analytics across 180+ different data points. Save time by utilizing Basis’ unique drag and drop capabilities to create custom advertiser and campaign reports in a flash.
Basis Demo - Basis’ home screen dashboard
Helps you optimize you work by highlighting client or campaign priorities and informing your decision-making. One interface draws attention to necessary actions by showing an overview of proposals, insertion orders, line item pacing, campaign KPIs, comments from partners and clients, and more.
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What do you like best about Basis?

Help Support, platform ease of use, transparency Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Basis?

ad exchange issues, inventory and costs on CTV Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Basis solving and how is that benefiting you?

continuous support for questions along with technological development Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about Basis?

Great attention and fast response from the support staff

A wide variety of admitted formats Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Basis?

It is not very intuitive

Some reports are complicated to get the data you want Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Basis solving and how is that benefiting you?

More control over the type of creative.

Real-time data

Fast control over all campaigns

Easy access to the inventory Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Marketing and Advertising
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What do you like best about Basis?

The platform is easy to use and setup new campaigns and tactics. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Basis?

Reporting and data visualization needs improvement. We need more reporting and tools to show value to clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Basis solving and how is that benefiting you?

They are adding more tactics like digital out of home to allow us more offerings for our clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Basis?

Basis has a great and user-friendly platform to manage all of our digital buys. Their team is top notch and willing to help in any way. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Basis?

Basis offers so many options it can be slightly overwhelming at first Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Basis solving and how is that benefiting you?

We went from a very minimal knowledge in placing our own ads to confidence in placing all different forms of media, from the same interface, with successful targeting. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Dilraj M.
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Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Basis?

I know I can use all the tactics on our web, particularly fascinating new strategies, based on many distinct information stakeholders and targeting capability. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Basis?

Their self-supporting budget does not work for customers whose priorities change every day. To keep track of both the expenditures correctly, I will have to apply a whole new media strategy that becomes difficult because it happens too often. I am continually alerted to my initiatives, if it's mostly because the schedule has adjusted when I start things up, so my advertisements are unpleasantly updated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Training the channel is one of the toughest interactions in the comparison of all other digital advertising channels with their services and personal civilian contractors. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Basis solving and how is that benefiting you?

Since Basis brings together so many different goals / data collaborators, I know it's a good framework for most of me customers. Not all of them will run the same, contrary to popular belief! However if either customer wants to just complement OTT/Digital Radio on their conventional media schedule, while the other wants to build customized audiences through various data partners, the two will still operate perfectly also on basis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Basis?

The ability to manage our digital campaigns and the great customer service Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Basis?

There is a learning curve to implementing the software and the reporting dashboard while improving could still be better. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Basis:

The product performs as advertised Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Basis solving and how is that benefiting you?

Lower costs for digital advertising. Ability to plan and optimize campaigns Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about Basis?

If a client can dream it, we can build it, with Basis. The extensive amount of targeting options, platforms, audiences, networks, exchanges, tactics, and partners is unparalleled. No matter what a client throws at us, there is a solution within Basis to execute the campaign. In addition, the support staff is incredibly helpful to ensure that we are successful. From regular check in calls and random email inquiries to support decks and personalized research, we have a team of support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Basis?

There is certainly a learning curve with the platform. It is always not the most intuitive and trying to jump in it brand new may be difficult. Fortunately they offer in-person and virtual learning programs to ensure you are comfortable with the platform. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering Basis:

Rome wasn't built in a day. This platform takes time to master and implement. However, once you get it rolling, it is amazing! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Basis solving and how is that benefiting you?

When we used to partner with a vendor to execute our digital campaigns, we never truly knew how much of the money was going towards the ad spend vs their commission. Now, we have full control over our client's budget to ensure maximum ROI. Furthermore, we no longer have to wait on them to implement changes/revisions/updates/new creative. We have full control over the platform which makes our team faster and more responsive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Erik D.
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Paid Media Product Manager
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Basis?

Top class customer support with an assigned Customer Success Manager & a product team that listens to feedback and quickly implements enhancements.

Programmatic advertising and DSPs can be difficult subjects to get into - Basis assigned a training team that flew out to provide guidance over a whole day. After the training session, I've found the platform to be very easy to use and intuitive.

I like that I can set all my budgets for advertising even outside of the Basis platform, and use it as a media planning feature.

Most of all, I'm very happy with the data I have access to for advertising purposes for the DSP. The new feature that analyzes Remarketing audiences and suggests similar audiences has been a game changer. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Basis?

Some of the features aren't very user friendly - can't copy/paste out of the Insights platform, takes multiple clicks to activate/pause line items. These are minor annoyances that I haven't even raised with the Customer Success team. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Basis solving and how is that benefiting you?

Basis serves as our Programmatic DSP, as well as our media planning tool through its integration with Search & Social platforms. We've really been able to up-level our Display advertising, and have seen much better results compared to buying through Google Ads direct (not just in performance, but also the quality of traffic and receiving less fraud) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nicci L.
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Performance Marketing Director
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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Review source: Organic
What do you like best about Basis?

Basis customer service is second to none. Any time we've reached out to Basis Support they've been very responsive and providing guidance to help troubleshoot any issues. Our CSM (hey Kelly!) is wonderful. She's always willing to brainstorm or provide insights and she really understands our clients and our business. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Basis?

At first (especially for an agency working in a DSP for the first time) the platform is overwhelming but becomes much more manageable after time. The in-platform reporting is a bit clunky but Basis recently integrated with our dashboard and reporting platform, which has been immensely helpful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Basis solving and how is that benefiting you?

Basis has allowed our small full-service agency to begin running programmatic media in-house, expanding the portfolio of media services we can offer to our clients. After years of working with different outside vendors we're now able to have more control over client campaigns and performance (and we're learning more in the process). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Monica H.
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Senior Digital and Media Communications Coordinator
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about Basis?

The support from the customer success team is unparalleled. Amazing attitude, super knowledgeable and most importantly, invested in seeing success in my media. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Basis?

I understand Basis is most likely used at the agency level, but it has boundaries or quirks at the client level that makes a few things difficult. As it becomes a bigger trend for clients to buy their own media, there should be an option to have some of the boundaries removed. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Basis solving and how is that benefiting you?

Buying programmatically has saved so much money and has given the ability to take ownership of our own media. We have instant access, data transparency and an expert to help think through difficult organizational issues. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.