"Amazon had the power to do it, but they bottled it," said a former senior Amazon adtech staffer who worked on the ad server.
Amazon's own marketing team had also shifted a lot of its ad serving requirements to Amazon Ad Server.
Amazon said only a small proportion of its marketing is run through the Amazon Ad Server.
Amazon's $20 billion-plus annual advertising budget also includes TV, outdoor, and other media channels that don't require ad serving technology.
"Ultimately it was probably the right strategic move to depreciate," the Amazon Ad Server, said Caprio.
Persons:
Google's, Mediaocean's, Michael Horst, Arnaud Creput, Mike Caprio, aren't, Caprio
Organizations:
Amazon, Google, YouTube, Amazon Prime, Amazon Advertising, Sizmek, Market Authority
Locations:
Americas