Right buyer, right moment

Lyon Programmatic Ads Agency

Web Tonic is a Lyon programmatic ads agency running DSP buys engineered for the city's real audience graph — Part-Dieu finance and B2B decision-makers, Gerland biotech professionals, gastronomy DTC, La French Tech founders, Vieux Lyon and Confluence lifestyle. We set up DV360 and TTD against Lyonnais and AURA behaviour, with line items, creative cuts and frequency caps tuned to each segment. Post-click and post-view attribution clean, no Paris-blended baselines. The outcome is programmatic that delivers measurable CPA and incremental reach across the AURA footprint.

−42%

average effective CPM reduction across managed Lyon programmatic campaigns.

750+

successful client partnerships delivered

10+

channels orchestrated programmatically: display, video, audio, CTV, native, and DOOH.

B+

billions of quality impressions accessible across premium open-web inventory for Lyon brands.

We made the difference FOR those brands

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Retail & commerce
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Healthcare & regulated services
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
Consumer tech and platforms
Retail & commerce
Retail & commerce
B2B software, fintech, insurance
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Retail & commerce
Consumer tech and platforms
B2B software, fintech, insurance
B2B software, fintech, insurance
SMB
Healthcare & regulated services
Food & beverage
Food & beverage
Food & beverage
Consumer tech and platforms
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Consumer tech and platforms
Consumer tech and platforms
Creative, content, arts & culture
Consumer tech and platforms
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
B2B software, fintech, insurance
B2B software, fintech, insurance
SMB
Retail & commerce
Consumer tech and platforms
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Creative, content, arts & culture
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Creative, content, arts & culture
Apparel and lifestyle
Healthcare & regulated services
SMB
Apparel and lifestyle
Consumer tech and platforms
SMB
Retail & commerce
Consumer tech and platforms
SMB
Retail & commerce
Healthcare & regulated services
SMB
Retail & commerce
SMB
Healthcare & regulated services
Consumer tech and platforms
Retail & commerce
SMB
Food & beverage
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Creative, content, arts & culture
Creative, content, arts & culture
Food & beverage
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Consumer tech and platforms
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Food & beverage
Creative, content, arts & culture
Consumer tech and platforms
Healthcare & regulated services
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Food & beverage
Apparel and lifestyle
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Healthcare & regulated services
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
Healthcare & regulated services
Travel & mobility
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
Food & beverage
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Creative, content, arts & culture
Consumer tech and platforms
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Food & beverage
Healthcare & regulated services
B2B software, fintech, insurance
SMB
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Healthcare & regulated services
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
B2B software, fintech, insurance
SMB
Retail & commerce
Apparel and lifestyle
Healthcare & regulated services
Consumer tech and platforms
SMB
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Apparel and lifestyle
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Creative, content, arts & culture
B2B software, fintech, insurance
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Healthcare & regulated services
Retail & commerce
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Food & beverage
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Creative, content, arts & culture
Travel & mobility
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Consumer tech and platforms
Creative, content, arts & culture
Healthcare & regulated services
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Consumer tech and platforms
SMB
Beauty, personal care & wellness
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Travel & mobility
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
Food & beverage
Healthcare & regulated services
Apparel and lifestyle
B2B software, fintech, insurance
B2B software, fintech, insurance
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Travel & mobility
Apparel and lifestyle
Healthcare & regulated services
Food & beverage
Food & beverage
Healthcare & regulated services
Food & beverage
Consumer tech and platforms
Healthcare & regulated services
SMB
Retail & commerce
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Healthcare & regulated services
Retail & commerce
Creative, content, arts & culture
Creative, content, arts & culture
Creative, content, arts & culture
B2B software, fintech, insurance
SMB
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
Travel & mobility
Consumer tech and platforms
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Apparel and lifestyle
Travel & mobility
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Healthcare & regulated services
Creative, content, arts & culture
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Consumer tech and platforms
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
Consumer tech and platforms
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Beauty, personal care & wellness
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Consumer tech and platforms
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Food & beverage
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
SMB
Retail & commerce
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Apparel and lifestyle
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Creative, content, arts & culture
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
Consumer tech and platforms
SMB
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Apparel and lifestyle
SMB
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
SMB
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
SMB
Food & beverage
Consumer tech and platforms
Apparel and lifestyle
Travel & mobility
Creative, content, arts & culture
Beauty, personal care & wellness
Travel & mobility
Retail & commerce
Creative, content, arts & culture
Food & beverage
Home essentials, appliances, kitchen & pet
Apparel and lifestyle
Creative, content, arts & culture
B2B software, fintech, insurance
B2B software, fintech, insurance
Consumer tech and platforms
Creative, content, arts & culture
Consumer tech and platforms
B2B software, fintech, insurance
SMB
Consumer tech and platforms
Consumer tech and platforms

the shift

Why Lyon programmatic ads is its own challenge

Digital advertising has consolidated inside a few walled gardens, but the open web still commands enormous attention, and programmatic is how Lyon brands reach it efficiently. Real-time bidding lets advertisers buy individual impressions matched to precise audiences across millions of sites, apps, podcasts, and connected TVs. The rise of CTV and digital audio has opened premium, brand-safe inventory that was once unbuyable at scale. At the same time, privacy regulation and cookie deprecation are pushing programmatic toward first-party data and contextual targeting. Lyon brands that master programmatic gain reach and efficiency their competitors locked into Google and Meta cannot match.

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90%+

of digital display advertising is now transacted programmatically, the default way reach is bought. It is a pattern we plan around directly when building your Lyon strategy. Brands that move first earn the share that's hardest to take back later.

more efficient targeting is typical with programmatic versus traditional fixed-placement media buying. We factor this into how we prioritise work for Lyon clients. The wave is real; the timing decides who rides it and who chases it.

80%+

of connected-TV ad inventory is sold programmatically, opening premium video to Lyon brands. It shapes where we focus budget and effort in the Lyon market. Category leaders made their moves before this was an industry headline.

2.5×

higher engagement on average for well-targeted programmatic versus untargeted display. We treat it as a core assumption when setting Lyon targets. The shift is structural, not cyclical — the playbook needs to match.

our approach

How we run programmatic ads for our Lyon customers

Our programmatic method is built on data, premium supply, and continuous optimisation. We define audiences from first-party and contextual signals, plan the channel mix, buy quality inventory through trusted DSPs, and optimise toward outcomes. Every Lyon campaign is measured on efficiency and real business results, not just impressions served.

Audience & data strategy

We build audiences from your first-party data and contextual signals so Lyon campaigns target precisely without relying on deprecated third-party cookies, RGPD-compliant. Trade-offs come to you with the data, not as a finished decision.

Channel & supply planning

We plan the right mix of display, video, CTV, audio, and DOOH and select premium, brand-safe supply paths for your Lyon audience and goals. We tie it directly to measurable outcomes so progress on your Lyon account is always visible. Every assumption is paired with a kill criterion, set before launch.

Real-time optimisation

We manage bids, frequency, and placements in real time across DSPs, concentrating Lyon spend on the inventory and audiences that deliver. It is tailored to your specific Lyon market rather than applied as a generic checklist. Shipped with a measurement plan, not a measurement promise.

Measure & attribute

We track outcomes across the funnel and attribute results so your Lyon programmatic investment is judged on conversions, not vanity reach. We iterate on it continuously as Lyon results come in, refining what works. Wired into your CRM so the work shows up where revenue is recorded.

Results & timeline

What Lyon programmatic delivers

−42%
Effective CPM

Real-time bidding and supply-path optimisation let us buy quality Lyon impressions far more efficiently than fixed-rate or managed placements. We report this transparently each month so you always see exactly what your Lyon investment is producing. We make the trade-off visible before we make the recommendation.

+2.9×
Qualified reach

Precise audience targeting across the open web expands relevant reach for Lyon brands well beyond what the walled gardens alone allow. It is tracked against real conversions, not vanity metrics, throughout the Lyon engagement. We commit to the target in writing, with the trigger for re-forecasting.

CTV
Premium video

We extend Lyon brand campaigns into connected TV and premium video, reaching engaged audiences on the big screen with measurable attribution. We benchmark it against your Lyon market so the number reflects genuine competitive progress. Modelled by channel so a budget shift is obvious before the meeting.

2–3 wk
Time to optimise

Programmatic gathers signal quickly; most Lyon campaigns reach efficient performance within two to three weeks of launch and optimisation. You see the trend clearly in your dashboard as the Lyon campaign matures. Set against a target you signed off on at quarter start, not invented later.

What we optimize

Programmatic tuned to Lyon's economy

Programmatic strategy shifts with each Lyon sector's audience and buying cycle. We tailor channels, data, and creative to each industry rather than running one generic open-web plan for every Lyon brand. We build the strategy sector by sector so the work fits the real economics of each Lyon industry rather than a single template.

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Life sciences & biotech

Lyon biotech firms reach niche B2B audiences through contextual programmatic on industry sites and trade media with precise account-level targeting. Testing windows match your sales cycle, not platform defaults.

Banking & finance

Lyon financial brands use brand-safe programmatic with strict compliance and contextual targeting to reach high-value audiences responsibly. We treat your category's seasonality as a planning input, not a story.

Retail & e-commerce

Lyon retailers drive sales with programmatic display and CTV retargeting, reaching shoppers across the open web through the purchase journey. Inputs are weighted toward the channels this sector trusts.

Real estate

Lyon property brands use geo-targeted programmatic and CTV to reach buyers and investors with rich visual creative across premium inventory. Edge cases for your vertical are baked into QA, not surfaced post-launch.

Mobility & transport

Lyon CARA-cluster mobility firms reach B2B and consumer audiences through programmatic video and contextual placements across relevant media. Channel mix is sized to the audience that converts, not the one that's loudest.

Tourism & culture

Lyon tourism and cultural institutions use programmatic display and DOOH to reach visitors at scale across regional and international audiences. Spend mix flexes as the sector's auction and demand curves move.

Services

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Programmatic extends reach beyond Google and Meta. We pair it with SEO, search, and social so Lyon brands surround their audience across the open web and capture demand wherever it forms.

Programmatic needs creative that performs across formats. Our performance branding and UGC teams build the display, video, and CTV assets that drive results across Lyon inventory.

Programmatic is a data discipline. We unify first-party data, GA4, and clean-room signals so your Lyon campaigns target and measure precisely, RGPD-compliant throughout. The result is a connected Lyon growth stack rather than a set of disconnected tactics.

Programmatic traffic needs strong landing experiences. Our Webflow, WordPress, and Shopify builds give Lyon campaigns fast, conversion-ready destinations across devices. Everything stays coordinated under one Lyon team so the channels reinforce each other instead of competing.

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faq

Answered questions.

Everything you might want to know—up front.

1
What makes programmatic advertising more efficient than traditional media buying?
Programmatic uses automated, real-time bidding and algorithms to purchase ad inventory, eliminating manual negotiations. This automation delivers precise audience targeting, instant optimization, and comprehensive performance tracking that manual buying cannot match—enabling advertisers to reach specific audiences at scale efficiently.
2
How much of digital display advertising is purchased programmatically?
According to industry analysis, programmatic advertising accounts for over 90% of all digital display ad spending globally, with the market reaching $802 billion in 2024. This dominance reflects programmatic's superior efficiency in audience targeting and campaign optimization across all digital channels.
3
What transparency improvements has programmatic advertising achieved recently?
Recent ANA studies show significant efficiency gains: for every €1,000 spent, 43.9% now reaches consumers—up 7.9% year-over-year. According to Marketing Dive, marketers reduced spending on low-value publishers from 15% to 6.2%, while private marketplace deals increased to 59% of total spend, ensuring better placements.
4
Which channels are driving programmatic advertising growth in 2025?
Connected TV leads growth, representing 28% of programmatic spend with 80% of marketers now utilizing CTV platforms. Mobile dominates at 44% of spending, while retail media networks grew 41.7% in 2024—creating new targeting opportunities at the point of purchase.

Testimonials

What our clients are saying

Some data about our clients
500
Some clients are Fortune 500 companies but we work with any company doing over $500k per year in revenue.
100%
of them enjoys our S3 Methodology which integrates all parts of your marketing funnel.
2018
We’ve been founded in 2018 in Montreal, Canada so you know you’re in good hands and we’re not going to fiddle.

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