Consulting

Make better business and technical decisions about your advertising business.

Whether you want to develop a new system from the ground up or refine an existing solution, we can provide expert consulting to help you understand both the technical and commercial implications of your plans.

AdTech expertise from both sides of the equation

Successful AdTech development projects require more than technical expertise.

They also require a deep understanding of the advertising ecosystem, business models, operational workflows and the commercial realities behind the technology.

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Our consulting services

Business consulting

Evaluate product ideas, business models, workflows, vendors and build-vs-buy decisions to determine the right approach for your business.

Technical consulting

Define architectures, integrations, data flows, infrastructure and technology choices while addressing scalability, performance, privacy, security and maintainability.

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When you might need AdTech consulting

Sometimes the challenge isn’t building the technology — it’s knowing what to build, what to change or which direction to take.

We help companies navigate complex business and technical decisions before they commit significant time and resources.

You have an idea for a new product or platform…

…but need help defining the concept, requirements and technical approach.

You’re deciding whether to rent, build, or buy…

…and need to understand the costs, benefits and trade-offs of each option.

Your existing platform is holding you back…

…and you’re considering modernisation, re-architecture or replacement.

You want to implement AI into your tech…

…but you’re not sure where it can add the most value or if your data is ready.

You’re evaluating third-party technology…

…and need help assessing vendors against your business and technical requirements.

You’re facing performance issues…

…and need to identify the underlying problems and potential solutions.

Your development team lacks specialist AdTech knowledge…

…and needs guidance on integrations, architectures or industry standards.

You need to validate an new product idea…

…through technical research, architecture design, prototyping or a PoC.

Have an AdTech challenge you need help solving?

Get in contact with our team and find out how we can help you.

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How our consulting services can help you

From early-stage product decisions to complex platform and architecture challenges, we provide specialist consulting across the business and technical areas of AdTech.

Platform research & evaluation

Research and compare AdTech platforms, vendors and technologies against your business, technical, and operational requirements.

Data & AI strategy

Assess your data and technology foundations, identify opportunities for AI and automation, and determine what needs to change to support them.

Integrations & interoperability

Plan integrations between AdTech, MarTech, media and data platforms, including APIs, data flows, and industry standards such as OpenRTB.

Platform modernisation

Identify technical debt, architectural limitations and legacy components, then define a practical roadmap for modernisation or re-architecture.

Technical due diligence & feasibility

Evaluate product ideas, existing technology and proposed solutions to understand technical feasibility, risks, dependencies, and development requirements.

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Our consulting offering

01. Discovery

Understand your AdTech business and objectives.

We look at your business model, customers, media and data workflows, existing technology stack and commercial objectives.

We also consider where your product or platform fits within the wider AdTech ecosystem and which partners, vendors and systems it needs to work with.

02. Assess

Analyse and assess the technology and ecosystem

We assess the relevant architecture, infrastructure, data flows, integrations and operational processes.

Depending on the challenge, this can include areas such as DSPs, SSPs, ad servers, bidding infrastructure, identity and measurement solutions, APIs and industry standards such as OpenRTB.

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03. Evaluate

Evaluate the options and trade-offs.

We identify potential approaches and assess them against the realities of AdTech.

This can include:

  • Build-vs-buy decisions
  • Vendor selection
  • Integration complexity
  • Latency and scalability requirements
  • Data availability
  • Privacy considerations
  • Infrastructure costs
  • Time to market

04. Define

Define the way forward.

We’ll translate our findings into a practical plan for your product or platform.

Depending on the engagement, this could involve defining the following:

  • A target architecture
  • Product and technical requirements
  • Vendor recommendations
  • Integration strategy
  • PoC scope
  • Modernisation roadmap
  • Implementation plan
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Why AdTech knowledge matters

AdTech presents technical and business challenges that are difficult to solve without understanding how the wider advertising ecosystem works.

Business knowledge of AdTech

Our teams understands:

Business & revenue models

Media buying & selling (e.g. direct and programmatic)

The AdTech landscape

Rent, build, and buy decisions

Market and ecosystem dynamics

Privacy and governance

Technical knowledge of AdTech

Our team understands:

AdTech platforms

Technical processes (e.g. RTB and header bidding)

Programmatic and AdOps workflows

Data, identity, and measurement

Integrations, APIs, and standards (e.g. IAB and AdCP)

Performance and scale

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Why work with Spyrosoft AdTech?

Our consulting is backed by 15+ years of hands-on experience designing, building, and improving advertising technology.

Deep AdTech expertise

Work with people who understand programmatic advertising, AdTech platforms, industry standards and the wider advertising ecosystem.

Business and technical perspectives

Bring commercial, product and technical considerations together rather than looking at each in isolation.

Hands-on engineering experience

Get recommendations grounded in experience building and operating real AdTech systems, not just theoretical advice.

Expertise across the ecosystem

Draw on experience spanning the demand and supply sides, media and publishing, data, measurement and emerging areas such as retail media and agentic advertising.

Independent thinking

Evaluate different technologies, vendors and approaches based on your requirements rather than being tied to a particular platform.

Full service

Work with one AdTech partner from initial consulting and discovery through architecture, prototyping and PoCs to software development, integration, modernisation, maintenance and ongoing support.

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Have an AdTech challenge you need help solving?

Get in contact with our team and find out how we can help you.