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Flat Bidding & Smart Bidding

Understanding Adzumo’s Bidding Options

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Written by Adzumo Support
Updated over 3 months ago

In Adzumo, advertisers can choose between two bidding strategies when setting up their campaigns — Flat Bidding and Smart Bidding. Both offer flexibility depending on your campaign goals and optimization style.


🟦 Flat Bidding

Flat Bidding gives you full control over your bid price.
You manually set your bid (CPM or CPC), and it remains constant until you decide to change it.

This option is ideal for advertisers who:

  • Prefer fixed costs and predictability

  • Are running budget-controlled tests

  • Want complete manual control over optimization

Example:
If you set your bid at $2.50 CPM, you’ll always pay that rate, regardless of competing bids.


🟩 Smart Bidding

Smart Bidding allows you to set a maximum bid, while the system dynamically adjusts your real-time bidding price.
The algorithm automatically bids just above the next highest competitor, ensuring you win impressions efficiently without overpaying.

This strategy helps you:

  • Improve cost efficiency

  • Compete smarter in high-traffic zones

  • Reduce manual optimization time

Example:
If your maximum bid is $3.00 CPM, and the next advertiser is bidding $2.50, you’ll only pay slightly more — around $2.51–$2.55 CPM — depending on auction dynamics.


Choosing the Right Bidding Strategy

Goal

Recommended Option

Why

Precise budget control

Flat Bidding

Fixed, predictable pricing

Automated optimization

Smart Bidding

Adjusts bids dynamically for efficiency

Testing new zones

Flat Bidding

Easier to control ROI per source

Scaling profitable traffic

Smart Bidding

Optimizes performance automatically


For more guidance on which bidding strategy best suits your campaign goals, reach out to your Adzumo account manager or contact [email protected]

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