906 agencies indexed·Latest entry: 22 October 2026
Programmatic in Belfast · 1 agency

Programmatic agencies in Belfast.

Programmatic advertising is the automated, auction-based buying of digital media through demand-side platforms (DSPs) like DV360, The Trade Desk, and Amazon DSP. It spans display, online video, connected TV, digital out-of-home, and digital audio. Unlike PPC (search ads) or paid social (Meta, TikTok, LinkedIn), programmatic runs across the open web and broadcast-equivalent inventory. This page shows every agency on AgencyIndex offering programmatic in Belfast.

At a glance
  • 1 UK agencies offering programmatic in Belfast
  • Part of the Programmatic service set
  • Indexed in Belfast
  • Reviewed 17 May 2026
Showing 1-1 of 1 programmatic agency in BelfastAll Programmatic agencies
Ardmore Group logo
Ardmore Group
Independent·Belfast·51-200 Employees·Verified

Ardmore is a Campaign UK Top 30 Regional Agency and The Drum Top 100 Independent Agency. We do more than change minds, beliefs and habits. Our work positively impacts how people think, feel and, importantly, how they live – for the brands we believe in, brands who, like us, are trying to make a difference. We achieve this by working closely with our Clients to create memorable campaigns, underpinned by the right strategy and insights, all complemented and delivered by our media, digital and wider Agency teams. We're proud to be a longstanding partner and shareholder in Worldwide Partners Inc. As the world’s largest international network of independent agencies, we’re in good company with 90 plus agencies in 50 countries. We have been a member agency of the Institute of Practitioners in Advertising (IPA) for over 20 years

Editor's note

AgencyIndex tracks 1 programmatic agency in Belfast. The list above is filtered to that intersection and ordered with verified and featured listings first.

For the wider editor's view on programmatic agencies in the UK, see the programmatic service brief. For context on Belfast's marketing cluster, see the Belfast location brief. The pricing, timeline and red-flag notes below apply to programmatic as a discipline; they do not change materially in Belfast.

Typical cost
10-20% of spend
+ DSP fees, on £25k-500k+ monthly media

Specialist / boutique trading desk £2,000-6,000 mgmt fee + 10-20% DSP · Mid-market £4,000-15,000 + DSP fees · Network / holding-group £15,000-100,000+ on enterprise spend. Most credible agencies will not take programmatic-only briefs below ~£10k/mo media because DSP access fees stop making sense.

Realistic timeline
4-8 weeks
onboarding, then always-on

1-2wks DSP seat + billing + pixel and conversion setup · 1-2wks audience build, first-party data onboarding, creative trafficking (VAST for CTV) · 2-4wks CTV QA, brand-safety and SPO config, test campaigns. CTV and clean-room data flows push the upper bound.

Red flags
6 to watch
in any pitch
  • · Bundled 'all-in CPM' with no separated agency fee, DSP fee, data fee, and SSP cost breakdown
  • · No supply path optimisation (SPO) strategy and no explicit Made-for-Advertising (MFA) exclusion list
  • · No third-party verification via DoubleVerify, IAS, or MOAT (or sell-side-only reporting)
  • · Refuses log-level data access or independent audit rights in the contract
  • · Won't disclose rebates, principal-trading arrangements, or preferred-supplier incentives
  • · Treats programmatic as 'retargeting + display network' rather than a CTV / DOOH / audio / open-web stack
Frequently asked

What brands ask about programmatic agencies.

The 5 questions our editors get most often, answered honestly. These apply to programmatic as a discipline regardless of city.

Curated by humans

UK programmatic engagements in 2026 layer two costs. Agency management runs £2,000-6,000 a month for specialist trading desks, £4,000-15,000 at mid-market, and £15,000-100,000+ at network or holding-group level. On top sits the DSP access fee, typically 10-20% of media spend on The Trade Desk and 10-15% on DV360. Most credible agencies set a minimum media commitment around £10,000 a month because below that, platform fees swallow efficiency.