Prusz: Rubicon Project takes a 20% to 25% cut on ad transactions
Joe Prusz · 882 AdTech: $250m on $1b Ad Spend as Rubicon Project Enters Header Bidding Space · Dec 23, 2017 · at 4:37
Joe Prusz, Global Head of Revenue at Rubicon Project, outlines the company's take rate and revenue share pricing model.
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“Our total so as a publicly traded company we have listed out, you know, what our total rates are. So typically it's around 20 to 25% of the total transaction.”
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