The document discusses the accelerating growth of the real-time bidding (RTB) industry. It notes that the US programmatic advertising market grew from $2.4 billion in 2012 to an estimated $7.5 billion in 2017, with the programmatic share of display advertising increasing from 17.5% in 2012 to 43% in 2017. The document also examines trends like the explosion of media platforms, increasing media consumption, tensions around issues like transparency and privacy, and opportunities for the future of data-driven advertising.