This document discusses trends in programmatic advertising. It notes that consumers are constantly connected across multiple devices and touchpoints, requiring advertisers to reach them in new ways. Programmatic advertising allows automated buying and selling of ads in real-time to reach the right users. The document outlines several trends in programmatic, including the growth of programmatic direct deals between advertisers and publishers, taking programmatic to mobile and video, and using programmatic for brand goals beyond just performance. It also discusses challenges around platform consolidation and data integrity that programmatic can help address. Looking forward, the document suggests that programmatic techniques will continue expanding to new formats like TV.