Online display advertising, or programmatic display, can indeed work with the right strategy- encompassing placements, audience targeting, messaging, and offers.  And it can be measured and optimized for performance.  My podcast guest is Helene (aka Ellen) Parker who runs a programmatic display advertising consultancy and is an alliance of mine.  She also has her own podcast on programmatic. We discuss online display strategy, tactics, and measurement.  listen and get insights.