Strategic Brief

The Precise Thesis

For holdco leaders, agency principals, and procurement teams evaluating programmatic governance and verification.

The Problem

DSPs now make 40–70 audience decisions per bid autonomously.

Features like The Trade Desk's Koa, Google's Optimized Targeting, and Amazon's Performance+ auto-append audiences at speeds that exceed human audit capacity. Each added segment inflates CPMs. Many add cost without adding value.

The Precise Solution

Precise sits on the log path—reads every impression, segments attached, and conversion. We compute segment-level contribution using Shapley-based methodology, identify waste, and surface receipts you can show clients.

We don't compete for impressions. We don't take rebates. Our only revenue is a license fee for the verification layer.

What Agencies Get

Segment Bill of Materials (BoM)

Complete manifest of all segments attached to your campaign. Shows what was added, by whom, and at what cost—before spend happens.

Trace Receipt

Tamper-evident delivery proof showing segment-level contribution. Includes Coverage Report (data quality) and Method Version (reproducibility).

Action Queue

KEEP / CAP / TEST / CUT recommendations for each segment based on contribution analysis. You decide what to execute.

Measurement Defensibility

We're precise about what we can claim. Our default is contribution accounting—Shapley-based decomposition showing which segments contributed to outcomes based on observed data.

When campaigns include natural variation or designed holdouts, we can make stronger claims. The receipt always states the methodology level used.

Level 1Contribution AccountingObservational (default)
Level 2Natural ExperimentsQuasi-experimental
Level 3Designed HoldoutsCausal
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How We Work

01Ingest

We pull DSP log exports. You send 30-90 days of campaign data.

02Score

Shapley-based contribution analysis decomposes what each segment added to outcomes.

03Recommend

Action Queue surfaces segments to keep, cap, test, or cut. You choose what to act on.

04Verify

Trace Receipt provides audit-grade proof for client reviews. Reproducible and tamper-evident.

Currently Audit Mode. Enforcement Mode available where supported.

Next Steps

Independence Guarantee

No rebates. No rev-share. No steering compensation.