Negotiates and purchases advertising inventory, then manages delivery and rate efficiency against the plan.
Media buyers negotiate and purchase advertising inventory, then manage delivery and rate efficiency against the plan. In India this spans everything from television spot buying to programmatic display, and the commercial skill is in the negotiation rather than the software. Programmatic has changed the mechanics considerably, moving buyers toward managing platforms and supply paths rather than calling publishers, without removing the underlying rate pressure the job exists to apply.
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In digital display largely yes. Television, print and outdoor buying in India remain relationship and negotiation driven.
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Programmatic platforms already automate bid-level decisions, and AI has extended that to supply path and audience optimisation. Buyers now focus on quality control, fraud and verification, and on the direct negotiations that software cannot conduct.