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Cadreon was rebranded to Matterkind and merged into Kinesso— see Kinesso for current status.— See the full lineage →

Cadreon

Programmatic AdvertisingAgency

Cadreon, now operating as Matterkind, was IPG Mediabrands' ad tech unit responsible for planning and executing programmatic buys across addressable media.

Last updated Oct 25, 2026 by the ATDb Editorial Team

Founded
2010
HQ
New York, New York, United States
Connections
18

AI-drafted from public sources15 sources cited

At a glance

Employees
201-500
7integrations9competitors

About

Was one of the largest and most prominent agency trading desks in the holding company ecosystem, operating as IPG Mediabrands' centralized programmatic and addressable buying unit before rebranding as Matterkind.

Cadreon, now operating as Matterkind, was IPG Mediabrands' ad tech unit responsible for planning and executing programmatic buys across addressable media. On the measurement side, Cadreon used tools such as Comscore's validated Campaign Essentials to assess audience delivery, viewability, brand safety, in-geo delivery, and non-human traffic on behalf of clients. To improve creative performance in programmatic display, Cadreon partnered with ad tech provider Polar to build a marketplace spanning over 100 premium publishers, enabling brands to programmatically extend their social ads to the open web. Headquartered in San Francisco, Cadreon maintained a broad international footprint, operating through fully scaled local entities and hubs that serviced dozens of markets worldwide. Source 1: weatherads.io — Cadreon / Decathlon Drive Higher CTR & Conversions on ... Source 2: comscore.com — Cadreon Selects Comscore as Measurement Partner for ... Source 3: adexchanger.com — To Juice Creative Performance, Cadreon Extends Native ... Source 4: joinhandshake.com — Cadreon: Read reviews and ask questions

Business model

Agency Trading Desk

Target market

Enterprise

What they offer

  • Programmatic Trading Desk

    Centralized programmatic media buying across display, video, and mobile on behalf of IPG agency clients.

  • Audience Targeting

    Data-driven audience segmentation and targeting using first-, second-, and third-party data sources.

  • Data Management

    Integration and activation of audience data to inform and optimize addressable media campaigns.

  • Analytics & Reporting

    Campaign performance measurement and attribution reporting for addressable advertising initiatives.

Key features

Centralized programmatic buying across IPG agency brandsCross-channel audience addressabilityFirst-, second-, and third-party data integrationReal-time bidding and private marketplace accessCampaign analytics and attribution

Use cases

Programmatic display and video buying for large advertisersAudience-based targeting across digital channelsData-driven campaign optimization for IPG agency clientsCross-channel addressable media planning and activation

Customer segments

Large enterprise advertisers via IPG agenciesFortune 500 brandsRetail and CPG advertisersFinancial services advertisers

Tech & specs

Technology stack

Demand-side platforms (DSPs)Data management platforms (DMPs)Real-time bidding infrastructureAudience analytics and measurement tools

Security & compliance

GDPRCCPA

Deployment

Cloud

API

Limited

Corporate history
  1. 2010 · Founded
  2. Year unknown
Connection details
See alternatives to Cadreon See integrations with Cadreon (7)

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