DV360 Self Serve Account
Your Own DV360 Seat. Your Rules. Live in Days.
Skip the enterprise sales cycle. We provision fully-featured Display & Video 360 self-serve accounts with transparent billing, guided onboarding and support that stays with you after launch.
Trusted by in-house teams at e-commerce, fintech and travel leaders
- 2–5 days
- Typical provisioning time
- 100%
- Platform control retained by you
- 0
- Hidden platform fees
What Is a DV360 Self Serve Account?
A DV360 self serve account is your organization's own advertiser seat inside Google Display & Video 360 — the enterprise demand-side platform (DSP) that powers programmatic buying across display, online video, YouTube, connected TV, audio and digital out-of-home inventory.
Unlike Google Ads, DV360 has no public sign-up page. Google provisions the platform either through direct enterprise agreements — which typically involve long procurement cycles and significant minimum spend commitments — or through certified partners such as dv360.co. Our self serve offering gives you the direct-access experience without the direct-contract friction:
- You own the console. Your team plans, builds, launches and optimizes campaigns with full administrative control.
- You see everything. Media costs, platform fees and data fees are visible line by line inside the platform and on your invoice.
- You keep your data. Audiences, campaign history, Floodlight configurations and reports live in your advertiser — and stay yours.
- We remove the friction. Provisioning, billing profiles, user permissions, Floodlight setup and exchange approvals are handled by our team, then handed over cleanly.
Who should choose self serve?
Self serve is the right model when you have — or are building — in-house programmatic capability. It suits:
- In-house media teams at brands that want to bring programmatic buying closer to the business.
- Performance agencies that need seats for clients but do not want Google's enterprise minimums.
- Marketing teams migrating from Google Ads (Display campaigns / Demand Gen) that have outgrown its targeting and inventory limits.
- Data-mature organizations that want direct control over first-party audience activation and measurement.
If your team is not ready to operate the console daily, consider our DV360 Managed Services or the hybrid Co-Managed model instead — you can switch models later without losing your account history.
Platform capabilities
Everything DV360 Offers, Under Your Control
A self serve seat unlocks the full Display & Video 360 feature set — the same platform Google offers its largest direct advertisers.
80+ Exchanges, One Console
Buy across Google Ad Exchange, Magnite, PubMatic, Index and more — plus YouTube and Google-exclusive inventory unavailable to other DSPs.
Google-Grade Audiences
Activate in-market, affinity, custom-intent and demographic signals, and onboard your first-party data with Customer Match.
CTV, Audio & DOOH
Extend beyond display into connected TV, streaming audio and digital out-of-home from the same campaign framework.
Unified Frequency Control
Manage exposure across exchanges, formats and devices to stop paying for wasted impressions.
Enterprise Measurement
Floodlight conversion tracking, data-driven attribution, reach reports and clean integration with Google Analytics 4.
Brand Safety Built In
Native content tiers, third-party verification (IAS, DoubleVerify) and ads.txt-only buying policies.
Benefits of Getting Your Seat Through dv360.co
Speed without shortcuts
Direct DV360 contracts can take one to three months of procurement, legal review and Google-side provisioning. We compress that to 2–5 business days for standard setups because the partner agreements, billing infrastructure and compliance reviews are already in place.
Genuinely low entry barriers
Google's direct route usually expects six-figure annual commitments. Through dv360.co you can start at a fraction of that and scale as results justify it. You are never locked into spend tiers that don't match your season or stage.
Transparent commercials
Our pricing has three visible parts: platform access, optional service hours, and your media spend (billed at actual cost). No arbitrage, no hidden margin on media, no "technology fees" invented at invoice time. That's also why we don't publish a one-size price — commercials are scoped to your spend and market, and every quote is itemized. Request a quote and see for yourself.
Onboarding that actually onboards
Every self serve account includes a structured handover: console walkthrough with your live account, campaign build best practices, naming taxonomy templates, QA checklists and measurement setup review. Your first campaign goes live with an expert looking over your shoulder — not a PDF.
Support after the handover
Stuck on a rejected creative, a Floodlight discrepancy or an exchange approval? Our support desk answers within business hours, and paid optimization sprints or audits are available whenever you want senior eyes on the account.
Eligibility requirements
To provision a self serve seat we need four things:
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Registered business | Company registration or equivalent legal entity |
| Website & policy compliance | Landing pages that meet Google Ads policies |
| Billing profile | Credit card or invoicing setup (market-dependent) |
| Minimum activity | A modest monthly media budget to keep the seat active |
Restricted categories (gambling, healthcare, financial products in some markets) may need additional Google certification — we guide you through it.
Setup process
From Enquiry to Live Campaigns in Five Steps
A predictable, documented process — you always know what happens next.
- 1
Discovery call
A 30-minute session to understand your goals, spend expectations, markets and compliance context. We confirm self serve is the right model.
- 2
Proposal & agreement
You receive an itemized quote — platform access, optional services, terms. Sign digitally; no long-term lock-ins.
- 3
Seat provisioning
We create your advertiser, configure billing, set user roles and permissions, and complete exchange and policy approvals.
- 4
Measurement & onboarding
Floodlight tags, GA4 linking, audience imports and taxonomy setup, followed by a live console training session for your team.
- 5
Launch with a safety net
Your first campaigns go live with our specialists on standby. Support continues through email, chat and optional optimization sprints.
Compare access routes
Self Serve via dv360.co vs Direct Google Contract
| Self Serve via dv360.co | Direct Google contract | |
|---|---|---|
| Time to access | 2–5 business days | 4–12 weeks |
| Minimum commitment | Low, flexible monthly | Typically six-figure annual |
| Platform control | Full admin control | Full admin control |
| Onboarding & training | Included, hands-on | Self-directed / paid |
| Ongoing expert support | Included + optional sprints | Limited to account tier |
| Contract flexibility | Monthly, no lock-in | Annual commitments |
Both routes run on the identical DV360 platform — the difference is how you access it and who supports you.
FAQs
DV360 Self Serve Account — Frequently Asked Questions
Ready for Your Own DV360 Seat?
Tell us about your goals and we will respond within one business day with an itemized quote and a provisioning timeline. No pushy sales, no obligations.