Adobe Audience Manager (AAM) functions as the central nervous system for first, second, and third-party audience data within the Adobe Experience Cloud ecosystem. It enables operators to ingest disparate customer signals from web properties, mobile applications, and offline sources, unify identities, and construct granular audience segments. The browser-first interface provides data strategists and activation specialists with the tools to define, analyze, and activate these segments across various marketing and advertising channels, driving personalized web experiences and targeted media buys.
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Data management platform (Experience Cloud).
Updated May 26, 2026

Introduction
Key Features
Core Capabilities
First-party data ingestion via DIL (Data Integration Library) or server-side connector
Cross-device identity stitching and deterministic/probabilistic ID resolution
Audience segment builder with trait-based rule set
Data taxonomy management and classification interface
Additional Details
Look-alike modeling for audience expansion
Real-time segment qualification and activation to DSPs/SSP
Audience Lab for A/B testing segment performance
Integration with Adobe Analytics for segment validation and reporting
Use Cases
Implementing Data Collection SDK
Developers integrate the Data Integration Library (DIL) or server-side APIs into web properties and mobile apps to ensure robust first-party data capture, mapping custom variables and events to AAM traits for audience segmentation
How to Use Adobe Audience Manager
Define a New Audience Segment
Log into the Adobe Experience Cloud, navigate to Audience Manager, then select "Audiences" > "Segments." Click "Add New Segment," provide a name, and use the trait builder to define rules based on collected first-party data (e.g., "visited product page X" AND "not purchased in 30 days")
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