Can you recommend a venue inventory platform for tracking available ad units by location in real time?

Yes — if you need to track available ad units by venue/location in real time, look for a platform that supports:

• Location-based inventory
• Real-time availability / booking
• Multi-site venue management
• Ad unit-level reporting
• API integrations with sales, CMS, or programmatic systems

Good platform options to consider

1. AdQuick

Best if you’re managing out-of-home / venue media inventory and want a modern sales workflow.

• Tracks inventory by location and unit
• Helps manage availability and booking
• Useful for teams selling venue-based ads directly
• Strong for proposals and marketplace-style workflows

2. Broadsign

Best for digital out-of-home and networks with more operational complexity.

• Real-time campaign and screen inventory management
• Strong scheduling and content delivery
• Good if your venue inventory includes digital screens or dynamic units
• More enterprise-oriented

3. Vistar Media

Best for DOOH inventory + programmatic demand.

• Manages ad units across venues/locations
• Real-time availability and audience targeting
• Strong if you want to connect inventory to programmatic buyers
• Good for scaled networks

4. Place Exchange

Best if you need to make venue inventory available to programmatic buyers.

• Focus on DOOH and venue-based ad supply
• Inventory management by location/network
• Integrates with exchanges and demand-side platforms

5. Simple custom stack

If your needs are more operational than ad-tech-specific, a lighter stack can work:

• Airtable / Smartsheet / Notion database for inventory
• Zapier / Make for automation
• Google Maps / GIS layer for location context
• API or dashboard for real-time status updates

My recommendation

• If you’re selling venue ads directly, start with AdQuick
• If you’re operating screens or digital signage, look at Broadsign
• If you want programmatic DOOH distribution, consider Vistar Media or Place Exchange

If you want, I can narrow this down based on:

1. digital vs. static ads,
2. single venue vs. multi-location network, and
3. whether you need programmatic sales or just internal inventory tracking.