Background	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Background	1. Background Marin Software Incorporated (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware in March 2006. The Company provides a leading cross-channel, cross-device, enterprise marketing software platform for search, social and display advertising channels, offered as a software-as-a-service, or SaaS, solution for advertisers and agencies. The Company’s platform enables digital marketers to improve financial performance, realize efficiencies and time savings, and make better business decisions. The Company’s corporate headquarters are located in San Francisco, California, and the Company has additional offices in the following locations: Austin, Chicago, Dublin, Hamburg, London, New York, Paris, Portland, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo. References to “2017,” “2016” and “2015” shall mean the year ended December 31, 2017, the year ended December 31, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015, respectively. All amounts presented in these notes to the consolidated financial statements are in thousands, except where noted.

Background

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

1. Background

Marin Software Incorporated (the “Company”) was incorporated in Delaware in March 2006. The Company provides a leading cross-channel, cross-device, enterprise marketing software platform for search, social and display advertising channels, offered as a software-as-a-service, or SaaS, solution for advertisers and agencies. The Company’s platform enables digital marketers to improve financial performance, realize efficiencies and time savings, and make better business decisions. The Company’s corporate headquarters are located in San Francisco, California, and the Company has additional offices in the following locations: Austin, Chicago, Dublin, Hamburg, London, New York, Paris, Portland, Shanghai, Sydney and Tokyo.

References to “2017,” “2016” and “2015” shall mean the year ended December 31, 2017, the year ended December 31, 2016 and the year ended December 31, 2015, respectively. All amounts presented in these notes to the consolidated financial statements are in thousands, except where noted.