A quick search on Google outlines the many impacts COVID has on our lifestyle, health and wellbeing. This social and economic disruption has also greatly affected most industries, and needless to say it has also largely impacted the advertising industry. Amidst this chaos and disruption, brands have come to realise the need to understand how to run advertising campaigns that protect their image in keeping with the existential climate. We see that the pandemic has catalysed a shift from simply being Brand Safe- which used to refer to spam, malware and inappropriate content to adopting the concept of Brand Suitability - a solution that allows for customised targeting parameters. This solution can either help a brand to avoid content that is specifically inappropriate for its unique sensitivity and values but may be appropriate for another brand. Continue reading on to find out how brand suitability can combat current issues.
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YouTube is a great place to reach users but can we use it to find potentially relevant audiences outside of their video watching experience? Cue: Video Discovery Ads, also known as in-feed video ads. As part of our Unboxed: YouTube Advertising series, we will be introducing this format, and it is best used for. Video Discovery Ads allow us to promote content in places of discovery, including next to related YouTube videos, as part of a YouTube search result, or on the YouTube mobile homepage. Read on to find out more!
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YouTube is without a doubt one of the largest platforms that we can use to reach our target audience. While TikTok has steadily risen in watch time in the US, YouTube continues to be a key channel for marketers with users watching it more than ever in this pandemic. So how then do we get in on the action and what can it be used for? Cue in-stream ads, the most common type of inventory that you can buy on YouTube! In-stream ads can serve before a video (pre-roll), during a video at a pre-determined timeslot (mid-roll), or when the video ends (post-roll). YouTube inventory can only be bought on Google Ads, DV360 or via direct reservation (from Google or from publishers). All other methods would involve a reseller using one of these channels. We will be introducing various types of in-stream ads and their cost models on YouTube. Read on to find out more.
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In 2020, eMarketer reported $378.16 billion in digital ad spend globally despite the pandemic. In this massive market, advertisers are constantly trying to get users' attention every single time, but how do they determine whether their ads can be seen? We are a deep-dive on this fundamental metric: viewability. The term viewability was coined at least nine years ago. While the standardisation of what constitutes "a view" was a game-changer to the advertising industry, it also resulted in many varying interpretations and inconsistencies. In this post, we hope to debunk viewability myths and explore how to be more accurate in reporting viewability for a campaign.
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Previously, we posted a guide to set up campaign in TTD - the classic edition. As TTD has recently released a new platform experience named Solimar, we have written an updated guide to walk you through on how to set up campaign on The Trade Desk (Solimar edition). Solimar aims to help marketers prepare for a new age of digital advertising around these three areas: Setting business goals right at the start Activate first-party data easily Measure impact of campaigns effectively This article will not be a “sales pitch” on Solimar; instead, we will show the changes in the user interface and bring through the new campaign setup flow. Read on to find out what are the differences between Solimar and the legacy edition, as well as the step-by-step guide on creating your first campaign on TTD.
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As part of our Day in the Life series, we talk to programmatic specialists in the...
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Today, we will be exploring how to set up campaign in another popular DSP - The Trade Desk, aka TTD. TTD is one of the biggest independent DSP. This means that big tech companies do not own TTD, unlike its competitors like DV360 (Google), Xandr (AT&T), Amazon DSP (Amazon), or Amobee (Singtel). While being a pureplay may seem to put TTD at a disadvantage with the lack of Owned & Operated (O&O) data or inventory, it compensates through best-in-class integration and adoption of the latest and emerging Programmatic technology. We will be exploring the differences between DV360 and TTD in another post, but in the meantime, let’s dig into how a campaign is set up within TTD! Read on to find out more.
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Programmatic Traders are essential in today’s age where Programmatic as a channel continues to grow and evolve at neck-breaking speed. As a result, there is high demand for Programmatic talent, given how rapidly this role has transformed. The role is no longer restricted to the typical media agencies; but brands and publishers alike are also in the market for such talent as they look to be self-sufficient in Programmatic. Having said all of that, you might have encountered the Programmatic Trader role during your job hunt. Ever wondered what a typical day of a Programmatic Trader looks like? In this article, part of the A Day in the Life series, we talked to a Programmatic Specialist in a digital media agency. We give some insights on on how a typical day looks like. Click on the link to read on!
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Display & Video 360 aka DV360 is Google’s Demand Side Platform (DSP), which is a part of the suite of Google Marketing Platform (GMP) products. If you're new to programmatic, you'll find that there are a lot of acronyms in a sentence, but don't worry about it now. Hopefully, you will get used to it as there will be more to come in this handy guide to campaign setup in DV360. There are basically 7 levels which we will be going through: 1) Partner 2) Advertiser 3) Campaign 4) Insertion Order (IO) 5) Line Item (LI) 6) Ad Group 7) Ad/Creative Read on to find out more on how to set up correctly on DV360!
Read MoreExtensions are part and parcel of ad operations. Be it whether you are from buy-side, sell-side or even search and social, these extensions might come in handy in terms enabling you to be more efficient. Don't you love it when you're able save some time on your tasks? Even if it's by a small fraction, a few minutes here and there do multiply. You could have more coffee breaks instead, which is nice to have as a perk-me-up after looking at dozens of Excel files. We will evaluate and review these extensions regardless of role functions. These extensions could be for programmatic buy-side, sell-side operations or even media planners. Search and social specialists may find them useful too. We will elaborate more in detail on each extension covered in this list. We'll look at 3 dimensions: Productivity: in terms of time saving and effort required Usability: ease of use and usefulness Reliability: how reliable would the tool be - whether we can trust the information derived from the extension, or if it breaks easily
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