About Ad Management in Advertising DSP
DSP supports ad delivery via third-party ad serving tags (such as Google, Flashtalking, or Sizmek) for various ad types and the direct asset upload for native display ads. You can upload third-party tags individually or in bulk. Bulk uploads use partner tag sheets or a bulk tag template.
Once your ads are set up, attach each ad to a placement, which includes the targeting parameters (such as geo, audience, device, and inventory targeting) that control how your campaign delivers. You can attach a single ad to one or multiple placements.
Available Ad Types ad-types
All of the following ad types are available in DSP. For full specifications for each ad type, see the Ad Specifications.
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Audio Ads (third-party only): Audio ads play between content on digital publisher sites and can be run standalone as audio files or along with companion banners. Audio is best used to drive brand awareness and engage with on-the-go audiences. Key performance indicators for audio include Completion Rate and Cost per Completion.
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Display Ads (third-party only): Display ads are animated or static images displayed in web browsers or in apps. Clicking the ad unit takes the user to a branded site or microsite. Display is best used to drive efficient CPMs, increase message association, add additional brand or product touchpoints, and drive users down the purchase funnel. Key performance indicators for display include Clicks, Cost per Click, Conversions, and Cost per Conversion. DSP supports a wide variety of display banner ad sizes.
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Mobile Ads (third-party only): Mobile ads can be in pre-roll video (VAST, MRAID) or standard display format. Mobile pre-roll video can be auto-play or click-to-play and is best used for reaching viewers across screens. Mobile standard display is a static image displayed on mobile web browsers or in apps and is best used to complement digital video buys, drive message association, and add additional branding or product touchpoints. Mobile ads can also function as full-screen takeovers or as mobile interstitials, which are full-screen, high-impact mobile ads that are best used to develop brand awareness for mobile audiences and drive conversions.
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Native Display Ads (first-party only): Native ads are supported in standard display format. Native ads include a headline and/or title, description, logo, and image. The ad elements are combined and rendered to match the publisher’s page style so that the ad blends in with the publisher’s organic content and drives higher engagement. Native is best used for brand awareness and for driving audience view and engagement rates with viewer-friendly advertising. Key performance indicators include Clicks, Cost Per Click, Conversions, and Cost Per Conversion.
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Pre-roll Ads (third-party only): Pre-roll ads (VAST and VPAID) are shown before premium video content and provide an immersive, engaging viewer experience. Pre-roll video can be interactive, contain rich media features, and include overlays, rollovers, and calls-to-action. Key performance indicators for pre-roll video ads include Video Completion Rate and Viewability Rate.
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Connected TV Ads (third-party only): Connected TV ads are shown before and during premium TV video content. All connected TV inventory runs on TV devices, meaning that video plays automatically in a lean-back, full-screen environment that viewers can’t skip. Connected TV is the closest digital video format to TV commercials. Key performance indicators for Connected TV include Completion Rate.
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Universal Video Ads (third-party only): Universal video ads allow you to target video inventory from desktop, mobile, and connected TV environments for VPAID and VAST inventory using a single video placement. They combine all of the capabilities of connected TV, pre-roll, and mobile pre-roll ads and are shown before and during video content. Key performance indicators for universal video include Completion Rate and Viewability Rate.
Universal video ads can be attached only to universal video placements.
See “FAQs About Universal Video” for more information about universal video ads.
DSP Ad Approvals
When you create an ad, DSP reviews it for sensitive categories, click URL functionality, and preview rendering.
Initially, you’ll see a red dot in the Status column. The review process normally takes 24-48 hours. A broken ad, however, may have a pending status for longer than 48 hours so you have time to fix errors before the ad is rejected. Rejected ads include a reason for the rejection.
When DSP approves an ad, you’ll see a green dot in the Status column.
