Ad models
Advertising-based Revenue Models (or Ad models for short) are business models which rely on third-party advertisers to fund operations and provide additional profit margins.
There are a few inherent weaknesses with such models, including dependence on advertisers for sustenance, lack of bargaining power in the early stages, inability to scale as too many advertisers seek access to ad space, inability to successfully match or scale number of advertisers to content or other available ad space.
Strengths include the fact that this method can be the most cost-efficient in terms of having lower expenses than actually fabricating a tangible product intended for sale, and that percentages of ad revenues on highly desired and premium priced ad spaces within given products or services can sometimes be more profitable than the actual creation and sale of the products or services.
Contents
Ad Formats
- Full-page
- Half-page
- Tall
- Wide
- Hero (image)
- Sections/Sponsorships
- Tear-em's/Samples
- Fold-out (centrefold/poster)
- Flyers
- Pamphlets
- Coupons
- Catalogues
- Testimonials
TV
- Infomercials
- Commercials
- Shorts
- Sponsored Content[1]
- Product Placements
- Targeted Bulletins
- All Points Bulletins (APB)
- Government/Non-Profit Cause/Awareness campains
Online
- Display Advertising
- Search Engine Marketing & Optimization (SEM) & (SEO)
- Social Media
- Native Advertising
- Pay Per Click (PPC)
- Remarketing
- Affiliate Marketing
- Audio Ads
- Video Ads
- Voice Interaction Ads
Mobile
- Native Display Ads (in-app)
- In-feed
- Promoted content/posts
- Paid Search listings
- Mobile Video Ads (in-app)
- Mobile Voice Interaction Ads
Ad Strategies
The following will break down groupings of "Advertising Strategies" and their corresponding "Ad Units" that exemplifies them. [8]
Captive Audience Strategy
- Pre-Roll
- Mid-Roll
- Post-Roll
- In-Video Overlays (Non-minimizing or Sponsored Ticker style)
- Interstitials
- Bumpers[9]
- Page Peel (automatically expanding)
- Outstream
- “In-Your-Face Poster/Billboard/Screen” (as in Ads in bathrooms, full TV or changeable Ad screens in Taxis, etc)
- Virtual Room (VR experience ad unit)[10]
- 360 Video (fully immersive/panoramic controllable videos)
Interactive Audience Strategy
- Ad Selector
- Audience-Activated Banners
- In-Video Overlays (Minimizing, Collapsible)
- In-Video Object Tags (Highlighted)
- Video-in-Video
- Online Games and Contests (Complimentary to Content and/or Products/Services/Brand being advertised)
- Augmented Reality and assorted real-world Audience Participation campaigns (such as scavenger hunts)
- Online Polls
- SMS Text or Email Response Programs
- Click-To-Call, Click-To-Chat, Newsletter signup, etc
Passive Audience Strategy
- In-Video Object Tags (Non-highlighted, hoverable)
- Banner Ads (Traditional/Display)
- Branded Menus
- Branded Content and Product Placements[13]
- Host-read Ad[14]
- Background Takeover
- Sponsorship (aka. Catfish[15][16] or "Sticky Footer"[17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] or now commonly referred to as the "GDPR popup/slider"[25])
- OOH (Out-Of-Home) & Billboards, etc...(including “Changeable/Rotating Billboards” & “Moving Billboards” like those on backs/tops of Taxis, sides of Buses, logo/messaging on Corporate/Personal vehicles, Bumper Stickers etc)
Case Studies
Google Video Ads
- Samples of Google's NEW AdSense and AdWords powered video advertisements: http://www.google.com/ads/video/ad-formats.html
- YouTube video ads: http://support.google.com/youtube/bin/static.py?hl=en-GB&guide=30071&page=guide.cs[26]
Coull Engage
- Samples from the Coull Engage platform for in-video object tags: http://coull.com/engage
Adjustables
- Adjustables Online Video Ad Revolution Showcase: http://www.adjustables.com/index.php?page=showcases#
Tools
- BannerMaker PRO: http://www.bannermakerpro.com/download.html
- Online Banner Maker: http://www.bannercreator.nu/banner-maker.html
- Google Display Ad Builder (now part of AdWords): http://www.google.com/adwords/displaynetwork/plan-creative-campaigns/display-ad-builder.html
- Yahoo! Ad Interest Manager (AIM): http://info.yahoo.com/privacy/us/yahoo/opt_out/targeting/
Resources
- Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) Industry Ad Unit Guidelines: http://www.iab.net/iab_products_and_industry_services/508676/508767/Ad_Unit
- Google Display Network expandable ad specs: http://www.google.com/support/richmedia/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=159751
- Google TV video ad specs: http://adwords.google.com/support/aw/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=78641
- Yahoo! Display Ad specs: http://adspecs.yahoo.com/
- Yahoo! Connected TV widget video/ad specs: http://developer.yahoo.com/connectedtv/faq/index.html#videoCodec
- Microsoft Bing Ad specs: http://advertising.microsoft.com/ad-formats
- Standard Microsoft Media Network Ad: http://advertising.microsoft.com/ForAdvertisers/CreativeSpec.aspx?CS_CreativeSpecID=13
- The Evolution of Video Advertising (INFOGRAPHIC): https://www.jwplayer.com/blog/infographic-evolution-video-advertising/
External Links
- wikipedia: Standard ad size
- wikipedia: Online advertising
- wikipedia: Video advertising
- wikipedia: Viewable Impression (CPMV)
- Why Most VC-Backed, Ad-Supported Companies Are Doomed to Fail: http://watchmojo.com/web/blog/index.php/2008/02/20/why-most-vc-backed-ad-supported-companies-are-doomed-to-fail/
- Self Destructing Webpages -- Coming Soon to a Browser Near You: http://anythingtech.net/all-content/destructing-webpages-coming-browser/
- Semantic advertising to avoid contextual tragedies: http://www.chiefmartec.com/2008/12/semantic-advertising-to-avoid-contextual-tragedies.html
- How to avoid contextual tragedies: http://www.imediaconnection.com/content/media-strategies-media-planning--amp--buying-how-to-avoid-contextual-tragedies_21333.html
- Grow an AD - The Expandable Ad Unit: http://fbadz.com/2011/10/grow-an-ad-%E2%80%93-the-new-expandable-ad-unit/
- Hulu's 'Ad Selector' Could Set Web Video Pace: http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/hulus-ad-selector-could-set-web-video-pace-101553
- How Vivaki's 'The Pool' Settled on 'Ad Selector' Video Format: http://www.clickz.com/clickz/news/1707197/how-vivakis-the-pool-settled-ad-selector-video-format
- Rich media - Why luxury brands are betting on video (Ads, Product Placements, Virtual/360 Product Tours): http://digiday.com/brands/rich-media-luxury-brands-betting-video/
- Pandora's "Muted Video" and "Responsive Display Ads" Are a Big Hit With Marketers: http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/why-pandoras-muted-video-and-responsive-display-ads-are-big-hit-advertisers-175349
- AOL Pivots From Data-Driven To Data-Giving -- Unveils Incentive Ads: http://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/292276/aol-pivots-from-data-driven-to-data-giving-unveil.html (basically a "Video-in-Video" combined with a "Watermark" combined with a "Pop-Over/Takeover" in Fullscreen mode)
- Publicis Unit Unveils New Audio Ads Matching Creative To Each User's Musical Taste: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/332880/publicis-unit-unveils-new-audio-ads-matching-creat.html
- Spotify Tests Interactive Voice Ads: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/335479/spotify-tests-interactive-voice-ads.html
- Google Tests New Type Of Shoppable Ad: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/335420/google-tests-new-type-of-shoppable-ad.html
- Google Testing Augmented Reality 3D, YouTube Live Stream Display Ad Formats: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/337283/google-testing-augmented-reality-3d-youtube-live.html
- Google Patent Identifies A Two-Piece Ad Based On Interaction With Content: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/337673/google-patent-identifies-a-two-piece-ad-based-on-i.html
References
- ↑ John Oliver's Sponsored Content Stunt Should Resonate With Publishers: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/363720/john-olivers-sponsored-content-stunt-should-reson.html
- ↑ 10 Types of Online Advertising Formats: https://accountlearning.com/10-types-online-advertising-formats/
- ↑ 8 types of online ads you need to know: https://www.perion.com/blog/8-types-online-advertising-need-know/
- ↑ 15 Engaging Types of Online Advertising for Businesses to Increase Traffic: https://www.lyfemarketing.com/blog/types-online-advertising/
- ↑ 7 Types of Online Advertising: https://www.adskills.com/7-types-of-online-advertising/
- ↑ Native Renewal Rates Up An Average 40% In 2018: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/328718/native-renewal-rates-up-an-average-40-in-2018.html
- ↑ Google rolls out new "visual ad" formats for Mobile: https://www.thedrum.com/news/2019/05/15/google-rolls-out-new-visual-ad-formats-mobile
- ↑ IAB NEW STANDARD AD UNIT PORTFOLIO: https://www.iab.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/IABNewAdPortfolio_FINAL_0719.pdf
- ↑ Bumper ads:
- ↑ VR ADS ARE ALMOST HERE. DON’T ACT SURPRISED: https://www.wired.com/story/vr-ads-are-almost-here/
- ↑ Types of Online Ads: http://www.webdevelopersjournal.com/columns/types_of_ads.html
- ↑ Intrusive Interstitials - Guidelines To Avoiding Google's Penalty: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2017/05/intrusive-interstitials-guidelines-avoid-google-penalty/
- ↑ Product placement gets a logo of its own (in the UK), as it turns the world inside out: http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/21/product-placement-gets-a-logo-of-its-own-turns-the-world-inside/
- ↑ Podcasts Move The Needle On Key Ad Metrics: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/334577/podcasts-move-the-needle-on-key-ad-metrics.html (64% say "Host-read Ads" at beginning/end of Podcasts are least intrusive, most memorable)
- ↑ The Catfish – Part 1: http://www.sitepoint.com/the-catfish-part-1/
- ↑ Set Us Up The Catfish – Part 2: SlideMe: http://www.sitepoint.com/catfish-ads-part-2/
- ↑ Making Your Footer Stay Put With CSS: http://fortysevenmedia.com/blog/archives/making_your_footer_stay_put_with_css/
- ↑ (Hovering) Sticky Footer in 2-column layout: https://codepen.io/bcmoney/full/OzZJmN/
- ↑ How to stick a footer to bottom in css?: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1488565/how-to-stick-a-footer-to-bottom-in-css
- ↑ Fixed/Sticky Footer Example: https://www.w3schools.com/howto/tryit.asp?filename=tryhow_css_fixed_footer
- ↑ CSS "Always on the bottom" Footer: https://codepen.io/cbracco/pen/zekgx
- ↑ Sticky Footer, Five Ways: https://css-tricks.com/couple-takes-sticky-footer/
- ↑ Sticky Footer solved by flexbox: https://philipwalton.github.io/solved-by-flexbox/demos/sticky-footer/
- ↑ CSS -- Simple Sticky Footer: https://appendto.com/2016/09/css-simple-sticky-footer/
- ↑ Documentation of GDPR Cookie Law JavaScript GDPR Consent Plugin: https://jablonczay.com/gdpr-cookie-law-responsive-javascript-gdpr-consent-plugin/documentation/ | DEMO
- ↑ YouTube Officially Launches Ads You Can Skip: http://techcrunch.com/2010/12/01/youtube-officially-launches-ads-you-can-skip/
See Also
Advertising | Advertisement | Ad Unit | Ad Network | IAB