Display Ad­ver­tis­ing

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Ads.txt: what’s the function of the file?

Ads.txt is meant to help fight a scam in pro­gram­mat­ic buying: the scam of domain spoofing. The un­der­ly­ing concept is as simple as it is efficient: pub­lish­ers are given more control over who can trade their ad space, and control this via a simple text file. We explain what this…

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Pro­gram­mat­ic Ad­ver­tis­ing: An Efficient Method for Placing Online Ads

It’s one of the biggest buzzwords in online marketing: pro­gram­mat­ic ad­ver­tis­ing. Companies that seek a more efficient way to acquire new customers via online ad­ver­tis­ing can achieve a sig­nif­i­cant increase in ef­fi­cien­cy with this form of display ad­ver­tis­ing. In the USA,…

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What is clickbait?

‘What you’re about to read in this article has never been discussed before!’ This may not be entirely true, because the topic of click­bait­ing is already com­mon­place in the world of social media. But by using sen­sa­tion­al titles and de­scrip­tions like we just did, marketers and…

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Per­for­mance marketing: measuring ad­ver­tis­ing success

Ad­ver­tis­ing is a science in itself: self-employed people, en­tre­pre­neurs, and ex­pe­ri­enced ad­ver­tis­ers know this. How well it’s received by potential customers can’t always be measured ac­cu­rate­ly. However, when it comes to online ad­ver­tis­ing, this problem can be countered with…

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Malver­tis­ing: how to protect your computer

Malver­tis­ing is a growing problem for web­mas­ters, online marketers and, last but not least, the millions of people who are affected every year. Behind this term is a sneaky method in which ad­ver­tis­ing banners are used to spread malicious software. No website is safe from this…

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Ad­block­ers’ impact on web design and web de­vel­op­ment

Ap­prox­i­mate­ly a quarter of all internet users in the United States use ad­block­ers in order to cir­cum­vent pop-ups or ad banners. And while it may be nice to peruse through your favorite content un­ham­pered by ad­ver­tis­ing, these ex­ten­sions cut into the profits of both ad­ver­tis­ers as…

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Native Ad­ver­tis­ing

Unlike classic online ads, native ads are designed to be both context-sensitive and target-group oriented. Native ad­ver­tis­ing usually takes place in an editorial en­vi­ron­ment. The ads should fit into the natural content as well as possible. The aim is to create attention through a…

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Banner design: how to design your own banners

Ad­ver­tis­ing banners are an el­e­men­tary component of online marketing. Well-designed ad­ver­tise­ments invite the viewer to take advantage of your offer. Therefore, well-made graphics can generate attention, clicks, and ul­ti­mate­ly sales. However, many things can go wrong when it comes…

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Affinity marketing: Ad­ver­tis­ing through reference groups

What is affinity marketing? This form of online marketing is relevant to all of us, whether we want it to be or not. The tech­niques of affinity-based ad­ver­tis­ing are par­tic­u­lar­ly suc­cess­ful in e-commerce. This article defines the term affinity marketing, and provides in­for­ma­tion…

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Ad­ver­to­ri­als – The king of native ad­ver­tis­ing

Native ad­ver­tis­ing is the new buzzword in marketing. But not everyone correctly un­der­stands how ad­ver­to­ri­als and other native ad­ver­tis­ing work. Ad­ver­to­ri­als should not be confused with flat ad­ver­tise­ments: As an ad­ver­tis­er, you have to stick to certain game rules. An ad­ver­to­r­i­al…

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