What metrics are you currently using to measure the efficacy of your display ads and rich media investments? Clicks, dwell time, actions, or a combination of them all? Can the “impressions” metric tell you if an ad is even seen in the first place?
If you don’t know, it’s time you got up to speed. Lets discuss ad viewability and what it is all about.
You can measure all the current display ad metrics you want and pay money based on them, but you may well be paying for ads that don’t ever get seen. This is because you’re paying for served impressions, rather than guaranteed viewed impressions.
Viewable Impression Measurement Guidelines
Debates around the issue of ad viewability have been raging in the marketing industry for several years now, culminating in the release last year of the Media Rating Council (MRC) and Internet Advertising Bureau’s (IAB), ‘Viewable Impression Measurement Guidelines.
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