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Learn how online ads find their target audience through behavioral, demographic, psychographic targeting methods. Understand the importance of ad quality scores, bidding, placement models, and optimization. Discover how data empowers advertisers to maximize ad performance.
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How did this online ad find me? Digital Advertising 101
The basics. INVENTORY Feedback!
Audience Targeting Rose Cooper: Female Millennial / Xennial Married Catholic Mom Sister Aunt College grad with master’s degree iPhone user Demographic: Based on age, gender, relationship status, and other demographics
Audience Targeting Behavioral: Based on user behavior – online, offline, on devices. Uses cookies and pixels. “In-market” and “affinity” targeting are a subset of behavioral targeting. “Search behavior” is also included here. Rose Cooper: Likes to craft Shops for shoes Loves to travel Eats a lot of cake
Audience Targeting Psychographic Based on user attitudes, perceptions, and values. Advertisers generally figure these out by monitoring user behavior. Rose Cooper: Thinks voting is important Values family above all else
Digital is a continual feedback loop • Have you ever… • Clicked an ad? • Clicked on an ad and immediately left the page it took you to? • Skipped an ad on YouTube? • Watched a whole :30 ad on Youtube? • Used the “hide ads like this” feature?
Ad Quality Scores • Strong performing ad high quality score • Low performing adlow quality score • Good quality scores amplify your bid in the ad auction: • Advertiser X is willing to bid $3.00 and has an ad quality score of 6 • Advertiser Y is willing to bid $4.00 and has an ad quality score of 2 • Who wins the ad auction?
Remember… • Data makes people dangerous!