Website Traffic 02 Jul 2011 12:47 am
Different Types of Online Advertising
When it comes to online advertising you’re spoilt for choice with the variety of positions and types of ads available, the only hard part is picking one. In order to choose you need to be aware of which types of ad are out there, then you’ll be able to weigh up which ones can help you with a successful advertising campaign.
Text Ads/PPC:
Text ads are the oldest and most basic form of online advertising as they’re literally just text hyperlinks. Text ads can be placed anywhere on sites and are usually only a couple of sentence long, though the maximum limit is around 5 sentences. Text ads rely on their wording to attract clicks and still have a respectable click through rate (CTR) when compared to banner ads or skyscrapers. They’ll usually be sold on a PPC (pay per click) basis, meaning advertisers are charged an agreed rate every time the link is clicked.
Banner Ads:
Banner ads are probably the most popular online advertising option as the majority of sites will have banner advertising of some sort due to their size. Banners are typically 468×60 pixels so they nicely fit into most horizontal gaps and are often placed at the top of pages for maximum exposure. They can be a still ad or an animated image and they’ll click through to the site of the company advertising. Banners are sold in pretty much every way going, including CPM (cost per 1,000 views), PPC (pay per click) or weekly/monthly/yearly charges.
Pop-Up Ads:
Undoubtedly the most annoying type of online advertising is the pop-up ad. Pop-up’s happen when you open a certain web pages and your browser automatically opens up another page with the ad on. They’re not always full pages through they always fill up a larger chunk of your screen with an ad that is more often than not, completely unrelated to your interests or the website you’re on. Pop-up’s are mainly just seen as spam now and are avoided by most marketers and advertising specialists.
Unicast Ads:
Similar to pop-ups are unicast ads, though they’re seen as less annoying. Unicast ads are pop-ups that run TV commercials with full audio and video content. They have a much higher CTR than generic pop-ups as they require a click through to access the actual website.
Skyscraper/Sidebar Ads:
Skyscraper ads, also called sidebar ads, are the vertical images or creatives that are usually found running along the right hand side of a web page. They work in the same way banner ads do, except they’re often visible for longer period of time af the length of them means you cant scroll past them as easily. Because of this they tend to have a higher CTR, usually 2 or 3 times higher than banners.
Floating Ads:
Floating ads are another one that does what it says on the tin. Floating ads hover, usually in the middle of your screen, when you access certain web pages. They can last anything up to 30 seconds and are often big enough so that you can’t see much else unless you click off or it times out. They’re usually quite targeted and have a good CTR although they’re often banded in the same class as pop-ups for their annoyingness.
Peel Back Ads:
Peel back pretty do what it says on the tin. A peel back ad will usually appear in the top right hand corner of a webpage and will look like the corner of a page being peeled down. Once you click on it, it will completely peel back to reveal a full ad, obscuring a significant chunk of the page. Most of the time they’ll only feature on homepages, though they can be found throughout sites.
Expanding Ads:
Expanding ads are similar to peel back ads and are often designed as banner ads that sit the top of a webpage. Once you roll over the ad with your curser (you don’t need to click) it will then expand to a larger ad or sometimes a video, again, obscuring a lot of the page and drawing your attention to it.
Interstitial Ads:
Interstitial ads are full pages that can be inserted in between the current page you’re on, and the destination page you’ve just clicked through too. They’ll nearly always be relevant to the pages you’re on and can either be on a timer, giving views enough time to read them, or you’ll find a ‘Skip this ad’ button somewhere on the page (or often both).
Safelist Ads:
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