This is the desired behavior you want a user to complete after being served an ad, such as navigating to a certain page on a website, making an online purchase, or filling out an online form. In addition to online conversions, Full Force Ads can measure offline actions through the use of Conversion Zones. An […]

This is the width and height in which an ad appears on a screen. It is measured in pixels and is always written as (Width in Pixels) x (Height in Pixels) for both display and video creatives. Examples include 300x250, 728x90, and 320x50

An ad tag is HTML code that references an ad hosted on a third-party ad server.

This tool in the Full Force Ads' UI allows you to build custom audiences in real-time for address-level targeting based on more than 500 geographic, demographic, and property factors. Using Boolean logic, include or exclude different variables, and see your audience size change in real-time. Then, use Addressable Geo-Fencing to target these users at the […]

This targeting tactic allows you to target individual households at the address level with digital ads. Upload a list of physical addresses into the Full Force Ads' UI, or build a custom audience with Addressable Audience Curation. From there, the system uses plat line data to build Geo-Fences around the exact shape and size of […]

API stands for “application program interface.” An API typically facilitates the ability for two separate systems to interact with each other. Full Force Ads' API allows you to build, manage, and report on campaigns via your own system rather than directly in the Full Force Ads' UI.

This is the time during which Full Force Ads tracks conversions associated with a user. It begins once a user is served an impression and can last up to 30 days after the impression is served. While 30 days is the campaign’s default attribution window, you can adjust the number of days within the attribution […]

This technique delivers online ads to relevant users by targeting them based on their web-browsing behavior.

A bid is an offer to pay a certain amount for an available impression.

When a publisher has available ad space, it notifies the exchange, which sends out a request for bids. At that time, campaigns bid for the advertising space.

A blacklist is a list of domains or IP addresses on which campaigns will not serve impressions.

Listed as a percentage, this is the ratio of website visitors who only view the landing page of a site divided by the overall number of visitors to that landing page. 

This is the period of time a campaign runs. It features a defined start date and an optional end time. 

This is the goal your campaign tries to achieve. Choose between a Clickthrough Rate (CTR) or a Cost Per Action (CPA) goal. Based on the chosen goal, Full Force Ads' platform optimizes the campaign using decile bidding; it analyzes thousands of data variables and only bids on the most valuable impressions. (Please also see “Combinatorial […]

This targeting tactic serves ads to users visiting webpages that are relevant to the context(s) you choose to target. For example, if you run a campaign for a car dealership, you might select the “Hybrid Cars” page context to reach users visiting webpages with content related to hybrid vehicles.

A clickthrough conversion occurs when a user clicks on an ad and converts. Examples of conversions include navigating to certain pages of a website, making online purchases, or filling out online forms. In addition to these online conversions, you can measure offline actions through the use of Conversion Zones. An offline conversion occurs when a […]

Based on a campaign’s goal, combinatorial bidding analyzes tens of thousands of data factors in real-time to determine the best impressions on which to bid. Also referred to as “decile bidding,” combinatorial bidding scores users on a scale of one to ten, called deciles. The higher a user scores, the more likely Full Force Ads […]

This is a normal display ad that is shown beside a video ad.

This is the location you want users to visit after receiving an ad. When a Conversion Zone is drawn, Full Force Ads checks to see if any users who were served an ad later appeared in that fence. Conversion Zones enable you to clearly demonstrate the impact and effectiveness of your campaign.  

Cost per mille (CPM), also called cost per thousand (CPT) (in Latin, French and Italian mille means one thousand), is a commonly used measurement in advertising. It is the cost an advertiser pays for one thousand views or clicks of an advertisement. Radio, television, newspaper, magazine, out-of-home advertising, and online advertising can be purchased on the basis of exposing the ad to one thousand viewers or listeners. It is […]

CPA stands for “cost per action.” Calculate this metric by dividing the total campaign spend by the number of actions the campaign receives. (Please also see “Campaign Goal.”)

CPA is sometimes referred to as "cost per acquisition", which has to do with the fact that many CPA offers by advertisers are about acquiring something (typically new customers by making sales). Formula to calculate cost per acquisition Cost per acquisition (CPA) is calculated as: cost divided by the number of acquisitions. So for example, […]

CPC stands for “cost per click.” Calculate this metric by dividing the total campaign spend by the number of clicks the campaign receives. 

CPM stands for “cost per mille,” which refers to the cost per 1,000 impressions. Calculate this metric by taking the campaign’s spend, dividing it by the number of impressions it served, and then multiplying that number by 1,000. 

Creative flights allow you to schedule when ads run. This is ideal when you have several different ads and need to serve them at different times throughout the campaign. For example, you may need one set of creatives to serve April 1 – April 10 and another set to serve April 11 – April 15. […]

This links together multiple devices that belong to the same user. With cross-device matching, Full Force Ads can see that Smartphone Y and Laptop Z both belong to User A. (Please also see “Deterministic Matching” and “Probabilistic Matching.”)

CTR stands for “clickthrough rate.” Calculate this metric by dividing the number of clicks a campaign receives by the number of impressions the campaign serves. (Please also see “Campaign Goal.”)

The click-through rate is the number of times a click is made on the advertisement divided by the total impressions (the number of times an advertisement was served)

WHAT IS CTV? CTV stands for “connected TV” and is any television set used to stream video over the internet.   These are most often videos that are streamed via apps that are downloaded.   Devices that are classified as CTV devices are:   Smart TV – a TV with a built-in internet connection and media platform.   This […]

This feature dictates the time of day ads serve. For example, use dayparting to enable a campaign to serve ads all day Monday – Saturday but only from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Sunday. 

A deal is the price of an ad placement determined between a publisher and an advertiser during the negotiation of a private marketplace. (Please also see “PMP.”)

This method of cross-device matching pairs users’ devices based on login information. For example, if a user logs into a website on a mobile device and then logs into the same website on a desktop device, it is easy to determine that both devices belong to the same user. This method is almost 100% accurate. […]

This traditional ad serves an animated or static image rather than a video.

DMA stands for “designated market area.” Campaigns target these metropolitan regions to reach large groups of users in similar geographic areas.  

DMP stands for “data management platform.” The platform houses data. Our proprietary DMP manages both online and offline data in the same audience profile. (Please also see “Unstructured Data.”)

DSP stands for “demand side platform.” DSPs like Full Force Ads bid for and purchase advertising inventory on behalf of advertisers via exchanges. 

This personalized ad serves in real-time to specific users. Unlike normal creatives, dynamic creatives do not display the same content for every user. Instead, the creative varies based on users’ locations, products they previously browsed on a website, or keywords they previously searched.

A feed is a list of possible creative elements that can be placed in a dynamic ad when it is displayed. Example elements include image links, titles, descriptions, prices, conditions,  and URLs.

With Event Targeting, this is the Geo-Fence specified for a targeted event.

With Event Targeting, this is the period of time during which the Event Fence will capture users.

Event Targeting allows you to create audiences of users who visit a location during a specified time period and retarget them with ads for up to 30 days. Event Targeting makes it easy to reach a custom, unique audience of users attending specific events with scale and granularity.

An ad exchange facilitates the buying and selling of media advertising inventory from multiple ad networks. Real-time bidding determines the prices for the inventory.

This is the first 25% of a video ad’s total duration.

Frequency caps limit the number of impressions served to a user over a 24-hour period. The most stringent frequency cap is 1 impression per 24 hours, though a campaign does not need to implement a frequency cap.

This video content involves schedule-free viewing of full-length shows that usually last at least 20 minutes. 

This action occurs when a user receives an ad and visits the campaign’s Conversion Zone. Geo-Fence conversions demonstrate a campaign’s impact in driving users to a physical location. 

This campaign retargets users based on the target fences they visit. Full Force Ads' variable recency enables you to retarget these users instantly or up to one month following the visit to the target fence. Layer Conversion Zones to this campaign to track foot traffic attribution.   (Please also see “Target Fence” and “Conversion Zone.”) 

Previously referred to as a “run of network” campaign, this campaign only features a broad geo-target.  

This is the geographical location a campaign targets. It can be a country, state, city, zip code, or DMA.

This ad uses HTML code to display ads hosted on third-party ad servers. Provided as an “ad tag,” the code pulls the creative from the outside source into the UI.

HTML5 ads store content within a zipped file without referencing any outside sources. These ads include the HTML code along with the files that the code internally references. The additional files could consist of .CSS, .JS, .HTML, .GIF, .PNG, .JPG, or .JPEG formats. 

An impression occurs when an ad is displayed on a screen. Essentially, impressions represent the number of times an ad is served and displayed, regardless of whether it was clicked or not.

This restricts the number of impressions a campaign can serve on a daily, monthly, or total basis. 

This video ad serves within a display creative placement.

Interstitial ads are full-screen ads that cover the interface of their host application, primarily on mobile or tablet devices. These ads typically display at natural transition points in the flow of an app, such as between levels in a game. 

Inventory is the mix of webpages and apps where ads serve.

An IP address is a numerical label assigned to each device connected to a computer network. It uses the Internet Protocol for communication.

An IP range is a group of IP addresses. Use IP ranges to whitelist or blacklist specific IP addresses.

This campaign retargets users based on keywords within the webpages they read. To enter a keyword contextual term in Full Force Ads' UI, simply place an exclamation point in front of the word(s). For example, if you want to implement “new luxury home” as a keyword contextual term, enter it in the UI as “!new […]

This video content is more than eight minutes in length.

By analyzing patterns and profiles of site visitors, Full Force Ads may discover keyword commonalities across users. When a large enough percentage of visitors use the same keywords, these terms can be added to a “lookalike” Search Retargeting campaign. This lookalike campaign retargets similar users who search for the same keywords as the original site […]

This is the cost of the ad space.

This is the first 50% of a video ad’s total duration.

This is a responsive ad unit built in real-time to match a publisher’s content and design. Native creatives use elements such as images, title text, body text, call-to-action text, and destination URLs to create ads that look and feel like natural content on a website. 

OBA stands for “online behavioral advertising.” OBA compliance requires that ads include privacy policies and allow users to opt-out of receiving additional ads. 

This is an adjustment made to the campaign to improve its performance and/or delivery.

WHAT IS OTT? So, what exactly does OTT mean?  OTT stands for “over the top”, which is video content that is served to viewers over the traditional closed television system.  With OTT, users don’t need to subscribe or pay a cable or satellite company to watch video content since the majority of content is served […]

OTT stands for Over-The-Top, and CTV stands for Connected TV. OTT/CTV is a format of video advertising that appears on streaming content. OTT/CTV campaigns run on both large screen and small screen devices. Large screen campaigns run on smart TVs or devices that connect to a TV and access streaming content, such as streaming boxes, […]

Pacing refers to the rate at which a campaign spends money on bids throughout the day. With auto-pacing, the campaign tries to serve impressions evenly throughout the day. Full Force Ads' pacing differs from the traditional budget pacing of a campaign. 

This is a classification of a webpage that is used to serve ads within a Category Contextual campaign. Example page contexts include Career Planning, Weather, Baseball, Fashion, and Fine Art. 

Pay per lead (PPL) is a form of cost per acquisition, with the "acquisition" in this case being the delivery of a lead. Online and Offline advertising payment model in which fees are charged based solely on the delivery of leads. In a pay per lead agreement, the advertiser only pays for leads delivered under […]

Pay-per-click (PPC), also known as cost per click (CPC), is an internet advertising model used to direct traffic to websites, in which an advertiser pays a publisher (typically a website owner or a network of websites) when the ad is clicked. Pay-per-click is commonly associated with first-tier search engines (such as Google AdWords and Microsoft […]

Pay-per-click (PPC), also known as cost per click (CPC), is an internet advertising model used to direct traffic to websites, in which an advertiser pays a publisher (typically a website owner or a network of websites) when the ad is clicked. Pay-per-click is commonly associated with first-tier search engines (such as Google AdWords and Microsoft […]

Pixels are specific points in a graphic image. There are two types – soft pixels and hard pixels. A soft pixel takes the form of a script tag (<script>) and can be placed within an HTML document. Preferably, a soft pixel is placed in the heading of the HTML code (<head>). A hard pixel takes […]

PMP stands for “private marketplace.” With this, individual publishers set up invite-only auctions to make their ad inventory available to a select group of advertisers. To participate in this private auction, you must be approved by the publisher and pay a premium CPM. Once approved, you receive a Deal ID from the publisher which gives […]

This method of cross-device matching pairs users based on the behavior of devices, including websites visited, keywords searched, and shared location information. This method has an accuracy of 96%. (Please also see “Cross-Device Matching” and “Deterministic Matching.”)

This is the automated process of buying and selling digital advertising space. 

Recency is the timeframe during which users can be retargeted after they search for a keyword, read a keyword contextual term, or visit a target fence. Full Force Ads offers variable recency that ranges from “instant” to “one month,” allowing you to set a relevant timeframe for your campaign. Consider campaigns for an emergency plumber […]

Retargeting collects data about a user’s online or offline activity to later deliver an ad based on that activity.

A tag captures this group of users when they visit designated webpages. This enables a Site Retargeting campaign to later serve ads to these users.  

TB stands for “real-time bidding.” With real-time bidding, campaigns bid for advertising inventory in real-time, meaning the auctions happen in a matter of milliseconds. 

In this type of auction, bidders submit bids without knowing those of the other players in the auction. The highest bidder wins the advertising inventory but only pays $0.01 above the second-highest bid. For example, if Full Force Ads bids $10 on an ad, and another DSP bids $7, Full Force Ads wins the auction […]

This video content is less than eight minutes in length.

This action occurs when a user receives an ad and visits the area where a conversion pixel is placed, causing it to fire. The pixel could be placed on a specific webpage, such as the “Thank You” page a user sees after completing a purchase, or it could be placed on a button, such as […]

This campaign retargets users who visit a designated webpage. Targeting these users keeps your advertiser top-of-mind and increases the chance for conversions.

SSP stands for “supply side platform.” SSPs aggregate publishers’ available inventory to automate the managing and selling of ad space. DSPs purchase this inventory via exchanges.    

Tags are snippets of HTML code that enable Full Force Ads to record user visits to a website. Tags add users to specific audiences based on the URL(s) the users view.  

This system streamlines the process of placing tags and creating rules for capturing audiences. Full Force Ads' Tag Management system allows you to place a single tag on every appropriate webpage and then manage the rules and logic on the backend in the Full Force Ads UI. 

This virtual boundary drawn on a map captures users at a specific location and retargets them at a later time. Full Force Ads' Geo-Fences enable you to create custom shapes and sizes with pinpoint precision.    

A targeting tactic is a campaign type that targets users based on certain behaviors. Full Force Ads' targeting tactics include Search Retargeting, Keyword Contextual, Category Contextual, Site Retargeting, Geo-Optimized, Geo-Fencing, Event Targeting, and Addressable Geo-Fencing.  

This is the first 75% of a video ad’s total duration.

This audience segment is purchased from a third-party data provider. It is important to be aware of your limitations when using these audience segments. Rarely will you have insights into the recency of a segment and why a user was added to it, making effective targeting difficult.

UI stands for “user interface.” Full Force Ads' UI, a web-based app, allows users to build, manage, and analyze programmatic campaigns. 

This is unlabeled and unpackaged data in its raw form. Unstructured data comprises almost all of the data produced in the digital realm, including emails, tweets, webpages and their metadata, video and audio files, and electronic documents. Full Force Ads' use of unstructured data allows you to see individual data elements that were used to […]

VAST stands for “Video Ad Serving Template.” It is a formal outline for creating video ad tags. Find more information about this template on the IAB website. 

This traditional ad serves a video rather than an image. It appears within video content.

A video completion event occurs when a video creative plays all the way to its end at a normal speed. 

This is the ratio of video start events to video completion events.

A video start event occurs when a video creative loads and begins its playback.

A view-through rate (VTR), measures the number of post-impression response or view-through from display media impressions viewed during and following an online advertising campaign. Such post-exposure behavior can be expressed in site visits, on-site events, conversions occurring at one or more Web sites or potentially offline:                     VTR is related to the popular click-through rate (CTR) […]

Viewability metrics indicate how likely an ad is “in view.” A display ad is “in view” if at least 50% of the creative is visible for one continuous second, while a video ad is “in view” if at least 100% of the creative is visible for 2 continuous seconds. Full Force Ads' viewability feature allows […]

A viewthrough conversion occurs when a user receives an ad and converts without clicking on the creative. Examples of conversions include navigating to certain pages of a website, making online purchases, or filling out online forms. In addition to these online conversions, you can measure offline actions through the use of Conversion Zones. An offline […]

Weighted actions allow you to adjust the value of different types of conversions. Full Force Ads defaults to counting clickthrough and viewthrough conversions,both online and offline,equally. However, if you decide to count one less than the other, the weighted actions adjust these values. For example, if you decide to count viewthrough conversions at 50% and […]

A whitelist is a list of domains or IP addresses on which a campaign is allowed to serve impressions.