IAB Flashcards
360 video ads
immersive or spherical videos where a view in every direction is recorded at the same time
ABS (acronym)
adaptive birate streaming
ABS
a technical process that adjusts the quality of a video based on changing network conditions, video buffer status, and CPU utilization to ensure the best possible viewer experience
ACR (acronym)
automated content recognition
ACR
an opt-in identification technology embedded in a device that allows content to be recognized by video, audio or watermark cues and matched back to a database for verification that a consumer has seen the ad
Addressability
ability to target a message to a device, browser, segment, and/or individual
Addressable TV
technology that lets you show different ads to different audience segments watching the same TV program on IPTV and set top boxes
Advanced TV
any television content that has evolved beyond traditional, linear television delivery models, including interactive TV, connected TV, smart TV, linear addressable and VOD addressable
Ad network
A company that provides both an outsourced sales channel for publishers and an aggregated inventory source for buyers; will often layer in technologies to enhance media buys, such as targeting capabilities, creative generation and optimization
Ad operations
teams input, serve, target, optimize, manage, and report on the performance and traffic of online ads
Ad pod
a group of ads expected to play back-to-back in one commercial ad break
Ad server
Technology used by buyers and sellers to run, optimize, track and report on digital ad campaigns
Advertainment
media that combines various forms of entertainment with elements of advertising to promote products or brands
Age gate
an age verification system
AR (acronym)
augmented reality
AR
an experience that utilizes a camera to change or enhance something in the user’s real world
ATD (acronym)
agency trading desk
ATD
Centralized management platform, specializing in programmatic media management, owned at the holding company level, and used by sister agencies to provide some/all of their programmatic media inventory
ATF (acronym)
above the fold
ATF
printed in the top half of the front page of a broadsheet newspaper and so visible when the paper is folded, positioned in the upper half of a web page and so visible without scrolling
Audience Segment
a group of persons (site visitors, app users, etc.) who have been identified (anonymously) as sharing a range of attributes (demographic, technological, behavioral and more)
Automated guaranteed
A type of programmatic advertising that refers to the automated direct sale of reserved ad inventory between a buyer and seller
Autoplay video ad
initiates play without user interaction/an explicit action to start the video
Available bit rate
the instantaneous delivery rate of data from the source server to destination device through one or many digital networks
AVOC (acronym)
audible and viewable on complete
AVOC
the percentage of measurable impressions that were audible and viewable when the video reached completion
AVOD (acronym)
ad-based video on demand
AVOD
a streaming video service that offers consumers access to a catalogue of on-demand content and contains advertisements
Beacon
also known as a pixel, a tiny image referenced by a line of HTML or a block of JavaScript code embedded into a web site or third-party ad server to track activity
Behavioral targeting
using previous online user activity (e.g., pages visited, content viewed, searches, clicks and purchases) to generate a segment which is used to match advertising creative to users (uses anonymous, non-PII data)
Bounce rate (equation)
(Bounce ÷ Total Sent) x 100
Branded video content
video content that is supported by a brand and is nonpromotional in nature
BT (acronym)
behavioral targetting
BT
technologies and techniques used by online website publishers and advertisers aimed at increasing the effectiveness of advertising using user web-browsing behavior information
BTF (acronym)
below the fold
C3
commercial ratings plus three days
C7
commercial ratings plus seven days
CDN (acronym)
content distribution network
CDN
a service that hosts online assets and provides content management via servers located around the globe to reduce the latency of downloads to users
CMS (acronym)
content management system
Competitive separation
length of time between commercials for the same product category or number of ads for a specific product category appearing on a specific web page
Consumption targeting
Targeting users based on media consumption habits, trying to reach sports lovers by delivering ads to the sports section of a news site
Content management systems
a software application that can be used to manage the creation and modification of digital content
Contextual targeting
Targeting based on the site or platform content, using content as a proxy for the type of audience you are trying to reach
Conversions
Number of desired actions (e.g., purchase or registration) on landing page
Cookies
store a unique identifier, and may contain information like what ads were recently seen (for frequency capping), when the cookie was created (to discover short duration identities)
CPA (acronym)
cost per action
CPA (equation)
cost ÷ actions
CPC (acronym)
cost per click
CPC (equation)
cost ÷ clicks
CPCV (acronym)
cost per completed view
CPCV
the price an advertiser pays every time a video ad runs through to completion
CPCV (equation)
Cost ÷ Completed Views
CPD (acronym)
cost per download
CPD (equation)
Cost ÷ Downloads
CPE (acronym)
cost per engagement
CPE (equation)
Cost ÷ Engagement Cost
CPM (acronym)
cost per thousand
CPM (equation)
(Cost ÷ Imps) x 1000
CPO (acronym)
cost per order
CPO (equation)
Cost ÷ Orders
CPP (acronym)
cost per point
CPP (equation)
cost of a campaign divided by each full percentage rating point of a targeted demographic that the campaign successfully reaches
CPS (acronym)
cost per sale
CPS (equation)
cost ÷ sales
CPV (acronym)
cost per view
CPV
A pricing model where the advertiser only pays for a video start
CPVI (acronym)
cost per viewable impression (or VCPM/VCPV)
CPVI
A pricing model where the advertiser only pays for video ad impressions that are considered viewable based upon MRC and IAB viewability guidelines
Creative optimization
Technology that enables marketers and agencies to manage and control creative assets, and integrates with the ad server to automatically serve up the best-performing creative for each impression
Creative boutiques
create the actual ads that will appear for a campaign
Cross-screen measurement
tracking and measurement of video metrics across Mobile/Tablet/Out-of-Home/Television/Advanced TV/Desktop
CR (acronym)
conversion rate
CR (equation)
(Conversions ÷ Total Opens) x 100
CTC (acronym)
click to continue
CTR (acronym)
click-through rate
CTR (equation)
(Clicks ÷ Imps) x 100
CTV (acronym)
click to view
CTV (acronym)
connected TV
CTV
a television set that is connected to the Internet
Custom units
paid ads intended to integrate into the content of web pages that do not fall into other native ad categories
DAI (acronym)
dynamic ad insertion
DAI
technology that allows advertisers to swap out ad creatives in video on demand content
Data-driven linear TV
the ability to use different data sets including demographics, interests, and viewing behavior to optimize a linear TV schedule that uses specific networks and dayparts to better reach an advertiser’s audience
Data provider
companies who collect digital information about users from various sources, such as websites, apps, or plugins. Audience data is next distributed via DSPs to advertisers across the world
Data supplier
Independent (and therefore referred to as “third party”) companies that provide cookie pools, audience profiles and other technology to allow brands to target desired audiences; used by brands, agencies, and inventory providers
Demographic targeting
Targeting based on demographic audience criteria such as age, gender, marital status, household income, parental status, etc
Digital audio advertising
appear in content for partially or entirely ad-support online radio stations, online versions of terrestrial radio stations, on-demand streaming services and music or spoken-word audio content delivered within a site or app
Digital content aggregators
do not create the content that they display on their website, they use technology to pull in or buy content
Digital content distributors
publishers, they organize and disseminate content
Digital content syndicators
push out content, have a team that creates content but they do not own the sites that release the content
Display banners
graphical advertising messages, generally set in a box at the top, bottom or side of page content
DMA (acronym)
designated market area
DMA
a region where the population can receive the same (or similar) television and radio station offerings, most commonly referring to Nielsen DMAs, which are geographic regions standardized and measured by Nielsen
DMP (acronym)
data management platform
DMP
centralized computing systems for collecting, integrating and managing large sets of audience data from many different sources
DOOH (acronym)
digital out of home
DOOH
also referred to as Out-of-Home (OOH) or outdoor media, this is advertising that reaches consumers while they are outside the home, typically via digital signage
DR (acronym)
direct response
DR
campaigns that tend to have an aggressive call to action for the end user to do something
DSP (acronym)
demand side platform
DSP
A programmatic tech platform used by media buyers that provides centralized and aggregated inventory from multiple sources including publishers, ad networks, and exchanges
Dynamic creative
video ad creative customized in advance and/or able to transform itself upon delivery to target relevant audience segments
Earned media
customers become the ad channel
eCPM (acronym)
effective Cost Per Thousand
eCPM (equation)
total cost ÷ total impressions x 1000
Encoded bit rate
the number of bits (or amount of data) per second that has been used to store a media signal
Encoding
the change from one physical format to another, i.e., the change from film to digital format, or change from analog to video
ER (acronym)
engagement rate
ER (equation)
(Engagement ÷ Imps) x 100
Exchange
A sales channel between pubs, buyers and networks, aggregating inventory via an online interface that facilitates automated auction-based buying/selling via Real Time Bidding (RTB), a.k.a. the Open Exchange
FEP (acronym)
full episode player
First party data
collects information from or about users and is the owner or controller of the website or service with which the user interacts directly (Website analytics data, CRM (Customer Relationship Management) data, email data, previous campaign data, inbound or onsite search data, brand surveys, user interest data, and brand app data)
Full service agencies
Large size agencies that deal with all types of advertising
Geofencing
The use of GPS or RFID technology to create a virtual geographic boundary, enabling software to trigger a response when a mobile device enters or leaves a particular area
Go-to-market strategy
the plan of an organization, utilizing their inside and outside resources, to deliver their unique value proposition to customers and achieve competitive advantage
GRP (acronym)
gross rating point
GRP
used to measure the size of an audience reached by a specific media vehicle or schedule
GRP (equation)
Reach x Frequency
Hashed emails
a way of encrypting an email address to use this information to target the subscriber in other spaces they’ve logged in with that address, such as social media and display
HTML (acronym)
hypertext markup language
HTTPS (acronym)
hypertext transfer protocol secure
IAB (acronym)
interactive advertising bureau
IFA
The Guidelines for Identifier for Advertising (IFA) on OTT platforms are recommendations on how to maintain a high-quality advertising experience within over-the-top television (OTT) environments