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Click-Through Rate (CTR): Let’s Master Engagement Metrics

Playwire

Key Points CTR measures the percentage of ad impressions that result in clicks, directly impacting revenue for CPC campaigns and inventory value for CPM campaigns Average CTR benchmarks vary widely by format (0.05-0.1% for standard display, 0.2-0.8% for standard display, 0.2-0.8%

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Accurate keywords are essential in contextual targeting

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A recent GumGum study found contextual targeting was more efficient than behavioral targeting when measuring cost-per-click (CPC) and cost-per-viewable impression (vCPM) metrics. Contextual targeting proved to have a 48% lower CPC rate and a 41% lower vCPM rate than behavioral targeting.

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How Game Publishers Can Increase Brand Spend

PubMatic

In contrast, performance advertisers want to drive installs (CPI) or clicks (CPC). These placements minimally disrupt the user experience but have high attention and viewability. Brand Publishers want brand dollars, but the way the environment is currently set up is skewed toward performance—i.e.,

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The Prevention of Ad Fraud

YieldBird

Knowledge is half the battle, so be sure to keep an eye out for the following: Low Viewability : Viewability determines whether your ad had the chance to be seen by an actual human. And while 100% viewability isn’t feasible, yours should be around 40-60%.

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Navigating the Shift in Digital Ad Monetization: Are You Prepared for the New Era?

Playwire

Key Points AdSense's Evolution : Google AdSense is transitioning from CPC to CPM, marking a significant shift in digital ad monetization and affecting publishers reliant on click rates.

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CPM vs eCPM

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Can apply to any other buying method such as CPA, CPC, etc. Future trends (CPM vs. eCPM) Viewability is becoming increasingly important in the advertising industry, so eCPM calculations may need to take viewability metrics into account in the future. Can be used as a critical indicator of the campaign’s performance.

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Programmatic 101: How Does Contextual Targeting Work?

Basis

Contextual targeting is more cost-efficient than behavioral targeting when it comes to cost-per-click (CPC), cost-per-viewable impression (vCPM), and cost per thousand impressions (CPM). start testing and refining now. Cost-Efficient.

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