Friday, July 18, 2014

MRC Gives The Go-Ahead For Ad Impression Metric Change

By Ismail Abraham


Advertising online often goes through significant changes from time to time depending upon the needs of advertisers, and the needs of the public. Whether you are looking at video ads, or traditional ones that use graphics and text, the way that you view them is about to change. It is very common for people to watch videos, or go to websites with information that they need, and see these types of advertisements presented.



This is how companies that run businesses online make their money, and how others are able to drive traffic to their websites and offers. According to the MRC, the way that you view these ads is about to change which is beneficial for everyone involved.

There simply asking that half of the pixels for both images and videos be viewed for one and two seconds, respectively. This continuous viewing is thought to not only provide a better way of determining whether an impression counts in the advertising world, but may have a definite impact on whether or not the ads are going to help motivate potential customers to click through to the website that is advertised.

A PSA was launched via IAB to educate the public and companies worldwide. This information may be well-received, or not, but its intention is to simply provide a better metric for measuring ads today. At one point a few months ago, the public was able to comment on these changes during a one-month period of time. Hopefully these changes will go into effect and positively influence advertising for both companies and people alike.

They believe that it will improve the digital landscape of online advertising when using ads and videos. The discrepancies that have been bantered about for many years are now set to be reconciled. These standardized measurements in regard to impression counts are going to change dramatically.

If this duration is not met, it will not be considered an impression, something that will dramatically change the way people view these ads, and also how they are counted. The measurement guidelines for ad impressions that are viewable have been presented, and the public can comment on these changes. The gating period is over, with MRC claiming a milestone has been made in regard to changing the digital landscape of advertising.




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