Value Ad
Description
The Value Ad Template consists of a full-screen background image, a standard banner, and two sidebar ads, creating an eye-catching overall design that offers maximum visibility and creative freedom. The background image remains fixed in the browser's viewport and is always visible, even while scrolling. Particularly notable are the two sidebar ads positioned to the left and right of the page content, which ensure constant visibility and deliver a strong advertising impact by staying in the user’s view. The template is further enhanced by the standard banner seamlessly integrated into the content, rounding out the overall presence effectively.
Technical data
This form of advertising consists of a standard banner + 2 responsive sitebar banners + background image.
Host Initiated Subload: max. 300 KB
Host Initiated Subload: max. 300 KB
Formats of delivery:
as physical file
Delivery of PNG, GIF and HTML5 zip-File for Component 1 (T) and Component 2 (L,R) is possible (see HTML5-Guideline).
Background image only as JPG, PNG or GIF, no HTML5 possible.
as 3rd-Party-redirect
Delivery of 3rd-Party redirect only as <iFrame> tag banner in positon 2 is possible (see 3rd-Party-Redirect).
Agency counting pixels
External counting pixel for impression tracking by the agency is possible.
Special information for this ad format
Background Image
The background image must be supplied in a 16:9 format and may be scaled during implementation for optimized display. The displayed format may differ from the size originally supplied in order to completely cover the browser's viewport. This may result in areas of the background (top, bottom, or right, left) being displayed in the non-visible area of the browser.
The image is centered so that the vanishing point of the image is in the center of the viewport. Please refrain from including any promotional information (e.g. text) within your background image, as we cannot guarantee visibility and positioning accuracy depending on the device resolution and offer page. Avoid gaps and white areas within the background image. Iq digital reserves the right to refuse production in such cases.
Banner for Component 1 (T)
Note that the ad needs a transparent layer for each placement to maintain the rollover effect (see Formats). Again, the ad staging must be designed independently of the background, as any scaling effects may result in different displays. Some older browsers may have problems displaying transparent layers (the ad is usually covered in white). iq digital cannot accept any liability for these few devices that are still in use.
Banner for Component 2 (L,R)
It should be noted that the outdoor banners require a transparent stage to achieve optimal display effects. The banners should either be created as transparent or their design should be adapted to the background. They should be designed to be dynamic in width and height (responsive), using the 1:2 aspect ratio as a guide. Scaling effects may result in inconsistent display, and no guarantee can be given for older browsers that may have problems displaying transparent areas.
Display area
iq digital automatically sets the width and height of the advertising space or the surrounding top iFrame element of the creation to suit the area of the available display space next to the content and ensures positioning in the permanently visible area of the browser.
Responsivity
The following applies: the creative agency is responsible for the ad motif representation within the display frames with different sizes of the ad space.
This means that with delivery of a:
physical HTML5 zip file or 3rd-party iFrame, the creative agency provides a responsive ad with a ready functionality that automatically downsizes, upsizes, positions or replaces the content of the creation (HTML, CSS, texts, images, other …) to suit the provided display area (which may be larger or smaller than the initially optimised format) and that ensures full and optimum presentation. Please also make sure the click button/area is of a corresponding size.
physical IMAGE file, scaling (larger/smaller than initial format in aspect ratio 1:2 - e.g. 300x600px) and compliance with the aspect ratios is directly via the templating of iq digital. To avoid blurring, the IMAGE should be realised with corresponding resolution in the context of the max. file sizes.
Tablet FallbackBanner
It should also be noted that outdoor advertising formats on tablets can lead to misrepresentation.It is therefore recommended that a billboard is also provided for fixed placements, to be used as a fallback.
Please always note the following:
eco ad® Label
If it is an eco ad® booking, the eco ad® label will be displayed on the ad as follows:
Size:
Width: 4% of the ad width
Height: calculated automatically (eco ad® label width x 1.74).
Position (distance from the bottom and right edges):
5 px from the bottom edge
5 px from the right edge
It is recommended not to place any logos, text, or other important elements in this area. For special advertising formats with backgrounds, the label is displayed exclusively on banners that are within the main page content. The background itself is not labeled.
SSL/HTTPS
All elements of a campaign and the creative must be HTTPS-compatible (see SSL conformity (HTTPS)).
Calculation of file size and loading phases
The max. size of the specified ad component and its allocation to the loading phase in question (initial load/subload) refers to the value after the files (HTML, CSS, script, libraries, graphics and other assets) have been gzip-compressed (see File sizes and loading phases).
Positioning
HTML, scripts and all components that form part of the ad presentation must remain in the ad iFrame tag of the marketer or the 3rd-party host and may not be positioned outside this tag. This means that no DOM insertion of ad components in the top window of the serving website is permitted.
Sound and animation
Ad creations must always be supplied with deactivated sound. Activation is only permitted based on deliberate interaction on the part of the user, and sound volume must comply with the loudness standard EBU R 128.
Animations should not exceed 30 seconds in total, looping is only permit within this time frame. It is important to make sure that these do not unnecessarily burden the processor of the computer.
In addition, since August 2020, the Google Chrome browser installs limits for ad resources (CPU load / loaded MBs) and will remove ads from the page that exceed these limits - "Heavy Ad Intervention".
An ad is considered heavy in terms of CPU load (defined by Chrome Browser),
- if the user has not previously interacted with it
- the ad scripting uses the main thread of the browser longer than 15 seconds in a 30-second window or in total longer than 60 seconds.
The technical specifications of iq digital for the provision of advertising material shows, that the current product range is well positioned with regard to the possible exceeding of the limit for the Chrome browser. Please adhere to the specifications already upon delivery of the material in order to avoid corrections. iq digital accepts no responsibility for advertisements unloaded by the browser.
Video content
If this ad is not a recognised instream or outstream ad, it is only possible to implement video content with processing as a 3rd-party redirect (if approved) in the host-initiated subload (max. 4 MB in the stationary Web and max 2 MB in the mobile Web); max. length 15 - 30 seconds, frame rate: 25 images per second (FPS). Due to the high bandwidth usage of video-content, videos on smartphones are served with broadband targeting. iq digital reserves its right to add broadband targeting on other platforms as well if it is necessary. Sound may only start upon user interaction.
Click tracking
The ad server of the marketer can only correctly measure the clicks on an ad if a click-sensitive surface to forward the user to the client target site is implemented in the creative code and the insertion of ad server macros for the counting of clicks is possible. An external click command URL (3rd-party click tracking incl. target URL for forwarding to the client landing page) is also to be delivered as follows depending on how the ads are provided:
| In the case of delivery of physical IMAGE files | Delivery of 1 click command per ad motif; allocation incl. ad server macro as full-area click forwarding by iq digital ad server templating. |
| In the case of delivery of a physical HTML5 zip file | Delivery of 1 click command per ad motif or multi-click area – allocation incl. ad server macro in HTML5 creative code by creative agency - see OVK standard procedure for the transfer of click tag and forwarding - HTML5 Guideline |
| In the case of delivery of a 3rd-party redirect | See Click tracking – Delivery of 3rd-party resources |
Other tracking tools
The serving of additional scripts/services for tracking/measurement of parameters other than those required for reporting on campaign performance (e.g. impression counting, click counting and coordinated ad verification) is not permitted and must be communicated and approved in advance. Please refer in particular to the requirements for compliance with data protection regulations and the ban on the creation of profiles from the utilisation behaviour of users on the websites of iq digital (General Terms and Conditions of Business). iq digital reserves the right to reject this kind of tracking. With eco ads®, the use of scripts or services to collect metrics other than those required for reporting on campaign performance is not permitted under any circumstances.
Ad identification and labelling
The labeling for the differentiation from editorial contributions is carried out for ads on in-page placements by the advertising space on the offering page.
Conditions
iq digital reserves the right to approve each ad motif on the basis of a case-by-case decision. Ads that do not comply with the specifications, result in excessive reactance (CPU load of average user devices) or impair use and general performance of the pages must be corrected by the agency delivering the ad or can be rejected. The technical specifications of iq digital are subject to change. For this reason, technical specifications apply to the respective advertising order in the version valid at the time the advertising order is concluded.
IAB TCF 2.0 (GDPR macro)
iq digital only admits technology service providers (vendors) for the delivery of advertisements and coordinated tracking that comply with the rules of IAB-TCFv2.0 (Transparency and Consent Franemwork) and have been approved for inclusion on our customers websites (see: Overview technology provider).
The provision of tracking (e.g. tracking pixels) for advertising media or 3rd party redirects must be inclusive GDPR macro (gdpr and gdpr_consent). The creator of the tracking /3rd-party URL makes sure that these parameters are replaced with its ID value (GVL-ID), added only once and passed to services that expect and can handle them correctly.
| URL parameter | Corresponding Macro | Representation in URL* |
| gdpr | GDPR | &'gdpr=${GDPR} |
| gdpr_consent | GDPR_CONSENT_XXXXX - XXXXX represents the numerical Vendor ID (Global Vendor List) |
&gdpr_consent=${GDPR_CONSENT_XXXXX} Example: &gdpr_consent=${GDPR_CONSENT_123} for Vendor ID 123. |
Source: IAB GDPR-Transparency-and-Consent-Framework.
* The actual provision of the parameters within the final URL may differ from the above example with respect to separators (& or ;).
Local-Connect
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