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CTR – Click Through Rate

Filed under: Glossary, online marketing advertisement — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — clickTAGer @ 12:34 am 2009/02/20

Click-Through-Rate (CTR)

The number of times a link is clicked on divided by the number of impressions. Main Performance Indicator for Online ads.

For example CTR 1%  =  1000 impressions and 10 clicks

CTR = clicks/Impressions*100

 

Or simple formula in excel:

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Excel formula

 

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Banner Burnout = Decreasing CTR

The same banner or banner slot or banner campaign – looses CTR during time.

Ad unit burnout:

For example banner 728×90 Leaderboard, FFW – Flat Rate Week ad placing model:

  • Day 1 CTR = 0,9%
  • Day 2 CTR = 0,56%
  • Day 3 CTR = 0,21%
  • Day 4 CTR = 0,08%
  • Day 10 CTR = 0,05%

Online Campaign Burnout:

Online Ad Campaign CTR burnout (Impressions, CTR)
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Online Ad Campaign Overal Burnout - Visits only, without Impressions. Google Analytics.

Banner burnout depends on:

  • Time period
  • Unique visitors per time period  (more unique = higher CTR per time, lower burnout per time) But don’t forget – sites with high loyalty have lot of returning visitors = low unique views.
  • Frequency for unique user (lower frequency = bigger CTR
  • Message. Strong message = better result (more complicated message = lower CTR, higher burnout)
  • Content and Ad. More contextual = more constant CTR during period (It’s wrong to say that static GIF has no attractiveness, if you use static GIF like part of content (with relevant ad content) you will have constant click-rate, high conversions)

How to avoid high burnout rate:

  • Simple, strong message
  • Don’t hide your offer
  • Call to Action
  • Don’t use long animations (bullshit – scenarios) with meaningless intra-frames.
  • Use mixed-form tactics: Animated banner + Static banner + Text Ad (imitating) banner + Dynamic content banner.
  • Change form of message and offer (You can leave core messages the same but you can change syntax)
  • Don’t fool yourself with mantras like: “Creativity will help us”, 1/10000 ads goes to Cannes, others must do hard work for your money.
  • Use mixed channels – different sites.
  • Check your campaign KPI’s during campaign period.
  • By the end of campaign – use simple static frame with messages and logos.
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ClickTAG flash CS4/MX/CS3 action script (AS1, AS2)

Filed under: Banners production, action script — Tags: , , , , , , , , , — clickTAGer @ 9:34 pm 2009/02/17

VIDEO: how to put clickTAG in CS4 Flash version

Get Adobe Flash player

 

Most common clickTAG version:

on (release) { 
getURL (_root.clickTAG, “_blank”); 
}

clickTag version:

on (release) { 
getURL (_root.clickTag, “_blank”); 
}

clicktag version:

on (release) { 
getURL (_root.clicktag, “_blank”); 
}

For advanced flash user:

_root prefix – because clickTAG is set in root level, using root you are safe in case you use button in other movieclip or level.

Always use on (release) - because on(press) will be blocked by browser

“_blank” - most requirements notes blank as default rule. If you have free of choice – use blank when ad is served on other site then landing page. But you can use “_self” if ad directs to same domain (inner ad-campaign)

 

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CPO: Cost Per Order = Total Commission/sales.

CPO: Cost Per Order = Total Commission/sales.

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FRM/FFM – Flat Rate (Month)/Flat Fee (Month)

FRM – Flat Rate (Month) – Ad-slot Cost for Month

FFM – Flat Fee (Month) – Ad-slot Cost for Month

Advertising model – based on time period Month.

For example you pay for 2 months 10.000$  - banner on site – start page + internal pages.

FRM = 5.000$month. Total 10.000$= 5.000$ * 2months.

Simplest and oldest cost model for Internet advertising. Publishers like this model – because they know exact income of advertising, and they can plan income for future. Larger the period (for example month vs week) – larger guaranty for publisher.

Similar models: FRD – Flat Rate DayFRW – Flat Rate Week.

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