3. The menu
Making the perfect cocktail - what we
do and how we do it
• Making sense of opportunities
• Tools of the trade
• Selecting the right solution
• Measurement
4. Digital – many choices
Digital Web
Displa 2.0 IPTV
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Searc
Mobile
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Bloggi Online
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Gamin
IM
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Rich
Viral
Media
Comm
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8. Some of our ingredients
Reach
Media Partnerships Search
Messenger
Affiliates
Overlays
Digital display
Streaming
Video
Listings
Niche Media RSS Feeds
Partnerships
Community
marketing
Podcasting
Solus Email
Sponsored Emails
Content
Integration
In game
Webinar Mobile
IPTV PDA
Branding Response
9. Some of our Creative Options – Standard Units
120x600 160x600
468x60
728x90
300x250 336x280
15. Mixing the right cocktail
BRIEF
Approach
+
Channels
Partners
+
Formats
Buying
+
Implementation
Measurement
+
Optimisation
16. Approach
+
Taking your order Channels
Fuelling campaign success - good reasons to get the brief right
CREATES BETTER
WORK
The tightest briefs often stimulate the most
creative responses
DELIVERS BETTER
RESULTS
Focussed briefs lead to more effective delivery
1 : Focus On The Objectives
2 : Make It Simple & Clear – Insight, Insight, Insight
3 : Write It Down
17. Briefing essentials
THE ESSENTIALS
Objectives (business &
THE BASICS communication) THE RESULT
Key contacts Budget How will success be
measured?
Project name Timings (for response
and campaign) Sales?
Background
Creative Hook Shift in brand
awareness?
Other media channels
being used Response?
Any other relevant
information
18. Flexible Channel Approach
Viral / Branded Content / Sponsorship / Special Format
Innov
ation
Search
Engine
Marketing
Vertical Sites
Critical Mass Sites
23. Cost efficient prospect &
sales generation
Exploiting search to hit the hottest prospects
Bringing the service to the consumer
Ongoing prospect dialogue
25. Projecting brand values
Brand advocacy Theme Alignment
Affiliating with Cricket
Building music credentials
26. Striking the Media Deal
What is Standard: Value Add:
• Price • Innovation
o Control inflation year over year Media “Firsts”
• Relevance Unique creative executions
o Regional coverage (IP Targeting) • Exclusivity
o Site content relevance Category exclusivity
• Flexibility • Customized
o Re-scheduling flexibility Content and promotions
o Cancellation provision • Other
• “Hard” added value components Research budget provisions
• Integration (with offline) Cross links
Content Syndication
Data rights
Best Practices
27. Content Syndication
• Get the media agency involved in syndication on a local/regional level
• Negotiate deals to place content on sites where there is no media
spend
Creative Content Driving Media Value
Paid Media Creative Content
And Media Driving Creative Content
28. Settling the bill
Types of Media Costs
CPT CPM CPC CPA
Cost per Time Cost per Thousand Cost per Click Cost per Action
Special Formats:
Eg. Home Page
Takeover
Likelihood of Acceptance
30. Measurement
+
Adserving – control, insight & accuracy Optimisation
User clicks to site (or
turns up later)
User arrives &
Campaign trafficked explores site
Redirects sent to publisher (Actions recorded)
Publisher rotates-in redirects
Ad displayed
Impression recorded
Optimisations made
31. A good session
• Take the finest ingredients
• Add the best tools into the mix
• Combine the right people
• Be careful with your measures
• Enjoy and refine
33. High Level Ideal Campaign Process
• Briefing Meeting 1
Day
Media Brief
1
• Staffing Estimate Day
• Media Objectives & 1-3
Strategies Developed Day
• Client approval of
Media fees and Obs/Strats 1 week
• Analysis T&M Plan/Tracking
Set up
1-2 Day
• Development and
Presentation of Media Buy
• Client approval of Media Buy 2 weeks
• PO/ISR Open for Media
2 weeks
• Creative trafficked and Go-
Links tested
• Sites to test and post creative 1 week
• Campaign Live - Ongoing
Media Optimizations 1-2 Day
3-5 Days
Phase 1 Phase 2 – Obs & Phase 3 –
3-5 Days
Scope Strats T&M and Media Buy
Phase 4 – Execution
X
Week1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6
2
34. Phase 1 & 2 Details
• Campaign kick off - Media and Creative are briefed by Account/Client
o Items Media should be aware or
PR, Other Media Channels, Creative Messaging or Hook, Timings, Offers, etc.
• Provide media planning timeline to Account/Client
• Develop Objectives and Strategies
o Research target behavior
o Research site consideration list
o Develop strategies and tactics
o Determine initial budget allocation by tactic
List out potential or sample sites for each tactic
o Work with Analytics to craft initial projections
• Objectives and Strategies presented to client and approved
• Send Media Estimate to client
• Client opens PO (follow up to ensure open)
35. Phase 3 Details
• Develop site list
• Create Request for Proposal (RFP)
o Send out RFP
o Consolidate proposals
o Evaluate proposals
o Re-negotiate proposals
• Create planned flowchart
• Scheduling options
• Share initial unit sizes and specs with Account/Creative team
• Develop media rationale deck
• Work with Analytics on full campaign projections
• Present both to client
• Obtain client approval
36. Phase 4 Details
• Trafficking
o Enter plan into Adserver (possibly Media Tools also)
o Send Insertion Orders to sites
o Fill out media portion of traffic workbook
o Send traffic workbook to Account for completion and sent to AdOps
o Ensure all publishers receive tags and notify them that screen shots
are needed
o Terms and Conditions accompanying IO
o Specific language for Ad Network policies
• Maintain proper documentation for IOs throughout campaign
o Revisions
o Signed copies
• Pull adserver report 1 day after live date to ensure all placements
are live
• Create screen shot deck and send to client
37. Ongoing Campaign Details
• After 2 week
o Pull report to evaluate delivery against goals (initial performance
and pacing) and determine if action needs to be taken
o Evaluate pacing and determine whether placements are
significantly delivering too slow. If so, work with Sup/AMD and
determine if client needs to be notified of issues.
• Continue monitoring pacing of media and Ad Serving to
ensure budget is not exceeded or unmet
• Continue watching campaign performance on frequent
basis
38. Ongoing Campaign Details continued
• Optimise where appropriate based on data insights
• Review Analytics reports and confirm numbers are
accurate, as well as provide Media commentary
• At the end of each month, update Media Estimates and
Media Tools
• Build case study showcasing innovative elements with
results
39. Summary - It’s all about the details
• Have clear campaign goals and objectives
• Understand your audience
• Know your media options (buy types, sites, units,
programs, flighting)
• Set realistic metric benchmarks for every campaign
• Learn from every campaign no matter how insignificant
it might seem
Editor's Notes
Check this against new traffic/QA process. Does it need to be extended?
