First Price Auction and Second Price Auction – basic differences
What is the First Price Auction model? We answered this question a few months ago in this post on our blog. It was shortly after Google announced the introduction of this ad sales model. Now we would like to compare the two most popular auction models and discuss the differences between them. What is Second Price Auction? Let’s start with an example. We have 3 bidders, each of them proposes the following amounts that they are willing to pay for an ad impression: The bidder – $3.00 Bidder – $3.60 Bidder – $3.30 Who of them wins? The winner will be the highest bidder 2 ($3.60), but the fee to be paid will be the second highest bid in the auction ($3.30) plus $0.01. In this example the winning bidder will pay exactly $3.31. Curiosity It is worth mentioning that the model currently called Second Price Auction,…
Publisher’s guide to video advertising
Due to a great number of formats and the viewers’ attention focused on image, digital video advertising gives the publishers a chance to increase revenues from advertising space. Creating an effective strategy for video monetization is only possible with the right method, accurate measurement and optimization. How to do it? The answer is to be found in the following article.
The top 6 online advertisement trends in 2016
Over the last decade the share of Internet advertising industry have grown dramatically and many of the current researches suggest that this is an ongoing trend. We prepared the list of 6 main forecasts that will be dominated in 2016. If you are an active on-line ad market player, you will definitely have to check it out.
Header bidding or waterfall – how it works and what is better?
As you probably know, waterfalling – programmatic model – has a new competitor. It’s a Header Bidding. In short, it’s a new way to monetize your inventory by allowing you to integrate with multiple programmatic companies. Some of the market experts claim that it’s a smarter way for making money from your website. Is it true or it is just another marketing trick?