Sharper Insight. Smarter Investing. 2017 Advertising Specs
Policies & Terminology 2 General Policy All ads must open in a new window when clicked on. Investopedia.com reserves the right to refuse any creative. All 4 th party vendors to be included in creative assets must be declared and approved by Investopedia. 3 rd party creative providers must give access to Investopedia in order to monitor delivery through their platform. Access should be granted for 3rdpartyinvesto@gmail.com. Creative Turn-Around Time Standard Display: 5 business days prior to launch Custom Integrations & Sponsorships: 2 weeks prior to launch Webinar Sponsorship: 4 weeks Terminology File Weight Calculation: The total compressed file size of all the ad assets being delivered to the browser at a given phase. File Load Size or Initial File Load: Includes all assets and files necessary (.html,.js,.css, images, ets.) for completing first visual display of an ad. The initial file load size of an ad is limited in order to preserve the page load performance and thus the user s web browsing experience. For non-rich media ads, the initial file load size limit is all that s allowed for the ad. Polite Load or Host-Initiated Subload: Withholding a portion of the total ad creative file size from loading on a page until publisher content has loaded. The additional file limit allowed for rich media and rising star units that is auto-initiated one second after the web page content has been loaded on the host computer or device. Host-Initiated = any action that is automatically initiated. Host-initiated: Any action that is automatically initiated. User-Initiated File Size: Ads that allow additional file size for host-initiated subload also allow for unlimited file load after a user-initiated interaction. User initiation is the willful act of a user to engage with an ad. Users may interact by clicking or tapping the ad or rolling over an ad. File Request: Each time the browser must retrieve content from another server that contributes to the display ad experience, a file request is made. Requests can be for elements such as text, images, and videos.
Creative Specs Display 3 Ad Unit Dimensions Accepted Formats Max File Size Animation Guidelines Creative Notes Leaderboard 728x90.gif,.jpg,.swf, 3 rd party, 200 KB Max Loops: 3 Max Animation Length: 15 seconds Fallback image required for creative. All flash creatives submitted as an.swf or.fla must be version 10.1 or lower Host-initiated subload (or polite load) not allowed for non-rich media No more than 20 host-initiated HTTP requests allowed Can expand down to 728x180. Expandable ads must have a visible close button placed within top 100 pixels of creative Medium Rectangle 300x250.gif,.jpg,.swf, 3 rd party, 200 KB Max Loops: 3 Max Animation Length: 15 seconds Fallback image required for creative. All flash creatives submitted as an.swf or.fla must be version 10.1 or lower Host-initiated subload (or polite load) not allowed for non-rich media No more than 20 host-initiated HTTP requests allowed Can expand left to 600x250. Expandable ads must have a visible close button placed within top 100 pixels of creative Skyscraper 160x600, 120x600.gif,.jpg,.swf, 3 rd party, 200 KB Max Loops: 3 Max Animation Length: 15 seconds Fallback image required for creative. All flash creatives submitted as an.swf or.fla must be version 10.1 or lower Host-initiated subload (or polite load) not allowed for non-rich media No more than 20 host-initiated HTTP requests allowed Can expand left to 320x600. Expandable ads must have a visible close button placed within top 100 pixels of creative Half Page 300x600.gif,.jpg,.swf, 3 rd party, 200 KB Max Loops: 3 Max Animation Length: 15 seconds Fallback image required for creative. All flash creatives submitted as an.swf or.fla must be version 10.1 or lower Host-initiated subload (or polite load) not allowed for non-rich media No more than 20 host-initiated HTTP requests allowed Can expand left to 600x600. Expandable ads must have a visible close button placed within top 100 pixels of creative Interstitial Desktop: 640x480 Mobile: 300x250.gif,.jpg,.swf, 3 rd party, 200 KB Max Loops: 1 Max Animation Length: 15 seconds Max frames per second (fps): 24 Host-initiated subload: 300 KB 1.1 MB allowed for host-initiated video No more than 20 host-initiated HTTP requests allowed User-initiated subload: unlimited. All auto-play audio and video must be set to mute Tablet: 1024x768 / 768x1024
Creative Specs IAB Rising Stars 4 Ad Unit Dimensions Accepted Formats Max Initial File Load Size Host-Initiated Subload Size Animation Guidelines Creative Notes Billboard 970x250.gif,.jpg,.swf, 3 rd party, 200 KB 1 MB 2.2 MB allowed for host-initiated video Max animation length: 30 seconds (unlimited if user initiated) Max loops: 3 Max frames per second (fps): 24 No more than 20 host-initiated HTTP requests allowed User-initiated subload: unlimited. All auto-play audio and video must be set to mute Fallback image required for creative Pushdown 970x90.gif,.jpg,.swf, 3 rd party, 200 KB 300 KB 1.1 MB allowed for host-initiated video Max animation length: 15 seconds (unlimited if user initiated) Max loops: 3 Max frames per second (fps): 24 Fallback image required for creative No more than 20 host-initiated HTTP requests allowed User-initiated subload: unlimited. All auto-play audio and video must be set to mute Can expand down to 970x415. Expandable ads must have a visible close button placed within top 100 pixels of creative Portrait 300x1050.gif,.jpg,.swf, 3 rd party, 200 KB 350 KB 1.1 MB allowed for host-initiated video Max animation length: 15 seconds (unlimited if user initiated) Max loops: 3 Max frames per second (fps): 24 Fallback image required for creative No more than 20 host-initiated HTTP requests allowed User-initiated subload: unlimited. All auto-play audio and video must be set to mute No more than 20 HTTP requests allowed Slider Width of publisher page by 90px height. *Active ad content centered in 970x90.gif,.jpg,.swf, 3 rd party, 200 KB 300 KB 1.1 MB allowed for host-initiated video Max animation length: 15 seconds (unlimited if user initiated) Max loops: n/a Max frames per second (fps): 24 Fallback image required for creative No more than 20 host-initiated HTTP requests allowed User-initiated subload: unlimited. All auto-play audio and video must be set to mute Can expand right to 970x550. Expandable ads must have a visible close button placed within top 100 pixels of creative
Creative Specs Direct Response 5 Ad Unit Dimensions Accepted Formats Max File Size Animation Guidelines Creative Notes Text Link 90 characters Text n/a n/a Images cannot be accepted and a click-url is required Textnote Title: 40 characters Body: 250 characters Text n/a n/a Images cannot be accepted and a click-url is required Button 120x60.gif,.jpg,.swf, 3 rd party, 80 KB Max Loops: 3 Max Animation Length: 15 seconds
Pre-Roll Video Creative Guidelines: 6 Types: Linear, Non-Linear, Companion ads Accept formats: VAST, VPAID, MP4, flv File size limit: 10 MB Length: 15 or 30 seconds o If greater than 20 seconds, must have skip functionality enabled Resolution: 640x480 or 640x360 Aspect ratio: 16:9 or 4:3 Frame rate: 24 fps Bitrate: 1,500 kbps
Brokerage Performance Suite Assets Needed: 7 Advertiser logo, aspect ratio of 2:1 (120x60) or 3:1 (120x40) Click-through URL 3rd party tracking pixel optional Table-Specific Requirements Brokerage: Acct. Min. (& confirmed currency) Fee/Trade (& confirmed currency) Promotion (45 character limit) Forex: Acct. Min. (& confirmed currency) Margin Call Spread IRA: Stock Fee (& confirmed currency) Fund Fee (& confirmed currency) Accounts
Native Assets Needed: Advertiser name Advertiser logo Content: articles, videos, slideshows, whitepapers, infographics. Please provide the following for each content piece: - Title: 40 characters max, including spaces - Every word in the article title must begin with a capital letter - Abbreviations must contain period separation; ex: U.S. for United States - Numbers should be their numerical value rather than spelled out - Other: use Vs. rather than Versus, use And rather than & - Preview Summary: 150 character max, including spaces - Thumbnail image - 4:3 aspect ratio - Minimum size of 320x240-3 MB max size - Full content piece, 350 word count minimum Click-through URL 3rd party tracking pixel optional Features: Twitter and/or Facebook widget integrations Supports creative sizes for 728x90, 300x250, 300x600, 160x600 in HTML, Javascript or static image Video player integration supported 8 Note: mock for representational purposes only.
Mobile Scrolling Unit Mobile Scrolling Unit will be built by Investopedia, with assets and direction provided by client/agency. Investopedia will work with the client/agency to ensure that all deadlines are met, and the final product is approved by both parties. 9 Assets Needed: Asset Toolkit Dimensions: Width: responsive Height: 200px 600px Optional video: Format: mp4 (preferred), mov, mpg, avi Frame rate: 24 fps Max video length: 60 seconds
Content Carousel Unit Content Carousel will be built by Investopedia, with assets and direction provided by client/agency. Investopedia will work with the client/agency to ensure that all deadlines are met, and the final product is approved by both parties. 10 Dimensions Desktop/Tablet: 970x250 Mobile: 300x250 Assets Needed High-res, layered psd Fonts Video files (avi, mp4, mov) Vimeo/YouTube supported Features: Tracking pixels supported CMS, Social feeds supported
Dedicated Email 11 Requirements A minimum of 72 hours before the scheduled send date, the following documents and information should be sent to Adops@investopedia.com: 1. Creative in HTML format, branded header logo mandatory 2. List of Seed Email Addresses 3. Suppression File (if needed) 4. Subject Line 5. Preferred Send Time and Send Date 6. All images should be hosted by your server with an absolute path. HTML Guidelines: 1. All HTML tags must have an opening and closing tag 2. Background images are not allowed 3. Export to HTML from MS Word is not allowed 4. Images must have alt tags (i.e. alt= click here ) CSS Requirements: 1. Styles must be inline; external style sheets are not allowed 2. Internal Styles are not allowed inside the <head> tag 3. Overflow and float properties are not allowed Seed List Seed email addresses are all the addresses that are to receive a test of the mailing prior to sending, and/or also a copy of the live mailing. A list of seed emails should be sent in a text file with one email per line. Suppression If there are e-mail addresses that you would like to ensure do not receive the mailing, these addresses should be in a text file, with one email per line.
Newsletter Sponsorship 12 Requirements Banner Ads: Format: static image only 728x90 Click-through URL Optional 1x1 impression pixel Sponsored Logo: Format: static image only 120x60 Click-through URL Optional 1x1 impression pixel Native Ad: Advertiser name Content (350 word count minimum), Title (40 characters max), Preview Summary (150 characters max) Thumbnail image - 4:3 aspect ratio - Minimum size of 320x240-3 MB max size Optional 1x1 impression pixel