Advertiser Instruction Guide

Table of Contents

1. Registering as an Advertiser 1 of 1

Register as an advertiser to create video advertising campaigns to be seen by an audience.

  • Click register from the top right

  • Fill out the required information to register as an Advertiser

Register Page

Registering as an Advertiser 1 of 2

Fill out the company information i.e Media Company, B2B etc.

2. Creating a Video Campaign 1 of 7

In order to create a video campaign, navigate to MY CAMPAIGN using the dropdown menu activated by hovering on your username.  Select the first dropdown menu option.

On the My Campaigns screen click the + Create Campaign button at the top right

My Campaigns

Creating a Video Campaign 2 of 7

On the Step - 1 screen, fill out the information and set up the rules for your video campaign strategy such as IAB category, start date of video ad flight, redirect URL, if you have this premium feature, instructions for your campaign manager, and which type of campaign you are running CAMPAIGN FOR AdVidMe or Publisher.

  • AdVidMe Internal Campaign: A standard For AdVidMe campaign is used to obtain targeted views for guaranteed comprehension by registered AdVidMe targetable subscribers. The heart of our value exchange, AdVidMe campaigns reward only for correct answers, not for incorrect answers after a video view.  Incorrect answers prevent fund depletion and lower campaign cost.  Note that nominal bandwidth usage fees still apply.
  • Publisher External Website: A For Publisher campaign is used to have your video ad displayed on an external website. Work with a publisher by selecting a website from the list available to you.

Step 1 - Creating a new campaign

Creating a Video Campaign 3 of 7

• Step 2: Upload the video ad media to the campaign and optionally add subtitles or language or just leave it as default.

Step 2 - Completing the campaign

Creating a Video Campaign 4 of 7

  • Step 3: Add funds to your campaign by calculating the cost per video times the amount of views you have provisioned for. The unit payout calculator is for minimum threshold use and does not show the amount required to fully fund your campaign. This screenshot only shows an AdVidMe type campaign using funding for a price per ad video times number of comprehended views.  To learn how to fund an external publisher fixed CPM campaign, see instructions for Funding an External Publisher Campaign.

Adding funds to an AdVidMe campaign

Creating a Video Campaign 5 of 7

You will be prompted to create 4 questions minimum but can create an unlimited number of questions for your newly uploaded video ad.  The Question Context box is for the benefit of the viewer answering your questions.  They see it along with each question that is presented.  You may include more detail about what you are looking for in an answer or simply instruct viewers that answering correctly results in a reward.  Once context is provided once, it will always appear and autofill as default context.  After creating each question click Add New

Start Question Set Up

Creating a Video Campaign 6 of 7

At the end of the question creation section you can either Add New at 4 questions and continue to the desired number of questions or finish here at 4 questions and Save and Finish

Complete Question Set Up

Creating a Video Campaign 7 of 7

After all of your questions are created you will see the My Campaign Details screen to indicated your campaign was created.  You now have the option to View, Edit, View all Questions, Add a question, Send Invites, Deactivate or Delete the campaign.

Campaign Details

3. Add Funds to a Current Video Campaign 1 of 3

To add funds to a current video campaign you will be required to Edit the campaign.

There are 2 locations where you can access the campaign Edit feature.

Edit Access Method A

Method A: From Step 1 of Edit campaign

Edit Access Method B

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Add Funds to a Current Video Campaign 2 of 3

After reaching Step 1 or Step 2 of Campaign Edit, click the Skip button once or twice, depending on how you came in, and get to the Add Funds screen in Step 3

Click Skip Twice

Click Skip Once

At Step 3 of the Edit Campaign you should add funds as they begin to run low through use.  Note: 1 of 3 types of notifications get emailed to you (low, med high) notifications also appear in 2 separate places inside the AdVidMe portal when the campaign reaches certain thresholds.

Add funds to your campaign here on the left

Add Funds to a Current Video Campaign 3 of 3

After funds are added and you Click on the Update button it will move to the Question Set Up screen and continue on the question number you left off at.  At this point you can add additional questions or you can click Cancel to complete the action

Cancel this screen to complete

4. Campaign Reporting 1 of 2

Access reporting by using the dropdown menu activated by hovering on your username.  Select the second dropdown menu option REPORTING.

On the My Campaigns Details screen click the View Campaign (Eye Icon) leftmost icon under the Action navigations icons.

View Campaign

Campaign Reporting 2 of 2

On the Campaign Details screen you are able to view performance for your campaign including Total Funded, Prepaid Balance, Campaign Cost, CPM rate, Total amount debited, AdVidMe Fee, Payout to Viewers, Publisher Earnings.

Campaign Details

5. Actions | My Campaign Details | 1 of 8

My Campaign Details presents a list of all of your campaigns so you can easily find them by Language, Campaign For, Campaign Name, Created, and Start Date.  Once identified you can perform actions on them such as: View, Edit, View all Questions, Add a question, Send Invites, Deactivate or Delete the campaign.

Campaign Details Listing

Action Icons

6. Actions | My Campaign Details | View Campaign List 2 of 8 

View Campaign (eye icon) will show metrics of the campaign.

View Campaign

This view contains all data associated with the video ad and how it performed either in AdVidMe or on the Publisher website

From here you can also edit the campaign, add questions, return funds back to you wallet, send invites to targeted audience to view it, check viewer details, deactivate or delete the campaign.

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7. Actions | My Campaign Details | Edit Campaign List 3 of 8

Edit Campaign (pencil) will navigate to Step - 1 of Edit Campaign.

Edit Campaign

Edit Campaign Step - 1

8. Actions | My Campaign Details | View Question List 4 of 8

View Question List (3 dots &lines) will navigate to the Asked Questions List.

View Question List

Questions

9. Actions | My Campaign Details | Add Question 5 of 8

Add Question (Question Mark) will navigate to the Questions Set Up screen, continuing after the last question in the set for that campaign.

Add Question

Continuation From Last Question In Set

10. Actions | My Campaign Details | Invite 6 of 8

Send Invitation (Aeroplane) will navigate to the Invitees so that you may select to invite either AdVidMe Registered Viewers or Publishers for an External Campaign.

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Invite AdVidMe Registered Viewers

Invite Select Publishers

11. Actions | My Campaign Details | Deactivate 7 of 8

Deactivate Campaign (Circle Check) will deactivate your campaign.  It can be activated at any time.

Deactivate Campaign

Deactivation Status Message

12. Actions | My Campaign Details | Delete 8 of 8

Delete Campaign (Trash Can) will delete your campaign.  Once deleted, this action cannot be undone.

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13. Video Details | Navigation & Actions | 1 of 7

Each video located inside a campaign has individual actions and attributes that you can control.

Video Actions

14. Video Details | Navigation & Actions | Return Funds to Wallet | 2 of 7

This feature allows you to return unused or excess funds from the campaign back to your wallet.

Return Funds to Wallet Action

Return an amount of funds back to your wallet less than what the campaign total is.

Return an amount back to your wallet

15. Video Details | Navigation & Actions | Invite | 3 of 7

Invite AdVidMe Registered Viewers or Publishers for an External Campaign depending on the type of campaign using the aeroplane icon.

Invite Viewers or Publishers

Invite AdVidMe Registered Viewers

Invite Select Publishers

16. Video Details | Navigation & Actions | Viewer Details | 4 of 7

See a listing of who viewed your video and when using the information icon.

Video Viewer List Report

Viewer List

17. Video Details | Navigation & Actions | Edit Video Details | 5 of 7

Editing a video takes you to Step - 2 of Edit Video in the Video Upload section where you can set language and step through the edit process, apply additional funding and add or edit questions for a video.

Edit Video Action

Step - 2 of Edit Video

18. Video Details | Navigation & Actions | Deactivate Video | 6 of 7.

Deactivate and reactivate your video with this feature.

Deactivate Action

Deactivate Message

Reactivation Message

19. Video Details | Navigation & Actions | Delete Video | 7 of 7

Delete your video with this feature.

Delete

Video Delete Message

20. Wallet History 1 of 2

View the Credit and Debit History for your Advertiser account by using the dropdown menu activated by hovering on your username.  Select the third dropdown menu option WALLET HISTORY

Wallet History with Add Funds to Account Option

21. Wallet History | Adding Funds to Wallet | 2 of 2

You also have the option to Add money to your account from the wallet history screen to fund your videos and campaigns.

Add Funds to Account

Add funds to your advertiser account

22. Application Requests Feature 1 of 5

Set up Application Requests for your external Publisher Campaigns by using the dropdown menu activated by hovering on your username.  Selecting APPLICATION REQUESTS.

Application Requests Feature 1 of 1

This important section allows you to address 2 types of actions.

  • You can accept or decline requests from publishers who want to run your video ad on their website.
  • You can ask/request publishers to run any of your external website video campaigns.
  • You can select which publisher you would like to make a request to.

Application Request Report

Selecting a thumbs up indicates to the Publisher that you have accepted the terms of the campaign and video that they have reviewed.  Once accepted, an accepted message appears and no more actions for the video are available to you.  The video ad is now in flight.  Selecting a thumbs down rejects the video ad and once selected, a declined message appears and no more actions for the video are available to you.  A record of all accepted and declined videos are kept in your list.

The status of the request is shown in the report.  pending, draft, accepted and declined

Application Requests Feature | Creating a Publisher Request 1 of 5

To request that a publisher run your video on their website you must first select the campaign you want the publisher to run.  To do that click the + Add Application button on the top right

Then find the campaign you want them to run from the list of campaigns you have available and click Proceed

Video Campaign Selection

Application Requests | Creating a Publisher Request 2 of 5

You will encounter the Invitees screen which looks like the following and works as follows:

Select the Publisher you are planning to invite to run your video

Then, select the publisher website you plan to place your video on.

Then click the + Add button to trigger the Invitation draft which can be used whenever you like.  For example, immediate use or later on

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Application Requests | Creating a Publisher Request 3 of 5

You have access to 2 actions under in Invitations Sent sub panel in Invitees. (aeroplane and trash can)  You can send an invitation to the publisher.  Pressing this will change status from draft to pending while awaiting the publisher’s decision to accept.

 

Invitation Actions

Once the invitation is clicked you should see a status message appear at the top right corner.

Status Message

23. Notifications 1 of 1

Campaign notifications are viewable in 4 places and also get sent out via email.  This is done to ensure your campaign does not get paused before you’ve had an opportunity to replenish funds.  There are 3 warning thresholds from Low to High.  A bell indicates ending soon, A yellow triangle indicates funds running low. A red triangle indicates dangerously low funds:

Under the My Campaign Details screen if you click on the yellow or red alert icons to the right of the campaign it will display alert detail and exact fund low amounts quickly.

Alert Details in the My Campaign Details Report

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