Frequently Asked Questions How do I know that behavioral targeting works? With this advanced technology, the best means of assessing performance is your monthly APT performance report. Increased traffic will demonstrate that better targeting is delivering better results.
What is the difference between SEO/SEM and Yahoo! APT Behavioral Targeting? Search Engine Optimization and Search Engine Marketing are very different from behavioral targeting. • SEO utilizes key words and phrases so that a Web site will be positioned at or near the top of a search engine results page. • SEM allows an advertiser to purchase placement either above the organic listings on the search results page or in the right-hand column on the page. • BT is display advertising on Yahoo! that is served up exclusively to the individuals who are in the market for your product/service, and are in your area. It provides an opportunity for you to communicate to all of the people shopping for a specific product.
Why is it that when I go on Yahoo! I do not see my ad? We can provide you with a screen shot of your ad. If you are not seeing your ad it is because you do not fit the profile of the behavior you have requested us to target. Yahoo! has a very strong profile, which means even if you think you can try to fake your target; you will probably not be served the ad. Also, Leaderboardofad,impressions 728 x 90, there is a huge inventory available locally and behaviorally for the advertiser category. So Finance even if you fit your targeted on Yahoo! target audience, you may not see your ad.
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Google is the #1 search engine, there is no reason for me to advertise on Yahoo! Google is known as a search engine. People go to the site, find what they are looking for, and leave. Advertising on Google is for the consumers who know 100% what they are looking for. Yahoo! is what is called a “Life Engine”, meaning that people not only use it to search, they use it for e-mail, news, sports, shopping, jobs, real estate, autos, and so much more. And because people spend more time (an average of 4.4 hours) on Yahoo! with the different channels and categories, Yahoo! is able to learn more about their site visitors than Google. Yahoo! allows advertisers to have much more indepth targeting capabilities.
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How a user profile is built User registration data
behavioraltargeting right message - right person - right time Through a strategic partnership between Yahoo! and The Newspaper Consortium, you can deliver your customized message to targeted consumers — locally or nationwide — with unprecedented timing and precision. This is possible because of APT, Yahoo’s new advertising platform for selling online display ads that help you get the right message to the right people at the right time. Yahoo! and its partners reach about 75% of U.S. users, and serve more than 300 billion impressions Source: comScore Media Metrix, 2008
Shopping habits have changed Deep consumer insights
89% 7% of sales occur online
of people regularly/occasionally research online before buying offline1 2
Sources: 1Forrester State of Retailing, 2007; 2Yahoo! BIG Research, 2007
What are the key features of Yahoo! APT? Deep consumer insights
13%
of all time spent online is on Yahoo!
Massive reach
75%
a month. The Newspaper Consortium spans nearly 800 newspapers across the U.S., representing 32% of all dailies and 42% of all Sunday circulation in the country. Yahoo! is able to harness detailed insights about its audiences and their shopping behavior and buying decisions. With open access to massive and quality audiences, Yahoo! APT drives the results you’re looking for — from better yield, to more responsive audiences to a better way of doing business.
Hundreds of targeting segments available at large scale Source: comScore Media Metrix, Dec. 2008
right message right person • right time
How user responds to online promotions: • Clicks on ads for Ford trucks • Signs up to test drive a Ford Super Duty 450 click here for more information!
Behavioral data
Yahoo! tracks the page visits, ad clicks and search topics of each user: • Spends time on Yahoo! Auto • Searches for trucks • Searches for “Hunting & Fishing Show” Web site
• Granular data is aggregated to create behavioral targets • Individual privacy is secure. No personal identification is needed or used • Engagement data for specific competitive ads is not for sale
Types of targeting available
Geographic
Demographic
behavioral
Yahoo! is more than just a search engine Yahoo! is a “life engine” Yahoo! offers search capabilities — plus e-mail, news, sports, shopping, jobs, real estate, autos and so much more. Because 85% of the global online population spends time on Yahoo! with the different channels and categories, Yahoo! is able to learn more about its site visitors than any other engine site, allowing more in-depth targeting capabilities.
Search
• Web • Images • Videos • Local • Shopping • More
of U.S. online population is on the Yahoo! Network (an average of 4.4 hours per site visitor per month)
Sophisticated predictive modeling technology
campaign data
Information user inputs when registering for Yahoo! • Lives in Herrin, Ill. • Male, age 32 • Enjoys country music, fishing and hunting
Content
• News • Travel • Real Estate • Finance • Yellow Pages • Weather • More
Geographic Targeting
uses an array of targeting capabilities to pinpoint where a person lives. This ensures efficient, highly relevant consumer engagement. Geographies you can target: • City • County • Designated Market Area (PaducahCape Girardeau-Harrisburg-Mt. Vernon)
Demographic Targeting
uses the massive Yahoo! database of user-submitted information to group consumers by gender and age. Demographics you can target: • Age brackets • Gender
Behavioral Targeting (BT)
based on a site visitor’s interests and online behavior. How does it work? • BT models different products with different buying cycles • Users categorized based on relevant online interaction • Intensity and recency of online activity predict purchase readiness and categorize users as Engagers and Shoppers.
Additional ways you can target • Time-of-Day Targeting presents ads to audiences based on a specific time of day and day of week. This is a great way to respond to your advertisers’ sensitive and timely needs. “Only show my ad from 9:30-11:00 a.m. on weekdays.”
Community
Connect with a world of people who share your passions. Find millions of groups at your fingertips.
Personalization
Create your own home page to reflect your interests. Follow your favorite celebrities plus email.
• Content Targeting allows for the placement of advertisements next to relevant content to
your desired target audience. “Only run my ad on blog pages in the elections channel.”
• Technographic Targeting is based on the site visitor’s platform (Windows vs. Mac),
browser (Internet Explorer vs. Firefox) or connection speed (modem vs. broadband)
• Frequency Capping is the ability to put a limit on how many times a site visitor views a
scheduled ad. “Spread my ads around. Only show it once a day to each individual.”