Monday, 14 July 2014

MRC Gives The Go-Ahead For Ad Impression Metric Change

By Ismail Abraham


Media Rating Council (MRC) has recently completed a review process that has lasted for longer than a year, specifically targeting something in the digital media industry that has long been in question. They have actually given the go signal for measuring and transacting in regard to impressions for video ads, specifically ad impressions. This article will look at how this will change the ad impression metrics that have been standardized for so long, and what this will mean for the advertising industry on the whole for video ads that are displayed today.



This is how companies that run businesses online make their money, and how others are able to drive traffic to their websites and offers. According to the MRC, the way that you view these ads is about to change which is beneficial for everyone involved.

They are requiring 50% of all of the pixels that are displayed on the Internet browser to be seen for a new minimum amount of time in order to be counted. This is about one second for ads that are displayed, and for video ads, this is doubled at 2 seconds. This is a more reliable assessment of these types of ads and their impact on the public that sees them.

For instance, one second of continuous display is the proposed change for all ads that are graphical. Video ads should be displayed for 2 seconds in order to be appropriately counted. This shift will augment the way that we see ads that are displayed, and how long they must be viewed in order to be actually considered an impression.

The proposed change as presented by the Emerging Innovations Task Force in combination with the efforts of MRC is to change the guidelines for what are called viewable impressions when people see ads on the web. Essentially, half of the pixels for both video and regular ads must be seen for two and one seconds, respectively.

Now that you have a basic understanding of what MRC has proposed and done, you might want to chime in on how this will affect the way you surf the web, or your business for advertising. Examples of these changes are on the Internet as presented by IAB and MRC for the public to view and consider today.




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