Help Index » Add new Banner: STEP 2

This page is the second step for adding a new banner into your AdvertisementManager's database. There are 5 tables on this page and their functions are listed below:

• The 'Banner Details' table defines the basic information of the new banner. Its rows represent:
   
  • Banner name:
    Specify the new banner's name here. Please use a short but descriptive name for it so that it can be self-explanatory and easy to remember. You can use up to 25 alphanumeric characters.
     
  • For advertiser:
    Displays the name of the advertiser who owns the banner.
     
  • Dimension:
    Select the new banner's dimension here. If the dimension you intended to use is not available in the list, you need to create a new area with that dimension first by using the 'Add new Area' page.
     
  • Category:
    Select the category for the banner.
     
  • Status:
    Select the status of the banner. 'Active' for ready to run banner, and 'Paused' for inactive banner.
     
  • Priority:
    Select the banner's priority or broadcasting weight. '1' is for the least important banner. It will caused the banner to get the lowest broadcasting priority. '10' is for the most important banner.
     
  • Media type:
    Select the type of the banner. 'Standard' is for regular image based banner, and 'Rich' is for flash or HTML banner.
     
     
• The 'Details for standard banner' table defines all the requirement of a standard media banner. Its rows represent:
   
  • Image URL:
    Specify the banner's image here. You can:
     
    • Specify the URL where the banner's image can be found. If the 'Fetch and save this image locally' presents and you checked it, AdvertisementManager will fetch the banner's image at the specified URL and stores it locally in the 'banners' sub-folder.
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    • Or select any of the uploaded images belonged to the selected advertiser. This list will only be shown if there is at least 1 banners that has been uploaded or stored for the selected advertiser.
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    • Or enter the full path where the banner's image can be found on the server. To use this method, the banner's image must resides on the same server as the AdvertisementManager's installation. If specified, AdvertisementManager will copies the image to the 'banners' sub-folder.
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    • Or upload the banner's image directly from your computer. Click the 'Browse' button to choose the banner's image on your computer.
       
       
  • Target URL:
    Enter the location of the target page for the banner. This value has a maximum length of 255 characters. A 'mailto:' tag is also supported so you can redirect the visitor to any email addresses (with pre-filled subject line) instead of standard webpage.
     
  • Alternate text:
    Enter a descriptive text for the banner. Anyone using browsers with disabled image viewing option will see this text instead of the banner's image. This text will also appears when the mouse cursor is placed briefly on the banner's image. This field is optional.
     
  • Description:
    Enter a short descriptive text for the banner. This text will appears hyperlinked under the banner when broadcasted. This field is optional.
     
  • Status bar text:
    The value in this field will be shown in the browser's status bar when anyone hovers their mouse cursors on the banner. It is primarily used for additional description for the banner and for masking the actual target URL. This field is optional too.
     
     
• The 'Details for rich media banner' table is used for specifying the actual codes for a rich media banner. Except for any '<TRACKCODE1>' and '<TRACKCODE2>' tags, any characters in this text area will be displayed directly with no modification when broadcasting.
   
  Any '<TRACKCODE1>' tags will be substituted automatically with AdvertisementManager's tracking URLs, complete with 'A HREF' tags when broadcasting.
   
  For '<TRACKCODE2>' tags, it will be substituted automatically with AdvertisementManager's tracking URLs, without the 'A HREF' tags.
   
  This enables a trackable clicks for customized rich media banner.
   
• The 'Keyword Targeting' table enables you to target the banner to certain keywords. You can specify multiple keywords. Separate each keyword with a comma. Each keyword must not exceed 50 characters.
   
   
• The 'Broadcasting Campaigns' table lists all available campaigns for the selected advertiser. You can attach the banner to any campaigns in this table by checking their checkboxes.
   
   

When you finished entering all the above values, click the 'Add this Banner!' button to confirm the creation of the new banner. If you want to change the owner of the banner, click the '< Back' button and reselect the advertiser from the advertiser dropdown list box. If you want to cancel the creation of the new banner, click the 'Cancel' button, and you'll be brought back to the previous page.