Programmatic Ad In-Housing’s Benefits & Drawbacks — Sergey Shchelkov // Epom

Sergey Shchelkov, a Sales Executive at Epom, talks about how to leverage the potential of programmatic advertising this year. Video and audio ads are gaining popularity due to social video advertising growth and increased interest in TikTok and Instagram stories. But, when it comes to buying your own media, how do you determine what are the best-performing ad formats? Today, Sergey discusses the best-performing ad formats for programmatic.
About the speaker

Sergey Shchelkov

Epom

 - Epom

Sergey is the Sales Executive at Epom

Show Notes

  • 02:36
    Identifying high performing ad formats
    To determine the best-performing ad formats, it is important to stay updated on industry trends and statistics. Currently, video, audio, html5-rich media, and CTV are emerging as promising formats, and video ads have higher engagement rates and CTR than traditional banner ads.
  • 04:19
    Matching ad formats to marketing objectives
    Leveraging video and audio ad formats can significantly enhance engagement and overcome the limitations of static banner ads. Regardless of the product or marketing objective, video and audio ads offer higher levels of engagement.
  • 05:54
    Quantity vs quality in programmatic advertising formats
    While static banner ads are more affordable, you could invest in fewer but higher-quality video or audio ads that have a greater impact on users. Understanding your product and target audience, and conducting testing, can help determine the most effective ad format to use.
  • 07:08
    Targeting strategies for precise audience reach
    By considering interests, demographics, location, etc, you can tailor your ads to people most likely to be interested in your products or services. Additionally, geofencing can be used to ensure youre only targeting people within a certain area.
  • 10:03
    Finding the balance between hyper targeted and high volume advertising
    Finding the right balance depends on your goals and offerings for niche products or specific markets, hyper-targeting may be necessary. But for broader reach, it's beneficial to test wider campaigns with lower costs, and then analyze the results to optimize for better quality leads.
  • 12:16
    Tracking ad exposure and conversions
    This is dependent on the SSP's ability to provide that information to you. Overall, this process requires cooperation and technological savviness to access raw DSP data to understand what's going on and where your clients are coming from.
  • 14:19
    Challenges of attribution in certain advertising channels
    In certain advertising channels like digital out-of-home or standard TV, obtaining accurate attribution data can be challenging. A/B testing, running multiple campaigns simultaneously, and implementing promotional references can help gather feedback and insights.

Quotes

  • "Video goes for 65% of all ad spending on mobile, and they perform better as their average CTR in mobile apps is about seven or eight times higher than regular banner ads." -Sergey Shchelkov, Sales Executive, Epom

  • "From the people that engaged with video ads, only about 5% of users skip them, according to our research." -Sergey Shchelkov, Sales Executive, Epom

  • "It doesn't matter the type of product you want to advertise, video and audio give you that engagement that you don't get from regular banners." -Sergey Shchelkov, Sales Executive, Epom

  • "Marketing is a matter of testing. If you have the option to do the testing, then do it." -Sergey Shchelkov, Sales Executive, Epom

About the speaker

Sergey Shchelkov

Epom

 - Epom

Sergey is the Sales Executive at Epom

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