AdMission Spotlight Ads Delivers 10X Industry Standard Click-through Rate Success; Powerful Advertising Solution Provides Exclusive Promotion Opportunities for Commercial and Private Party Classified Advertisers.ORLANDO, Fla. -- AdMission Corporation, a provider of classified advertising solutions, today reports that its newest online classifieds advertising solution, Spotlight Ads, has delivered an average of 10X click-through rate The number of times a link on a Web page is clicked compared to the number of times it is displayed. Advertising royalties paid to Web sites are often based on click-through rate (CTR), and the amount paid per click-through is considerably higher than the cost of an ad that is displayed success compared with industry standard banner ad A graphic image used on Web sites to advertise a product or service. Banner ads come in numerous sizes, but are often rectangles 460 pixels wide by 60 pixels high. Also 460 x 55 and 392 x 72 sizes are commonly used. performance of 0.1 to 0.3 percent. Results were from a 2-month pilot conducted with five newspaper publishers. AdMission Spotlight Ads feature classified ad inventory in media-rich banner ads and other rotating ad An advertisement on a Web page that comes from a list of ads and changes each time the page is requested. If you were to reload the same page you are viewing, you would see the next ad in the list. Contrast with static ad. formats. The ads are populated with relevant classified inventory and are generated dynamically based on user context. By featuring classifieds content in a portable "container," such as an IAB-standard leaderboard lead·er·board n. A board that displays the leaders in a competition. leaderboard Noun a board displaying the current scores of the leading competitors, esp in a golf tournament or skyscraper, publishers can distribute ads across their entire platform or across a partner's platform to achieve significantly broader reach on behalf of their advertisers. "The Orange County Register has had private party Spotlight Ads running on our homepage for several months," said Steve Barth, vice president Interactive, Orange County Register. "We've had inquiries on using the product by several local auto dealers who'd like to take advantage of this unique product. Since the basic specs -- VIN VIN Vulvar intraepithelial neoplasm, see there , make, model, price -- on most used vehicles for sale already exists in digital form in a dealer's DMS (1) (Document Management System) See document management. (2) (Defense Messaging System) An X.500-compliant messaging system developed by the U.S. Dept. of Defense. , this content can be easily imported into a Spotlight Ad. It's fast and easy, and our advertisers love the added exposure and results beyond traditional classifieds." Spotlight Ads can be sold two ways: as an exclusive ad position for professional advertisers, typically car dealers and real estate brokers, delivering branding elements and an inventory showcase, or as a private party offering for additional exposure. The ads can be sold through a newspaper call center or self-service online and have a performance-based pricing model, including CPM, CPC (1) (Central Processing Complex) An IBM mainframe that has two or more central processors (CPs) that share memory. It is the collection of processors, memory and I/O subsystems manufactured with a single serial number, typically all contained in one cabinet. or Pay per Call. Newspaper publishers typically choose to bundle wholesale CPM's into a fixed rate retail package. "AdMission Spotlight Ads offer greater reach for advertisers and a deeper level of information for consumers, plus they can be placed just about anywhere on a publisher's site or distributed to any network that can display IAB (1) See Internet Architecture Board. (2) (Interactive Advertising Bureau, New York, www.iab.net) An industry association founded in 1996 to set standards and guidelines for interactive advertising and marketing. standard ad formats," said Sarah Pate, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , AdMission Corporation. "Until now, most classified ads were relegated to the classifieds pages with little opportunity for extended exposure or branding. Commercial advertisers can reach more buyers through the Sponsor Box's prominent display of company logo, phone number, website and the premium promotion of chosen inventory in Micro Ads. It's perfect for real estate, automotive and even small retailers who want to promote and sell more merchandise." Spotlight Ads technology accepts content submitted to the AdMission API or through an RSS feed. Existing AdMission Classifieds customers automatically have access to Spotlight Ads functionality. Attendees at the NAA NAA Nomina Anatomica Avium. Marketing Conference 2006 tradeshow in Orlando, Florida March 19-22 can view a demonstration of AdMission Spotlight Ads in booth #504. About AdMission Corporation AdMission Corporation is a provider of patented technology solutions for directional advertising publishers including newspaper classifieds, yellow pages, e-commerce websites and online directories. AdMission is a hosted media platform that provides local advertisers with the means to create rich, visual ads showcasing their businesses, products and services, resulting in more relevant searches for consumers and qualified leads for advertisers. AdMission's powerful competitive advantage provides publishers with one of the most visual, interactive online marketing solutions available. Learn more about AdMission at http://www.admission.net. AdMission Corporation became a privately held independent company with substantial employee ownership in February of 2005. Prior to that time, it was a fully owned business unit of IPIX IPIX Interface Processor for Imagery Exchange Corporation. All directly related customer contracts, operations, hardware, software, intellectual property and business know-how, were acquired by AdMission Corporation. AdMission Spotlight Ads are a trademark of AdMission Corporation. |
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