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BannerCampaigner: Place & Modify Ads

Ads are placed into campaigns for organization and tracking purposes. Ads are also placed into ad positions, which control how and where the ads are displayed on your website.

To Place a New Ad:

  1. While in the BannerCampaigner grip, click Ad Campaigns > Manage in the top navigation, or click the Manage Ad Campaigns icon on the BannerCampaigner dashboard's All Options tab.
  2. Locate the campaign in which you wish to place the ad and click the campaign name to view the details. (If you need to create a new campaign for this ad, click Create Ad Campaign at the bottom of the listing, and view how to Create & Modify Ad Campaigns.)
  3. On the campaign details page, click Place New Ad. See Ad Settings below.
  4. After entering the ad details, the verify page displays any available ad positions into which you may place this ad. Check the box next to the ad position you wish to place this ad into. If an appropriate position does not exist, you can save the ad and place it into a position later.
  5. After placing the ad, view how to Display Ads on your Website in the next tutorial.

To Place an Existing Ad:

  1. (This assumes an ad has already been placed into a campaign.)
  2. While in the BannerCampaigner grip, click Ad Positions > Manage in the top navigation, or click the Manage Ad Positions icon on the BannerCampaigner dashboard's All Options tab.
  3. Locate the appropriate ad position in which you wish to place the ad and click the position name to view its details. If you wish to create a new position for this ad, click Create Ad Position at the bottom of the listing, and view how to Create & Modify Ad Positions before continuing.
  4. On the ad position details page, click Place Existing Ads in This Position.
  5. The next page shows a list of available ads. Check the box next to any ad that you wish to place in this position. Note that this listing only includes ads whose dimensions fit within the position's max width & height settings.
  6. After placing the ad, view how to Display Ads on your Website in the next tutorial.

To Modify an Existing Ad:

  1. While in the BannerCampaigner grip, click Ad Campaigns > Manage in the top navigation, or click the Manage Ad Campaigns icon on the BannerCampaigner dashboard's All Options tab.
  2. Locate the campaign in which the ad resides and click the campaign name to view the details. The campaign details page displays a list of ads associated with it.
  3. Locate the ad you wish to modify and click Modify. See Ad Settings below.
  4. Note that you cannot change an ad's type after it is created.

Ad Settings

  • Name: Give the ad a descriptive name to distinguish this ad from others. This is for admin use only and is not displayed on the website.
  • Target URL When Clicked: Enter the URL that this ad will link to when clicked, starting with http://
    • Skip Tracking: when checked, tracking statistics will not be recorded.
    • Open in New Window: when checked, the ad click will open in a new window.
  • Start Date: Specify the date in which the ad will be active. This is the date the ad will start appearing on your website.

    Note: The campaign's start date over rules the ad's start date.
  • End Date: Specify the date in which the ad will be deactivated. This is the date the ad will stop appearing on your website.

    Note: The campaign's end date over rules the ad's end date.
  • Maximum Impressions: If you want the ad to only be seen a certain number of times, type in the number of impressions.
  • Ad Type: Choose the type of ad you are uploading.
    • Image (jpg, png, gif)
    • Flash (swf)
    • Text
    • HTML

    Note: Ad Type cannot only be modified once the ad has bee created, but the content of the ad type can be modified.

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