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Remember, UT Audience Select is not an ad network! UT Audience Select is a service you can offer to your customers!
UT Audience Select, the service, consists of a suite of products ranging from Facebook, Mobile banners, Behavior Targeting, ESPN.com, YouTube: Pre-roll and beyond. UT Audience Select will utilize Centros Campaign Operations team to ensure your ads start on time, deliver in full, and perform at a high level. UT Audience Select is designed to drive more revenue for yourself and deliver stronger results to your advertisers. UT Audience Select allows you to think, plan and sell like a media planner and find the best possible solution for your local advertisers.
Cherry-Picked Audience-FAQs
Who handles the ad serving for the campaigns? MediaMind: Premium News Network, Advanced Targeting, Site Direct Can I sell this product to advertising agencies? UT Audience Select is a client-direct solution and is where we have seen the majority of success in other markets. Centro has a large sales team based in San Diego engaging agencies with the same products as well as local solutions. (UT San Diego) How much time does Centro need to launch a campaign? All Mediamind placements (see above) will typically go live within one day. Category Targeting, Mobile, Facebook, Pre-roll can sometimes take up to 3 or 4 days.
What ad unit sizes do we need? All display campaigns (unless otherwise noted) require a 728x90, 300x250, and 160x600 to effectively deliver in full.
Can I sell other local competitors sites? No, this program is designed specifically to help your local advertisers receive a local presence on National sites. Do I need pricing approval prior to closing a deal with a customer? Great question! Some products require more customization and in-depth proposals (Mobile, Pre-roll, Sitedirect). Please reach out for these.
However, there are products you can go ahead and sell without reaching out for a proposal! (Premium News Network, Category Targeting, Advanced Targeting, Facebook)
Are there minimum spends for any of the products? Yes, the minimum spends are indicated on the rate card.
Cherry-Picked Audience-Products
Premium News Network The Premium News Network is an ad network, owned by Centro that consists of 2,500 Newspaper, Broadcast and Radio sites. Sell-points? Extend in-market reach from 40% to 80%. Extension of what you are already selling premium news content. Brand Elevation...Local ads on National News Sites. Low Cost Display Solution What sites will my ads run on? Any site within the 2,500 site network could display your ad within the San Diego DMA. Example: Local San Diego resident who grew up in Denver and is a big fan of the Broncos. While sitting in San Diego, he reads the Denver Post everyday to stay upto-date on his favorite team. A local San Diego advertisers display ad may show up on denverpost.com Target by DMA or Zip code. (Minimum 15 zips) Local competitors within San Diego DMA are removed Reporting: 1 line item. Premium News Network, San Diego DMA Ads will be a combination of Above & Below the Fold. Ad units needed: 728x90, 160x600, 300x250 Site list attached in back.
Facebook
What: Facebook is a social network that has more than 500 million active users (70% outside the US). 50% of the users log in on a daily basis. Overall people spend over 700 billion minutes per month on Facebook.
Targeting: Gender: All/Male/Female Interested In: All/Male/Female Relationships: Single/Engaged/In a Relationship/Married Languages: Various Likes: Profile page users list activities, music, teams, movies, sports etc. Education: College Grad/In College/In High School Workplaces: users list where they are employed as well.
Geography: Target by: City Radius. 10, 25, or 50 miles. (e.g. 25 mile radius from the City of Detroit) Minimums A minimum of 250,000 impressions per month. What do you need to get started? Image: 110x80 Pixels. No Flash or Animation. 5 mb max. Ad title: Limited to 25 Characters At Body: Limited to 135 Characters Click-thru URL: Can be standard url or Facebook fan page
Cherry-Picked Audience-Process
Pre-Sale Process
After meeting with client and deciding that UT Cherry is the right fit, please send RFP directly to your Sales Assistant. Be sure to include the following. Sales manager/digital rep Name of advertiser and URL Target audience (Ex: women, 35-54, HHI 100K+) Current digital spend, marketing mix, etc. Monthly budget Indicate wholesale or after the markup Target goals and objectives (Clicks, branding, ticket sales, etc.) Flight dates Interest in specific products Date of follow-up meeting Due date Any other relevant information Post-sale Process 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Campaign is sold by UT Media Sales Rep Digital Manager (i.e. Karin) fills out Insertion order, signs, send to Centro Account Manager. Centro Processes the Insertion Order Web sites are contacted and placement is confirmed. Centro receives ads (or tags) from The UT 3 business days prior to campaign launch. Centro traffics ads out to sites and confirms launch with Digital manager. Email is sent to AE and Digital Manager once Campaign is live. Reports come to Richard and other Managers mid-month and end-of-month verifying delivery, pacing, and CTR.