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Daily Delivery Reports

All delivery data (placement and applicable fields) separate by ad and day (appears as a line time by day, packages have separate lines for each placement) 

In the Analytics tab, the date range may be in the future (retrieving data form the day before) and change to the last update.

Daily Target

Gross spend based on the delivery for the day

Dashboard

The Dashboard displays different information based on the user type.

Data Through

Latest delivery information from the ad server received from Basis

Also known as data thru in terms of date duration

Date Filter

Start Date - Beginning date (first day) and time of the live line item/campaign

End Date – Concluding date (last day) and time of the line item/campaign

In Basis reporting:

Start Date:

First day of the campaign based on the accepted insertion order (contracted) m/d/yyyy

For Add-ons: First day of the applied add-on and billed the next day

End Date:

Last day of the campaign based on the accepted insertion order (contracted) m/d/yyyy

For Add-ons: Last day of the applied add-on

Specified Dates - Specific range of days by selecting the date picker or entering the month, day, and year (MM/DD/YY)

Basis automatically adjusts the calculations per the date changes.

dCPM

Dynamic CPM

Dynamic Cost-Per-Thousand (Roman numeral "M" is the representation of 1000 Impressions)

Variable value or price of impressions (ad on a Web browser) with total cost based on the quantity

dCPC

Dynamic CPC

Dynamic Cost Per Click

Variable value or price of advertising based on the number of clicks received.

dCPCV

Dynamic CPCV

Dynamic Cost Per Completed Views (Only available under Video format)

Variable value or price of advertising based on the number of completed videos

Delete

Disable/deactivates an account and does not associate with the campaign data, etc. 

Also known as Remove

Data in Basis is archived and can be re-enabled, if needed.

Delivery

Reported impressions, clicks, etc. for line items on a live campaign

 

Delivery percentage - Number of delivered units per the contracted amount

Delivery Date

Date for each line item’s delivery captured in the viewed row (Report shows one row for one delivery date.)

Details

Information about the advertisement, campaign, and media plan being purchased

Digital Out of Home

Digital advertising reaching consumers outside the home

Dynamic media distributed across place-based network in venues allowing consumer engagement

Property/Network type in Basis

Dimensions

Dimensions of the ad placement (creative or pixel) or type in a campaign

Size of and ad by pixel displayed on a website (Width X Height (WxH))

Standard sizes:

Banner, such as 728 x 90

Big Box, such as 300 x 250

Square, such as 250 x 250

Also knows as ad size, size, placement pixel size, pixel size, and sizes

Direct

Buyer negotiates directly with a vendor (seller) for a fixed price in purchasing ad space in Basis.

Directory

Collection of information about sellers (Vendors, Properties, Contacts, etc. ) available to buyers

In Basis, the Inventory Directory is a single location of along with Private Marketplace and Direct vendors including details, properties, contacts, terms & conditions, and payee information.

Also known as Inventory Directory

Directory Curator

Manages Vendor, Property, and Contact records in Basis

Records created by a system administrator are Basis Provided.

Display

Creative format type for an ad placement

DMA

Designated Market Area

Database of geographic areas in the United States measured The Nielsen Company for research purposes.

Display Network

Group of websites (1 million+), videos, and apps with ads

Property Network type in Basis

Download

Downloadable exports of performance summary of delivery information for the line items on the campaign in the data range

Basis provide daily and performance campaign reports.

Drive Downloads

Campaign objective by increasing website downloads

Drive In-Store Traffic

Campaign objective by increasing foot traffic at a location

Drive Online Sales

Campaign objective by improving the volume of website orders

Drive Phone Calls

Campaign objective by increasing the direct call to the brand

Drive Site Traffic

Campaign objective by increasing website visitors

DSP

Demand Side Platform

Advertising option for buyers in purchasing inventory off exchanges while integrating audience data via Real Time Bidding (RTB)

Most commonly used by buyers and agencies for display, video, mobile, and search ads

Property Type in Basis

DSP Advertiser ID

Unique identification code for each Basis DSP organization

Duration

Campaign length of time from beginning to end

Dwell

Time a user first visits and exits an impression

The Score is based on the Dwell Time and Rate.

Dwell Time:  Length (engagement) of time on an impression

Dwell Rate:  Number of ad visits / Number of served impressions

Dynamic Ad Insertion

Ad placement on a Web page in real-time by the user’s request

Allows multiple placements rotated through ad space(s) by availability

Dynamic Creative Optimization (DCO)

Custom ads using various images, text, and colors based on the campaign targets

Dynamic Pricing

Variable purchase price vs a pre-determined fixed cost

Price is determined via a real-time bidding/auction using negotiation based on multiple criteria.

In Basis, dynamic pricing is a rate type. Dynamic rate type is an option in media planning.

Also known as real-time bidding (RTB)