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Video Creative

If you want to use a video in your ad, you can do so by the option Upload Video.

As with any other type of creative, you add your video directly from the Wizard or under Campaign details > Creatives.

  1. Select + New Creative

  2. You can select between Upload your Video Creative and Upload VAST Video Tag.
    For VAST please see section VAST Video Tag below.

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  3. Select Next to select the size of the placement where your video will be shown.

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  1. Select Next to move forward..

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  2. Select Upload

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  1. to select a video from your computer or or drag & drop a video file directly to the marked area:

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    While uploading you will see a progress message in the Preview section.

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  2. If the upload is successful you will see your video in the Preview section.

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  3. Start your video and make sure everything is correct.
    Then select Next.

  4. Details is the last screen in the creative wizard:

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    Here you set:
    - Creative Name (only you will see this)
    - Destination URL (when people click your ad, this is where they will be re-directed.
    - Tracking

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  1. Event(s) (optional)

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  1. You can set as many tracking events as you like.
    For each event you want to track, you set the Third-party tracking URL.

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  2. When you are done, select Complete.

  3. Your new video creative is shown in the list.

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Info

When you first create a creative it is in DRAFT or UNDER REVIEW status.
When a new campaign is confirmed by you, or you add a new creative to an existing campaign, the Publisher will get an email notification about it. The Publisher will review you campaign and either APPROVE or REJECT the creative.

You will be notified by email when you creative is reviewed.

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VAST Video Tag

For VAST Video Tags, after selecting Size, you only set Creative Name and VAST Tag URL.

The rest of the parameters for video, Destination URL, etc. is handled inside the VAST Tag.

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Video Creative statuses

New video creatives are shown with status

Status
titleDRAFT
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When you Checkout and pay, the status of your creatives changes from Draft to Under Review and a notification is sent to the publisher to review and approve your ad.

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When the publisher starts the approval process, you will see your video status change from Under Review to Processing.

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After your creative has been reviewed you will get a notification that your video is either Approved or Rejected. If rejected, you will see the reason for rejection. If approved, your video is shown to your audiences.

During the time your video is shown, the status is Active and you can see statistics updated daily.

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Video creative error messages

In case your video file or VAST Tag does not meet the requirements, you will see a message describing the problem.

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When this happens, you need to upload a different video file or provide a different VAST Tag.