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Display Report Definitions

  • SOCIAL MEDIA URL (formerly POST) - The social media post displayed within the unit

  • CREATIVE - Creative name

  • CREATIVE ID - Creative ID number

  • FEED - Feed name

  • FEED ID - Feed ID number

  • CAMPAIGN - Campaign name

  • CAMPAIGN ID - Campaign ID number

  • PO Number - PO number

  • DIMENSIONS - Creative Ad Dimensions in pixel size (ie: 300x250)

  • CREATIVE TYPE - Content type (image or video) and format (carousel, story, etc.)

  • DATE - Date in PST timezone

  • IMPRESSIONS - Total impressions served

  • TOTAL CLICKS - Sum of all exit clicks

  • CTR - Clickthrough rate calculated as (Total Clicks ÷ Impressions) x 100

  • MEASURABLE IMPRESSIONS - Impressions that were measurable by Active View out of the total number of eligible impressions. This value should generally be close to 100%; however, even when an ad tag has Active View enabled, some factors may prevent the tag from capturing data. For example, an impression that is rendering in a cross-domain iframe may not be measurable.

  • VIEWABLE IMPRESSIONS - Number of impressions on the site that were viewable out of all measurable impressions. A display ad is counted as viewable if at least 50% of its area was displayed on screen for at least one second (the minimum criteria according to IAB measurement standards). For in-stream video ads, 50% of its area must be displayed for at least one second.

  • % VIEWABLE IMPRESSIONS - (Viewable impressions ÷ Measurable impressions) × 100

  • MEDIA ASSET CLICKS - Exit clicks on the main media content of the unit (image, video, carousel frame). Directs the user to the click-through URL landing page.

  • CTA CLICKS - Exit clicks on the unit’s call-to-action element. Directs the user to the click-through URL landing page.

  • ENGAGEMENTS - Sum of all exit clicks from the unit (driving to site, social media content, and profile) plus all in-banner interactions

  • ENGAGEMENT RATE - (Engagements ÷ Impressions) x 100

  • SOCIAL MEDIA ELEMENT EXITS - Total exit clicks on social media elements. Eg. Brand name, "Likes", "Shares", "Retweet", "Views", "Comments", etc. icons

  • MEDIA+ ELEMENT EXITS - Total exit clicks from elements not related to the social media content. Eg. "Media Clicks", "CTA Clicks", "Caption Clicks", "Hashtag Clicks"

  • CAPTION SHOWN - Click/swipe interactions to display the Instagram caption element

  • CAROUSEL 1ST SWIPE - Click/swipe interactions on the first frame of the Carousel unit

  • STORY ADVANCED - Click/swipe interactions on the forward button to advance the story frame to the next frame or to replay the story

  • VIDEO COMPLETIONS - The number of impressions for which a video clip played to completion.

  • VIDEO COMPLETION RATE - (# completions/# viewable impressions) x 100

  • VIDEO INTERACTIONS - Click interactions on the pause/play and mute buttons

  • FACEBOOK POST BRAND CLICKS - Exit clicks on the brand name and avatar. Directs the user to the brand’s social profile page.

  • FACEBOOK POST CAPTION CLICKS - Exit clicks on the Caption portion of the unit. Directs the user to the click-through URL landing page.

  • FACEBOOK POST COMMENT CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Comments” social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • FACEBOOK POST REACTION CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Reactions” social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • FACEBOOK POST SHARE CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Share” social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • INSTAGRAM POST BRAND CLICKS - Exit clicks on the brand name and avatar. Directs the user to the brand’s social profile page.

  • INSTAGRAM POST CAPTION CLICKS - Exit clicks on the Caption portion of the unit. Directs the user to the click-through URL landing page.

  • INSTAGRAM POST COMMENT CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Comments” social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • INSTAGRAM POST LIKE CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Like” social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • INSTAGRAM POST HASHTAG CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Hashtags". Directs the user to the social post.

  • INSTAGRAM POST VIEWS CLICKS - Exit clicks on the "Views" social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • PINTEREST PINS CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Pins” social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • PINTEREST SAVE CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Save" social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • PINTEREST POST FOLLOWERS CLICKS - Exit clicks on the "Followers" social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • TWITTER TWEET TEXT CLICKS - Exit clicks on the Tweet Text of the ad. Directs the user to the click-through URL landing page.

  • TWITTER TWEET LIKES CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Likes" social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • TWITTER TWEET RETWEET CLICKS - Exit clicks on the "Retweet" social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • TWITTER TWEET REPLIES CLICKS - Exit clicks on the "Replies" social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • LINKEDIN POST BRAND CLICKS - Exit clicks on the brand name and avatar. Directs the user to the brand’s social profile page.

  • LINKEDIN POST CAPTION CLICKS - Exit clicks on the Caption portion of the unit. Directs the user to the click-through URL landing page.

  • LINKEDIN POST COMMENT CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Comments” social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • LINKEDIN POST REACTION CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Reactions” social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • LINKEDIN POST SHARE CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Share” social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • TIKTOK VIDEO BRAND CLICKS - Exit clicks on the brand name and avatar. Directs the user to the brand’s social profile page.

  • TIKTOK VIDEO CAPTION CLICKS - Exit clicks on the Caption portion of the unit. Directs the user to the click-through URL landing page.

  • TIKTOK VIDEO COMMENTS CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Comments” social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • TIKTOK VIDEO LIKES CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Like” social icon. Directs the user to the social post.

  • TIKTOK VIDEO SHARES CLICKS - Exit clicks on the “Shares". Directs the user to the social post.

VAST Report Definitions

  • SOCIAL MEDIA URL (formerly POST) - The social media post displayed within the unit

  • CREATIVE - Creative name

  • CREATIVE ID - Creative ID number

  • FEED - Feed name

  • FEED ID - Feed ID number

  • CAMPAIGN - Campaign name

  • CAMPAIGN ID - Campaign ID number

  • PO Number - PO number

  • DIMENSIONS - Creative Ad Dimensions in pixel size (ie: 1920x1080)

  • CREATIVE TYPE - Connected TV, In-Stream Video, or Pause Ad

  • DATE - Date in PST timezone

  • IMPRESSIONS - Total impressions served

  • TOTAL CLICKS - Sum of all exit clicks

  • CTR - Clickthrough rate calculated as (Total Clicks ÷ Impressions) x 100

  • MEASURABLE IMPRESSIONS - Impressions that were measurable by Active View out of the total number of eligible impressions. This value should generally be close to 100%; however, even when an ad tag has Active View enabled, some factors may prevent the tag from capturing data. For example, an impression that is rendering in a cross-domain iframe may not be measurable.

  • VIEWABLE IMPRESSIONS - Number of impressions on the site that were viewable out of all measurable impressions. A display ad is counted as viewable if at least 50% of its area was displayed on screen for at least one second (the minimum criteria according to IAB measurement standards). For in-stream video ads, 50% of its area must be displayed for at least one second.

  • % VIEWABLE IMPRESSIONS - (Viewable impressions ÷ Measurable impressions) × 100

  • AVERAGE VIEWABLE TIME (SECONDS) - The average time, in seconds, the ad appeared on screen. Only viewable impressions are counted towards this metric.

  • MEDIA ASSET CLICKS - Exit clicks on the main media content of the unit (video). Directs the user to the click-through URL landing page.

  • QR CODE SCANS - Total number of QR Code Scans

  • VAST VIDEO COMPLETIONS - The number of impressions a video ad played to completion

  • VAST VIDEO COMPLETION RATE - (# completions/# video starts impressions) x 100

  • VAST VIDEO FIRST QUARTILE COMPLETIONS - The number of impressions a video ad played to the end of the first quarter of the video’s total length

  • VAST VIDEO MIDPOINTS - The number of impressions a video ad played to the end of the midpoint of the video’s total length

  • VAST VIDEO THIRD QUARTILE COMPLETIONS - The number of impressions a video ad played to the end of the third quarter of the video’s total length

  • VAST VIDEO FULL SCREENS - The number of impressions during which a video played in full-screen mode

  • VAST VIDEO MUTES - The number of impressions for which the video ad was muted

  • VAST VIDEO PAUSES - The number of impressions for which the user paused the video in the video ad

  • VAST VIDEO PLAYS - The number of served video impressions, counted when the video was played or started by the user

  • ENGAGEMENTS - Sum of all exit clicks from the unit (driving to site, QR code scans) plus all in-video interactions

  • ENGAGEMENT RATE - (Engagements ÷ Impressions) x 100

  • MEDIA+ ELEMENT EXITS - Total exit clicks from elements not related to the social media content. Eg. "Media Clicks", "CTA Clicks"


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