Forrester
Shar VanBoskirk

April 2008

Getting More Out Of Online Ads

What Beyond Ad Format Will Improve Display Media Performance

by Shar VanBoskirk
with Rebecca Jennings, Jennifer Joseph, Emily Bowen

Executive Summary

Many marketers believe that ad format determines campaign performance. While ad format does influence campaign results, it is not the only factor that does so. Forrester advises that marketers use four interrelated elements — creative, placement, targeting, and ad format — to evaluate their media buys. Then, to optimize display media strategies overall, marketers should bring right-brain tactics back into measurement and demand new publisher services.

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