Adding banner ad

This tutorial will show you how to create a new banner ad.

1. Select "Add Banner Ad" from the control panel menu.


This will open the "Add New Banner" screen.

 

2. All of the fields must be completed. Here is an explanation of each field.

Advertiser Select the name of the advertiser that is placing this banner advert, from the pull-down list. If you cannot find the advertiser in this list then the advertiser must be added using the Add Advertiser option.
Banner Name Enter a unique name to identify this banner advert from other banners adverts.
Banner Ad Group Select the banner ad group to which this banner will belong, from the pull-down list. Every banner ad must belong to a group. If you cannot find the banner ad group in the list then a group must be created using the Add Banner Group option.
Active Select whether this banner advert should be active or not. You may wish to create a banner advert and to temporaily place it in an inactive state for later usage.
Limits

Select "Impressions" to set a maximum number of times that the banner is shown.
Select "Clicks" to stop showing the banner after it has been clicked on a specified number of times.
Select "No limits" to show the banner continuously (based on start and end date only), regardless of the number of clicks or impressions.

Max Impressions/Clicks If you set the limit to "Impressions" or "Clicks", enter the maximum number of impressions or clicks.
Monthly If you set the limit to "Impressions" or "Clicks", select whether the quota entered under "Max Impressions/Clicks" is a monthly quota or if it is a total quota for the entire period of the advertisement.
Start Date Enter the date that the banner advert should start to be displayed. The date format is YYYY-MM-DD
End Date Enter the date that the banner advert should stop being displayed. The date format is YYYY-MM-DD
Weight The weight determines the frequency that this banner advert will be included as part of the banner group. Enter "1" to display the banner advert every time the page is displayed. If, for example, you would like the advert to display every second time the page is visited, enter "2".


Note:
a. It is advisable to have at least one banner advert that has a "No Limits" setting and a weight of "1" in order to ensure that something is always displayed, after the other banner adverts have reached their limits.

b. In some cases, a banner may exceed the click or impression limit slightly. This is because the limit is checked upon entering the page. As the banners display, the impressions will continue to count however once a banner ad is displayed in a page it will continue to display in the rotation of banners while the viewer remains on that page, regardless as to whether the impression limit has been reached.


3. Press "Save" to save this banner ad.

4. You will now be taken to the "Edit Banner" screen where you may upload an image for this banner advert in the Upload Banner Image section.


5. Enter the full URL that should be opened upon clicking the banner advert.

6. Press the "Browse" button to browse for the image that should be uploaded on your your disk or network.

7. Press Save/Upload to upload the image and save the link.

Notes:
 a. Banner advert images can be in non-progressive JPG and SWF format only. SWF movies may be used as well. If you already have banner adverts as animated gifs, you may convert these to SWF using a third party conversion tool such as Gif2Swf.

b. It is advisable that all the banner adverts that belong to the same group are of the same size. This will create a uniform look.

You can now add the bannerRotator component to your Flash movie.