A customizable creative with dynamic elements designed for upper funnel tactics, the Shopping Tools Module (STM) is designed to not only capture and retain shoppers while they are in active search mode, but it also builds credibility and trust with its look and feel. This particular ad unit emphasizes the user’s natural inclination to research a particular model by featuring numerous key KPI links, maximizing opportunity to drive shopping actions. The intent of the template options enable advertisers to increase on-page relevancy, enhance performance, and differentiate the messaging.
Campaigns that focus on audience driven inventory on site. Fixed rate with non-guaranteed inventory.
Audience Preferred Deals:
- An invitation only environment leveraging existing Sales relationships with advertisers. Deals are facilitated and set up by Cox Automotive.
- On demand inventory/buying
- Non-guaranteed inventory with FIXED CPM
- Inventory is available to buyer after all direct and before it becomes auction eligible
- Google/GAM integration
- Campaign Management/Trafficking and creative implementation supported on buy side
- IAB desktop and mobile
- Use IAB ad sizes listed on site for both Autotrader and KBB
Audience PDs available:
Segments:
- Luxury Bodystyle (60/30 day)
- Luxury Car
- Luxury SUV
- Luxury Used/Certified Pre-Owned (CPO)
- Luxury All
- Standard Body Style (60/30 day)
- Car
- Truck
- SUV
- Hybrid/Electric
- Van
- Commercial Van
- Wagon
- Owners (60/30 day)
- Owners Car
- Owners Truck
- Owners SUV
Search Path (60/30 day):
- Used/Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Car
- Used/Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) Truck
- Used/Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) SUV
- Used/Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) All
Loyalists:
- User has gotten trade in/private seller value on Autotrader or KBB for a specific make and is also searching AT/KBB for that make.
Defectors:
- User has gotten trade in/private seller value on Autotrader or KBB for a specific make and is NOT searching AT/KBB for that make.
The Superliner-Standard is a custom integrated placement prominently located above the search results. It gives advertisers the opportunity to promote actionable messaging and influence shoppers. These ad placements are aligned with listings and garner the strong consumer engagement. Generate awareness for your vehicle or brand with the Superliner
The CPO Listings Module provides OEMs with a unique marketing opportunity along the Used Car and YMMT pages to promote their Certified Pre-Owned vehicles/program.
When listings are available, the CPO Listings Module presents four models for consideration. The module carousels allowing the user to view more vehicles. A prominent call-to-action button clicks through to the OEM Certified Listings Classified page on KBB.
If listings are not available, a native, custom creative appears that reinforces the brand’s CPO program and calls out three competitive advantages that differentiate the program from competitors. This version also has a button that clicks through to the OEM Certified Listings Classified page on KBB.
Advanced TV (ATV) provides advertisers an opportunity to utilize Cox Automotive’s data to target consumers on OTT/CTV and/or Addressable TV and minimize wastage in marketing spend on ATV. We use actual in-market signals from highly engaged consumers on the largest endemic properties to deliver unique, actionable audience segments; hence increasing efficiencies and return on advertising spend. The data we provide and how we provide varies based on how the video content is consumed.
OTT/CTV: Offered as a managed service where Cox Automotive’s team programmatically purchases video ads by targeting consumers using Cox Automotive’s in-market audience.
Addressable TV: Make available CAI Audiences to MVPDs to power campaigns for clients. MVPDs are multichannel video programming distributors – services that provide multiple television channels – such as cable or satellite television services.
The 728×90 Leaderboard is part of the IAB standard banner sizes. This ad size works extremely well across site networks and is a popular ad that commands high-visibility on desktops/tablets.
This ad unit is commonly placed above the fold. It is generally a strong performing ad size.
Many KBB ad programs include the Leaderboard.
Users visit KBB.com and are categorized into audience segments based on their interests, which are determined by their previous KBB.com content consumption/interactions.
These users are recognized by anonymous cookies and targeted with relevant ads to their interests when we find them on KBB.com pages or sites with available ad impressions.
Advertisers purchase the ad impressions segmented by behavior (not the data).
Audience Targeting is available in IAB universal ad sizes at this time.
Impressions are non-guaranteed, subject to price competition
The Medium Rectangle or MREC is an IAB standard ad unit. The dimensions are 300 pixels wide by 250 pixels tall. The 300×250 is available to run on mobile as either a 300×250 or 300×50.
This ad unit is commonly placed above the fold. It is often used as part of a multi-size ad slot with a 300×600 ad unit. It is generally a strong performing ad size.
Many KBB ad programs include the Adaptive Responsive MREC.
Upgrade Options for Medium Rectangle Templates –
T1/National Retention Medium Rectangle — Lifestyle:
The Tier 1 Retention MREC is designed to not only capture and retain shoppers while they are in active search mode, but it also builds credibility and trust with its native look and feel.
This particular ad unit features a powerful combination of lifestyle imagery and research tools. This potent tandem creates a favorable perception of your brand by influencing emotion through photography while maximizing opportunity to drive shopping actions.
T1/National Retention MREC — Research Tools:
The Tier 1 Retention MREC is designed to not only capture and retain shoppers while they are in active search mode, but it also builds credibility and trust with its native look and feel.
This particular ad unit emphasizes the user’s natural inclination to research a particular model by featuring numerous key KPI links, maximizing opportunity to drive shopping actions.
T2/Regional Retention MREC — Featured Deal Incentives:
The Tier 2 Retention MREC is designed to not only capture shoppers who are ready-to-buy, but it also builds credibility and trust with its native look and feel.
This particular ad unit features a combination of imagery and strong messaging. This tandem powerhouse creates a favorable perception of your brand through photography while maximizing opportunity to drive shopping actions with its bold “Featured Deal” messaging.
The Tier 2 Retention MREC is the perfect ad product to build quick awareness among the right shoppers in the right context for your model incentives.
T2/Regional Retention MREC — Incentitives:
The Tier 2 Retention MREC is designed to not only capture shoppers who are ready-to-buy, but it also builds credibility and trust with its native look and feel.
This ad unit is striking in its appearance. Its all-type design creates an “impossible-to-ignore” dynamic that ensures visibility. This approach injects your model into the forefront of consideration with superior incentives.
The Tier 2 Retention MREC is the perfect ad product to build quick awareness among the right shoppers in the right context for your model incentives.
Leverage competitive Native trade-in creative to intercept shoppers known to be in-market with a vehicle to trade. The Trade-In Calculator will calculate the potential net cost for a new vehicle using MSRP less the KBB estimated trade-in value* based on vehicle condition or owner determined value, down payment, loan term, and interest rate. *Not available in all states.
Available to CAMP 360 partners only. Upload lifestyle vehicle images or video content to the merchandised media gallery.