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.
This strong native-looking ad performer is a cross-device opportunity – desktop, tablet, mobile – with sub-segment and model targeting that bundles New Car and Owners.
- Retention ads feature hyperlinks to shopping activities.
- Conquest ads feature competitive advantage (Direct Compare template) or 3 reasons to consider (General Compare template) designed to add the model to consumers’ consideration set.
Ad Serving:
- Templated unit is KBB produced and requires agency images, copy, URLs, and tags
- Hyperlinks click-through to OEM site
- Features advertiser’s model
Non-guaranteed inventory. On demand inventory/buying. Campaign management/trafficking supported on buy-side.
- Price floors are set and advertisers in the exchange have the ability to bid in the Cox Auto bidding environment. Highest Bid wins the impression
- Non-guaranteed inventory with CPM floors
- Data opportunity on buy-side only
Leverage multiple tech integrations including: Google AdX, Pubmatic, Amazon, etc.
Pricing: CPM Floors