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 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.
728×90 (desktop/tablet), 300×250 (desktop/tablet).
Platform is desktop/tablet.
Campaigns that are not guaranteed and provide buyers access to COX Automotive inventory
Standard Private Auction:
- 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 CPM floor
- Inventory is available to buyer after all direct and Preferred Deals
- Google/GAM integration AdX
- Campaign Management/Trafficking and creative implementation supported on buy side
- IAB desktop and mobile
- IAB ad sizes listed on site for both Autotrader and KBB
- Targeting is NOT available
Audience Extension Video creates the opportunity to reach auto shoppers throughout their digital journey to keep your brand and models top of mind.
Use Audience Extensions on
- the Facebook platform, including Instagram – Audience Extension Display
- YouTube
The ad specs are creative requirements for publishing onto sites by applying data intelligence.
Cox Auto audience targets include:
- Intenders
- Make & Model
- Trade-In
- Competitors
- Can filter by new, used, and Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) shoppers
Cox Auto audience can also be combined with Facebook targets to include:
Demographics: Age, gender and spoken language
Location: Where the user lives or current location
Connections: Users who like certain pages and their friends
Behaviors: Find customers based on the things they do on and offline
Interests: Choose from hundreds of categories like movies, sports and shopping
The following video sizes apply:
- Desktop, Tablet, Mobile video: 4×3 or 16×9 (:15 or :30 second duration)
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.
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
Adaptive/Responsive Native integration/ sponsored placement located next to the start of the Owners experience
The Native Owners Sponsored Content Module provides the OEM with the choice of two unique, native-looking design options to capture motivated, in-market shoppers along the Owners path, one of the most highly trafficked on KBB.com.
Option A: feature vehicle image, name, tag line, logo and call-to-action
Option B: the feature vehicle image within a Thought Bubble icon, name, tag line, logo and call-to-action
This high profile, cross-platform solution is located directly adjacent to the start of the Owner’s experience. This “can’t miss” positioning injects your model into the consideration set of shoppers at the beginning of their journey. A call to action drives leads by linking to OEM’s desired destination page or to the vehicle description page on KBB.com.