Leaderboard
With the Leaderboard, you secure one of the most prominent advertising spaces on the desktop. Placed directly in the upper field of vision of the users (“Above the Fold”), this format is ideal for showcasing your brand in an attention-grabbing manner.
Thanks to the wide panorama format, you have plenty of design space for your creative message, leaving a lasting first impression.
See the Leaderboard in action
General
File formats
HTML5
3rd Party Tag
Tag in Tag
JPEG, GIF, PNG
File size
728 x 90 px
File weight
max. 150 KB
Delivery times
Standard formats: 3 working days before the start of the campaign.
Special formats: 5 working days before the start of the campaign.
Data delivery Online advertising material
Number of subjects
Max. 3 subjects (incl. tracking) for physical delivery. (Native Ads: A maximum of 5 text-image combinations are possible per language region and campaign).
For more than 3 subjects, delivery must be made via 3rd party tag and the exchange of advertising material must be carried out on the customer’s side.
The exchange of physical subjects during an ongoing campaign is only permitted in exceptional cases.
Animations
The length of the animation within an advertising banner is not limited. However, the recommended maximum duration is 30 seconds.
For more than 3 subjects, delivery must be made via 3rd party tag and the exchange of advertising material must be carried out on the customer’s side.
The exchange of physical subjects during an ongoing campaign is only permitted in exceptional cases.
Sound
Activation only through user interaction.
Flash
Activation only through user interaction.
SSL
All third-party tags, tag-in-tags and references in an HTML5 file must be delivered via SSL (https://).
HTML5
- The maximum weight (according to specifications) refers to all files together in unzipped state.
- The target URL and tracking must be stored in the HTML5 banner.
- The target URL must be opened in a new tab (target=’_blank’).
- Advertising material tests must be possible locally in the browser.
- UTF-8 encoding
- Special characters that are not displayed correctly in the browser with UTF-8 must be manually encoded (example [&]auml; instead of ä).
- References in the advertising material to external resources (JS libraries, videos, fonts) must all be delivered via SSL (https://).
Skip Button
To activate the “Skip button” for Instream videos that use a VAST redirect, the “Skip Off-Set” parameter must be added by the customer in the VAST redirect.
General information
- A timely campaign start is only guaranteed if the delivery deadlines are met.
- The advertiser is responsible for the smooth functioning of the advertising material.
- A campaign may be withheld if it does not meet the specifications.
- Max. 1 count pixel and 1 click command (PreRoll [&] Bumper, Desktop [&] Mobile)
- Advertising from the erotic sector requires prior clarification and may be rejected by the publisher.
- Advertising materials are tested on the most common devices, screen resolutions and browsers. Certain individual settings or configurations can lead to deviations in the display of the advertising materials.
