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What is Ad Yield Management?

simply stated, it is the process of making small optimizations to your ad monetization setup in order to maximize revenue.

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Incorporating Quality Demand Sources to Increase CPMs and Drive Long-Term Revenue Success

Learn how to incorporate quality demand sources to increase CPM rates.

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The Best SSPs for Publishers

Learn everything you need to know about Supply-Side Platforms (SSPs), and who the best SSPs are.

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Best Practices for Getting Your Site Approved on SSPs and Programmatic Demand Sources

Getting approved on major programmatic demand sources as a stand-alone publisher that is mid-size or smaller can be very difficult. Follow these best practices to improve your chances.

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Playwire vs. DIY Header Bidding Solutions

Trying to decide between DIY header bidding and header bidding with Playwire? We’ll compare the two approaches so you know exactly what you’re in for no matter what.

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Ad Tech Stack Build vs. Buy Series: Ad Quality & Malvertising Solutions

To weigh in on today's Ad Tech Stack Build vs. Build Series discussion, we welcome Playwire Chief Technology Officer Nick Branstator to share his take on the ad quality and malvertising solutions publishers have to choose from, as well as some considerations to keep in mind as you make your choice.

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How to Build Your Target CPM and Price Floor Strategy

This guide is meant to help you understand how to build a comprehensive target CPM or price floor strategy. 

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How to Set Custom Target CPM and Unified Pricing Rules in Google Ad Manager

A step-by-step guide for creating custom price rules in Google Ad Manager.

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High performance Ad Units

Start by getting to know the different kinds of available ad units, and how each perform.

 

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Ad Layout Optimization: Best Practices for Ad Unit Performance

Tour these actionable best practices for optimizing your ad layout for maximum yield.

 

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Best Practices for Ad Clutter and Ad Density

Getting your ad density right is an incredibly important factor in your revenue earning ability.

 

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Google Confirmed Click: What Publishers Need to Know

Learn more about Google confirmed click violations and how to avoid them.

 

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Brand Safety in Advertising: Using Category and URL Blocks to Maintain Ad Quality

Learn how to build a blocking strategy that fits your brand.

 

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How to Manage Protections in Google Ad Manager

Learn how to create category and URL blocks in Google Ad Manager.

 

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How to Manage Ad Quality in Amazon Publisher Services

Learn how to create category and URL blocks in Amazon Publisher Services.

 

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Breaking Down the Ad Tech Supply Chain

Learn more about the ad tech supply chain, and why managing supply paths can be so complex.

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What is Ad Yield Management?

Dig into this article to learn more about all of yield ops' responsibilities including supply path optimization.

 

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The Complete Ads.txt Resource Center

Your Ads.txt file is often used to control many of the small details of supply path optimization. Learn how to maximize the power of this file with these resources.

 

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Best Practices for Running Ad Yield Optimization Tests

All the resources you need to manage your yield testing and experimentation strategy.

 

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Best Practices for Managing Poor Ad Yield Performance

Follow these processes to continuously monitor the performance of your site and catch revenue drops fast.

 

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Learn how OP.GG Created an Entirely New Revenue Stream Through Partnership With Playwire

20 More than 20 SSPs bid for OP.GG’s desktop app inventory.
15x higher CPMs for Trendi video units than for traditional display.
“ Playwire has opened up an entirely new revenue stream for the OP.GG desktop app, which accounts for a significant portion of our audience. ”

Pilsoo Shin

Ad Specialist, OP.GG

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