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Ad yield management is, simply stated, the process of making small optimizations to your ad monetization setup in order to maximize revenue.
Now, in practice, this is anything but simple and “ad yield management” doesn’t fit neatly in a box. The practice crosses different tools in the ad tech stack, and potentially different teams in your organization.
So, to help you navigate all there is to know about building and managing an ad yield operations strategy (and there is A LOT), click below to watch our extensive Ad Yield Management course!
A yield ops team will be responsible for managing the myriad settings that exist on each header bidding partner integrated into your header bidding auction.
One of the most common settings yield ops teams will change or manage are individual price floors, or custom price floor rules on the header bidding auction.
How your ads are placed, the number of units on page, how visible they are, and how frequently they refresh all have a huge impact on your ad revenue.
Yield teams are often involved in managing ad quality is because the settings for blocking are managed at the individual demand partner level.
Sophisticated yield teams may also have responsibilities to manage optimizations across the entire ad supply chain, reaching back even to DSP settings.
Yield operations professionals typically manage their workflow in a testing cycle, making small modifications and monitoring results over time.
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PRICE FLOOR STRATEGY
Learn how to build a comprehensive price floor strategy.
GAM UNIFIED PRICING RULES
Learn how to create custom unified pricing rules in Google Ad Manager.
Start by getting to know the different kinds of available ad units, and how each perform.
Tour these actionable best practices for optimizing your ad layout for maximum yield.
Getting your ad density right is an incredibly important factor in your revenue earning ability.
BLOCKING STRATEGY
Learn how to build a blocking strategy that fits your brand.
DIRECTIONS IN GAM + APS
Learn how to create category and URL blocks in Google Ad Manager and Amazon Publisher Services.
INTRODUCTORY
Learn more about the ad tech supply chain, and why managing supply paths can be so complex.
INTERMEDIATE
Dig into this article to learn more about all of yield ops' responsibilities including supply path optimization.
ADVANCED
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.
All the resources you need to manage your yield testing and experimentation strategy.
Follow these processes to continuously monitor the performance of your site and catch revenue drops fast.
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