Life of an Ad Call
Buy-Side Basics
Line Item
Splits
Targeting
100

What is the main system that AppNexus uses in order to facilitate serving an ad?

The Impression Bus 

100

What is the definition of CPM?

Cost per 1,000 impressions.

100

What are the three ad types available to select in the Basic Setup of a Line Item?

Banner, Video, and Native
100

Can two splits have the same priority?

No

100

What are the four types of devices that can be targeted?

Desktop, Mobile, Tablet, and CTV
200

When an AppNexus ad call is made from the browser, what must AppNexus have in order to run an auction?

Placement Tag and Size


200

Organize the following objects in the order of the hierarchy. 

Insertion Order, Line Item, Advertiser, Splits, Network

Network, Advertiser, Insertion Order, Line Item, Splits

200
Which ad type do audio assets fall under?

Video

200

What happens if your allocation percentage does not add up to 100%?

The remainder is allocated to the Line Item Remainder split. 

200
In the Line Item Setup, where are the two places you can target Brand Safety Segments?

Inventory & Brand Safety screen and the Segment Targeting screen. 

300

What two pieces of information are passed back in the bid responses?

Bid Price and Creative ID

300

What two forms of budget types are available for buying on the AppNexus Programmable Platform?

Revenue and Impression

300

What is the difference between setting goal priority as delivery or performance?

Preferring delivery can modify your bid up to 2x when you're having difficulty delivering while preferring performance will focus on bidding more efficiently in order to reach the goal set. 

300

What is the difference between uncapped and capped splits?

Uncapped splits are able to take on the allocation of other splits that are struggling to deliver. Capped splits cannot spend beyond the designated allocation. 

300

Why does AppNexus typically not recommend utilizing the daypart feature?

AppNexus' bidding logic takes into account internet traffic patterns throughout the day and will automatically bid less on users who are online during non peak hours. 

400

Between behavioral and contextual data providers, which are typically considered real-time?

Contextual Data Providers 

400

What happens when you set frequency and recency caps on users without cookies?

The caps would not apply as we can't track the user. As a result a user can see ads at any time and frequency.

400

How many insertion orders can a line item be associated to?

Unlimited but the insertion order flight dates must not overlap and the line item flight dates must be found on at least one of the insertion orders. 

400

Name 5 conditions that can be applied on the split level.

Country, Region, City, DMA, Postal Code, Deals, Inventory List, Segments, Device Type

400

What is the maximum amount of deals that can be applied across all splits?

100

500

What three pieces of information does Aerospike return when the AppNexus Impression Bus passes on the user's cookie (UUID)?

Segments, frequency, and recency

500

At what three levels of the hierarchy can you apply a whitelist/blacklist in the UI?

Insertion Order, Line Item, and Splits
500

What are the different options available to set creative rotation?

1. Auto-optimize creative weight

2. Evenly weight creatives

3. Manually weight creatives

4. Inherit creative weights from splits

500

What happens if a user falls under the targeting of multiple splits?

If the split targeting is not mutually exclusive, then the first split that the user falls into will always serve. 

500

What type of logic does AppNexus use applying multiple segments on a line item?

Boolean Logic

M
e
n
u