Programmatic Ad fraud: The bane of the Branding Campaigns

Frequency Cap Breaches – Frequency capping is when a brand sets a limit on the number of times its advertisement is displayed to a given user within a specific time frame. Breaching this leads to oversaturation, which means the ads are shown to the same users instead of reaching a broader audience. This not only wastes ad spending but also lowers the reach of the ads and the campaign’s overall efficacy, which is in violation of the objective of the branding campaign. mFilterIt has identified approx. 25% of f-cap violations depending on the campaign.

Inaccurate OTT Viewability Scoring – Viewability metrics are crucial for determining if an ad has been viewed by a human or a bot. Uncertain data from inaccurate metrics might make it challenging for advertisers to assess the success of their efforts. Without accurate viewability, brands may end up paying for impressions that their intended audience never saw.

Low-Quality Impressions –These impressions come from content that mainly attracts visitors who are not genuinely interested in the brand or product. It comes from sites specially designed to generate clicks from clickbait sites resulting in limited reach and exposure. Such sites have poor conversion rates causing brands to waste budget and inefficient ad placements. These are mostly generated by Made-For Ad Sites (MFAs). The ANA report on ad fraud states that MFA websites represent 21% of impressions and 15 % of ad spend overall.

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