The express guide to in-image ads: Publisher edition

Consumers may have tuned out banner ads and 300×250 sidebar units, but they’re laser-focused on carefully curated image embeds from their favorite publishers. Editorial teams are working overtime to create and curate quality images to accompany their text posts.

The problem for advertisers and editors alike? How to capture the eyes that have slipped away from display advertising without compromising all that hard work. In-Image advertising might be the answer.

Check out The Express Guide to In-Image Ads to learn how publishers can monetize the views they’ve gathered, how machine learning works to prevent embarrassing mismatches between images and ads, and how editorial teams can be walked through the transition.

Download The Express Guide to In-Image Ads

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