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Digital Ad Entry & Capture Methodology (General Merchandise Specific)
Digital Ad Entry & Capture Methodology (General Merchandise Specific)

Find email, web, and delivery service promotional ad entry & capture methodology.

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Written by Gabrielle Tripoli
Updated over a week ago

In addition to traditional media types, Numerator Promotions Intel captures digital ads, which includes promotional data from retailer websites (specific pages) and emails. Digital Media Types Include; Email Promotions and Web (Website) Promotions. Read below about Numerator's capture methodology.

Note: This article discusses nuances specifically for General Merchandise client databases. To check which database you are in, follow THESE STEPS.


General Digital Ad Entry & Capture Methodology

  • Numerator captures over 107 retailer and delivery services websites daily.

    • See a list of included retailers HERE.

  • When capturing digital data, Numerator follows a one click rule from the home page. Which means that we click once into the site.

  • Data will show up in client sites within a week but higher priority retailers are processed faster.


Web Promotions:

Web Promotions are one of the digital media types available. If you do not see Web Promotions, you may not be subscribed to digital data.

Captured:

Home Page

Creatives and rotating banners, Detail data entry is captured on promotional ad blocks (price point, offer, incentive, etc.). This includes banner ads.

Product Carousels

Only captures ads on items seen initially and only one product carousel per page.

Deal and Coupon Pages

All coupons are captured on the first page and only sponsored coupons are captured on the first page of the Deals pages.

Holiday Shop

Only captures sponsored ad blocks. Captured holidays include; New Year’s, Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day, Easter, Mother’s Day, Memorial Day, Father’s Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Hanukkah, and Christmas.

Main Department Pages

Main Department pages. Only sponsored promotional ad blocks in the categories covered are captured. This includes banner ads.

Not Captured:

Clearance Pages

See Price In Cart Ads

Member-only pricing

Commonly seen at club channel retailers.

Product listings

On department pages and holiday pages.

Upcoming or Future promotions

We capture only what is available on the website. This does not include Seasonal Sneak Peak Databases that are available with subscription.


Email Promotions:

Email Promotions are one of the digital media types available. If you do not see Email Promotions, you may not be subscribed to digital data.

Captured and Not Captured:

Captured

Not Captured

Mass Opt-In retailer emails.

Personalized emails.

Email Subject - the retailers email subject is captured and available as an attribute in the solution.

If the same version of an email is used by a retailer in multiple markets, the Email will be captured multiple times to show the different retailer and markets.


Searching for Digital Promotions:

  • In the Market prompt, ensure to select either no markets (effectively choosing all markets) or select a specific market and Internet and Email to ensure results include digital promotions.

  • Even if selecting digital options under Advanced Options - Media Type, the appropriate Market options need to be selected (no markets or specific mark and Internet and Email).


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Updated: 11/22/2024

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