Max Selector

Choice-Based

Take interactivity and choice-based advertising to the next level. Premium ad experiences generating the utmost attention from your audience by empowering them to choose the most relevant ad or ad experience for themselves. Allow viewers to choose their preferred spot creative and/or interactive experience from 2-3 options.

How It Works
During the commercial break, viewers see an ad selection screen, and may select from 2-3 options (each may be a standard spot or interactive ad). If :15 has elapsed without a selection, the currently highlighted option will play (typically the 1st spot). Advertiser may choose to include interactivity on each spot, such as a Static Overlay with QR Code, In-Stream Interactive, Dynamic Addressable, or Expandable unit (see applicable ad format for assets needed).

Designer
Leverage BrightLine design services, or request our PSD templates to design yourself.

Availability

Timeline

Select partners. Inquire with your BrightLine rep.

3-4 weeks

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Static Assets

  • Style Guide

    • Or equivalent brand/campaign guidelines

    • Or sample banner creative as layered, unmerged, and non-rasterized .psd including all links

  • Logo(s)

    • .eps or .ai

  • Brand Fonts

    • .otf or .ttf

  • Imagery

    Provide all brand images to be included in the ad, such as background graphics and supporting content, e.g. product, character, or destination imagery

    • .jpg, .png (required for images with transparency), or a layered, unmerged, and non-rasterized .psd including all links

    • 72dpi or higher, or largest dimensions possible (BrightLine designers will format accordingly)

    • Thumbnails for each spot: 762x432px

  • Copy

    Any copy you would like to be present, including below:

    • .doc, .xls, email

    • CTA to Engage: 80 characters max

    • Thumbnails titles: 45 characters max

    • Thumbnail descriptions (Optional): 100 characters max

Audio Assets

  • Voiceover

    • Gender of voiceover talent

    • Direction for voiceover talent (ie. tone)

  • Music (Optional)

    • :15 music licensed by the client to play during the ad selection screen

    • .mp3, .aac, .wav

Video Assets

  • Video(s) For Use as Spot

    2-3 spots, :15s or :30s are typically used

    Encoding: Apple ProRes 422 or 422 HQ (.mov), QuickTime h.264 15mbps+ (.mov), or h.264 15mbps+ (.mp4)

    Resolution & Quality: Preferred 1080p, minimum 720p | Frame Rate: Constant frame rate of 23.98, 25 or 29.97 with no interlacing, no pulldown (no duplicate frames), no frame blending (deliver in native frame rate only)

    Audio Bitrate: Stereo audio, minimum 192kbps, 48kHz

    Contents: No slates, leaders, or black frames at the beginning or end (video file should include the spot at expected duration only)

    Aspect Ratio: 16:9 or cinemascope ideal for spot

    Maximum file size of 1.5GB per video.

Assets For Additional Interactivity (Optional)

Including interactivity on the spots? Please include assets for the applicable ad format:

Examples

BrightLine Best Practices

  • Universal

    • Spot: Leverage a :30 spot where possible, otherwise :15.

    • Calls to Action: Highlight states should be very prominent and consistent for ease of navigation with the remote (up-down, left-right, select).

    • Ordinality: Lead with the brand’s highest priority content as it will see the most views.

    • Text: Should be short, concise, and large enough to be easily read from 10 feet away (see recommended character maximum by ad format).

  • Overlay Design

    • Ensure the overlay is large in size

    • Leverage a CTA that is short in length, large in size, and sets clear expectations (Recommend 5-10 words including “Scroll to/for...” or “Press OK to/for”)

    • Additional messaging, if any, should be kept to a minimum

    • Include visual cues to engage (remote, arrows, etc.)

  • QR Codes

    • Size: 200px min., 300+px recommended for ease of scanning from 10 feet away during short time frame

    • Spot: Leverage a :30 spot if available to allow time for viewers to grab their phone, open their camera, zoom if needed and click.

    • Consistency: include on all overlay images (not hidden beyond engagement) to maximize QR code views.

    • Additional Messaging: if any, should be kept to a minimum, especially if the QR code is the priority.

    • Call to Action: For maximum QR scans, tie the QR CTA into the creative and/or feature a compelling hook.

Tagging

  • Process (Direct Buys)

    • BrightLine creates the VAST tag (which contains the video and interactive creative) and delivers to the media partner(s) (1 VAST tag per creative).

    • If the agency team has additional trackers, they should be provided to the media partner(s) to add in line with the VAST. As the 1st party ad server, the media partner will traffic the tags, add the 3p trackers, and will control the rotation/flighting if there are multiple creatives.

  • Process (Programmatic Buys)

    • Agency obtains Deal IDs from SSP(s). If activating via BrightLine’s Accelerator MP (Xandr), BrightLine will provide the Deal IDs to the agency.

    • BrightLine creates the VAST tags (which contain the video and interactive creative) and delivers to the agency team (1 VAST tag per creative).

    • Agency will traffic the VAST tags (with DSP’s support) on the provided Deal IDs only (which include BrightLine-enabled inventory ensuring the interactive ad will deliver properly).

      • Agency will apply any targeting (recommend loosest targeting possible for scale), and will control the rotation/flighting if there are multiple creatives.

      • If the agency team has additional trackers, the agency team should add them in line with the VAST within the DSP interface.

  • 3P TAGS

    • 3p trackers can be added in line with BrightLine’s VAST. However, click trackers should be omitted, as the unit doesn’t click to web, and this could break the unit.

Reporting

  • Engagement Metrics

    • BrightLine reports on engagement metrics (these metrics cannot be 3p-tracked) and will provide regular reporting.

  • Delivery Metrics

    • Impressions and associated delivery metrics will be reported by the media partner (or by the DSP in the case of a programmatic buy).