Campaign Crash Course: What makes a successful ad verification strategy?

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The 16th lesson in the Crash Course series will uncover the components of a successful ad verification strategy. Ad verification is a technology process that allows advertisers to check whether their ads are seen by real people, in the right geography, and in safe and suitable environments. To do this, ad verification firms deploy tags or beacons with an ad that analyse ad placement, performance, context and more. Publishers meanwhile can use ad verification to reduce the risk of running fraudulent ads.

Ad verification requires strategy—it is not a one-size-fits all process but highly personalised to the advertiser. Your expert teacher promises if you follow the steps taught in the lesson "you will get return on investment".

In this lesson you will learn:

• What is ad verification
• What caused the need for ad verification
• How to set a viewability guideline
• How to establish a brand safety threshold
• How to approach fraud
• How to use verification reporting

Your teacher

Laura Quigley is the SVP of APAC at—you guessed it—ad verification firm Integral Ad Science (IAS). Quigley has risen through the ranks at IAS over her four-and-a-half year tenure, first joining as a sales director in ANZ, before relocating to Singapore to lead Southeast Asia and now Asia-Pacific. Quigley is currently a board member of IAB Southeast Asia and India, and regularly contributes to Campaign Asia-Pacific's features and analysis pieces.

Prior to IAS, Quigley held various digital and planning roles across Australia, New Zealand, EMEA and APAC at companies such as Google, ZenithOptimedia and Infectious Media.

The quiz

After you watch the above video, test your knowledge of ad verification with this quiz:

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