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Summary

Use this to create and manage Banners that will appear across your website. 

Key to icons

Live = is live 

Not Live = is disabled 

 = archived

Edit = edit

delete.gif = delete

copy.gif = copy

nochild.gif = view group

Organisation

All Banners will be sorted into groups.

Metrics

Your system will track key metrics for each Banner:

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This is designed to be used in conjunction with other tools, such as Google Analytics; these are not blunt measures of success

Metric Purpose
Impressions

This displays an 'all time' total of impressions; that is the number of times this loaded on a page viewed by a visitor

 

This number will be higher on Banners that display on multiple pages.

This number will be higher on Banners that have been active for a long time

Clicks

This displayers an 'all time' total of clicks by visitors

 

This number will be higher on Banners that display on multiple pages

This number will be higher on Banners that have been active for a long time

 

This number will be lower on Banners without a clear call to action (CTA)

CTR

This displays an 'all time' click through rate, which is caluclated as:

 

Clicks / Impressions

 

This number will be lower on Banners without a clear call to action (CTA)

Create/Edit Banners

A Banner can be any height

Field Purpose
Description Enter a description for the Banner; this displays are the image Alt Text
Link URL Enter a Link URL; this will be used if the visitor clicks on the Banner
Live Set to yes/no

 

This will put the banner live, but will be limited by the Start and Expiry Dates

 

If set to no, the Banner will not show under any circumstances

Start Date If a date is entered here, the Banner will not be displayed before that date
Expiry Date If a date is entered here, the Banner will not be displayed after that date
Targeted Customers

Select one or more Customer Group to target (optional)

 

If at least one group is selected, this Banner will only output to that Customer Group

 

If none are selected, it will output to all Customers

Banner Placement

Select the pages on which this Banner should output

 

You may also add this Banner to specific Products via the Media tab

Position

Choose from the list:

 

  • Small (450px wide) - above left navigation
  • Medium (1160px wide) - above content
  • Full Width (1980px wide) - below header
  • Full Width (1980px wide) - above footer

For examples of how these display, please see more details on Position below

 

A Banner can be any height

Upload File Choose your desktop Banner image
Mobile Alternative Image Choose your mobile Banner image
Custom JavaScript or HTML Enter custom JavaScript or HTML

Typically, this is used to create image maps

Position

Content Pages

Here is an example of where the Banners will output on the Content Pages.

Product Detail Pages

Here is an example of where the Banners will output on the Product Detail Pages.

Product Listing Pages

Here is an example of where the Banners will output on the Product Listing Pages.