Pixel Tagging and Tracking Checklist

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For Media Agencies and Market Research Firms

Prior to campaign launch, client should consider the following and alert the Audience Project Manager immediately with any applicable information or questions/concerns so that Audience can accurately track the campaign. To achieve maximum feasibility for the Exposed and Control sample, it is recommended that all media be tagged prior to campaign launch if possible. The following are key points to keep in mind.

AD SERVER

  • Which ad server(s) is the agency using? See Appendix A

  • ​If more than one ad server, which site(s) and placements are running in which ad server?

  • Be sure to connect Audience with the person who will be handling the tagging, so that Audience can reach out if there are any technical needs or questions.

IMPLEMENTATION

  • Have you received the “Audience Campaign Onboarding” spreadsheet from the Audience Project Manager?

  • ​Are all creatives tagged with an Audience pixel tag?

  • Make sure the Audience pixel tag contains the Audience campaign ID that was provided to you for the particular campaign by the Audience Project Manager.

  • Agency should always implement their cache-buster on Audience's tag in place of Audience's cache-buster placeholder. If this is not possible, then the Audience Project Manager should be advised.  

REPORTING

To enable Lucid to accurately monitor the campaign tracking, client should set up a one-time automated delivery report. This report functions as an impressions discrepancy troubleshooting tool. Please note, this outlines the report setup and cadence - this is not a request for a login or general reporting access to your ad server.

  • Send to: deliveryreports@cint.com

  • How often to send: Daily.

  • Date range of the data should be cumulative. Include data representing the entire date range of the tagged media.

  • Name/title of report: Include the full campaign name that was provided by Lucid. If possible, include the Lucid campaign ID.

  • Type of file: CSV.

  • See Appendix A for columns of data to include. 

SITE-SERVED

  • Are there any site-served 1x1s in the media plan?

  • ​On which publisher(s)?

  • Which placements and creatives?

  • Is a placement running across web and app?

  • Which sites/apps?

  • ​Agency should break out the placement by web OR app and name it accordingly.

  • ​Does the publisher’s ad server have space for multiple 1x1s in a particular creative?

  • ​If Audience sends a wrapped/piggybacked tag, publisher should be reminded not to also implement the original agency 1x1 in addition to the wrapped tag. This would cause the agency’s tracking to be duplicated. Wrapped tags are only used when the publisher explicitly mentions that only one 1x1 is acceptable.

APPENDIX A

       Ad Servers and the Corresponding Data To Include in Delivery Reports

ACE
Campaign Name
Date
Site Name
Placement Name
Creative Name
Impressions Tracked

Adobe Ad Cloud DSP
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the ${TM_SITE_ID_NUM} macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the ${TM_PLACEMENT_ID_NUM} macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the ${TM_AD_ID_NUM} macro)
Environment / Platform Type
Impressions Tracked

Amobee DSP
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the $!{LINE_ITEM_ID} macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the $!{CREATIVE_ID} macro)
Environment
Platform Type
Impressions Tracked

AOL One
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the ${campaignId} macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the ${bidId} macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the ${creativeId} macro)
Environment
Platform Type
Impressions Tracked

AppNexus (Xandr)
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the ${SITE_ID} macro)
Placement Name
Placement / Line Item ID (corresponding with the ${CPG_ID} macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the ${CREATIVE_ID} macro)
Environment
Platform Type
Impressions Tracked

Atlas
​Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the {{
SITE.ID}} macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the {{
PLACEMENT.ID}} macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the {{
AD.ID}} macro)
Impressions Tracked

Beeswax
Campaign ID
Campaign Name
Line Item ID
Line Item Name
Creative ID
Creative Name
Impressions
Date

Celtra
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the {celtraSupplierId} macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the {celtraPlacementId} macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the {celtraCreativeId} macro)
Impressions Tracked

DBM
Campaign Name
Date
App/URL Name
App/URL ID (corresponding with the ${UNIVERSAL_SITE_ID} macro)
Line Item Name
Line Item ID (corresponding with the ${CAMPAIGN_ID} macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the ${CREATIVE_ID} macro)
Impressions Tracked

DCM
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the %esid! macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the %epid! macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the %ecid! macro)
Environment
Platform Type
Impressions Tracked

DFP
Date    
Order
Order ID    
Line item
Line item ID
Ad Unit
Ad Unit ID    
Creative
Creative ID    
Master and Companion creative        
Master and Companion creative ID
Environment    
Total impressions

Eyeview
Campaign Name
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the %site_id% macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the %placement_id% macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the %creative_id% macro)
Impressions Tracked

Flashtalking
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the [%siteID%] macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the [%placementID%] macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the [%creativeID%] macro)
Impressions Tracked

FreeWheel
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the #{site.title} macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the #{
ad.placement.name} macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the #{
ad.creative.name} macro)
Impressions Tracked

Innovid
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the {iv_publisherid} macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the {iv_placementid} macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the {iv_creativeid} macro)
Impressions Tracked

LKQD
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the $$siteid$$ macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the $$dealid$$ macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the $$creativeid$$ macro)
Environment
Platform Type
Impressions Tracked

MediaMath
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the [BID_ATTR.site_id] macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the [BID_ATTR.ad_id] macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the [AD_ATTR.creative] macro)
Environment
Platform Type
Impressions Tracked

PulsePoint
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Publisher Name
Publisher ID (corresponding with the %%PID%% macro)
Ad Group Name
Ad Group ID (corresponding with the %%ADGRPID%% macro)
Ad Size (corresponding with the %%ADSIZE%% macro)
Impressions Tracked

RUI
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the <!--#APPSTORE_BUNDLE_ID--> macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the <!--#LINE_ID--> macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the <!--#CREATIVE_ID--> macro)
Environment (identifying desktop vs mobile app vs mobile web)
Impressions Tracked

Servo
Campaign Name
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the $$_CDID_$$ macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the $$_PLACEMENTID_$$ macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the $$_CREATIVEID_$$ macro)
Impressions Tracked

Specific Media
Campaign Name
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the <sid> macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the <lid> macro)
Creative Nam
Creative ID (corresponding with the <bid> macro)
Impressions Tracked

Sizmek
Campaign Name
Campaign ID (corresponding with the [%tp_CampaignID%] macro)
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the [%tp_SiteID%] macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the [%tp_PlacementID%] macro)
Ad Name
Ad ID (corresponding with the [%tp_AdID%] macro)
Mobile Device Info
Device Type
Mobile OS
Impressions Tracked

SpotX
Campaign Name
Campaign ID 
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the $CHANNEL_ID macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the $PUBLISHER_ID macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the $SPOT_MARKET_ID macro)
Device Type
Mobile OS
Impressions Tracked

Teads
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the [GID] macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the [CID] macro)
Device Type
Mobile OS
Impressions Tracked

The Trade Desk
Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the %%TTD_SITE%% macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the %%TTD_CAMPAIGNID%% macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the %%TTD_CREATIVEID%% macro)
Impressions Tracked

Tremor
Campaign Name
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the ###PUBLISHER_ID### macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the ###AD_ID### macro)
Creative Name
Impressions Tracked

Tremor (Alphonso)
Campaign Name
Date
Site Name
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the [LINE_ID] macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the [CREATIVE_ID] macro)
Impressions Tracked

Trueffect
Campaign Name
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the @@SIID@@ macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the @@PLID@@ macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the @@CRID@@ macro)
Impressions Tracked

Turn
Campaign Name
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the $!{SITE_ID} macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the $!{PACKAGE_ID} macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the $!{CREATIVE_ID} macro)
Impressions Tracked

Vindico
Campaign Name
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the %V-SITE-ID% macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the %V-OTLT-ID macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the %V-INAM-ID% macro)
Impressions Tracked

Xaxis
Campaign Name
Date
Site Name
Site ID (corresponding with the ${TAG_ID} macro)
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the ${CP_ID} macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the ${CREATIVE_ID} macro)
Impressions Tracked

YFN
​Campaign Name
Campaign ID
Date
Site Name
Site ID
Placement Name
Placement ID (corresponding with the ${placement_id} macro)
Creative Name
Creative ID (corresponding with the ${advertisement_id} macro)
Impressions Tracked


Other (not listed)

  
APPENDIX B
About the Audience tag: 
Pixel Vendor Implementation Guide
 

Pixel Tagging and Tracking Checklist

For Publishers

Prior to campaign launch, client should consider the following and alert the Audience Project Manager immediately with any applicable information or questions/concerns so that Audience can accurately track the campaign. The following are key points to keep in mind.


AD SERVER

  • Which ad server(s) is the publisher using?

  • If more than one ad server, which placements are running in which ad server?

  • Does publisher’s ad server have a macro for cache-buster (random number generator)?

  • Be sure to connect Audience with the person who will be handling the tagging, so that Audience can reach out if there are any technical needs or questions.

IMPLEMENTATION

  • Are all creatives tagged with an Audience pixel tag?

  • Make sure the Audience pixel tag contains the Audience campaign ID that was provided to you for the particular campaign by the Proof Project Manager.

  • Does the publisher’s ad server have space for multiple 1x1s in a particular creative?

  • If Audience sends a wrapped/piggybacked tag, publisher should NOT implement the original agency 1x1 in addition to the wrapped tag. This would cause the agency’s tracking to be duplicated.

  • Publisher should always implement their cache-buster on Audience's tag in place of Audience's cache-buster placeholder. To do so, replace the placeholder that’s in the Proof tag with the cache-buster macro.

  • If this is not possible, then the Audience Project Manager should be advised.

      
APPENDIX A
About the Audience tag: 
Pixel Vendor Implementation Guide