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Beanie Awards Metrics What's New What's Happening Welcome To
The Beanie Award is aptly named for PointRoll's signature product FatBoy, who wears a propeller beanie cap. Selected from over 800 campaigns each month, Beanie Award winners are part of an elite group and represent the most outstanding use of rich media technology through exceptional design, use of functionality or superlative campaign metrics. Less than one percent of all PointRoll campaigns are recognized with a Beanie Award. Each winner receives a special award and an authentic PointRoll propeller beanie hat. And the winners are...


Advertiser: Radio Shack
Creative Agency: Arnold Boston
Media Agency: Carat Boston
Beanie Winner: Outstanding/Innovative Use of Features
Advertiser: Disneyland Resort Paris
Creative Agency: Euro RSCG France
Media Agency: Isobar
Beanie Winner: Outstanding Metrics / Creative Design / Use of Features
Advertiser: Intel
Creative Agency: MRM
Media Agency: Universal McCann
Beanie Winner: Outstanding/Innovative Use of Features
Advertiser: Purina
Creative Agency: Infuz
Media Agency: Spark
Beanie Winner: Outstanding Metrics
Advertiser: Havertys Furniture
Creative Agency: Self
Media Agency: Nurun
Beanie Winner: Outstanding Metrics
(rolling 3 months ending 5/31/08)
The chart below reports brand metrics for PointRoll ad units across key verticals. The interaction rate for a PointRoll ad unit is 6.45% and avg. brand interaction time is 14.07 seconds.

Automotive 4.93% 17.05
Entertainment 6.38% 16.25
Food & Beverage 7.83% 13.91
Government 8.89% 25.44
Internet 13.52% 19.63
Pharmaceutical 6.76% 14.42
Retail 7.63% 11.53
Travel & Tourism 6.87% 12.01
PointRoll Benchmark 6.45% 14.07

  • Interaction Rate: Total Interactions/Total Impressions
  • Interaction: Anytime a user expands an ad by rolling a mouse over it
  • Avg. Brand Interaction Time: Weighted average of total seconds that panels were displayed within an individual impression
  • Metrics based on mouse-over ads; TomBoys excluded

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PointRoll Rich Media Now Available on the Google Content Network
Extend your message to more users than ever

Unlimited creative freedom. Definitive measurement capabilities. Targeted reach. With the partnering of two industry leaders, you now have access to best-of-breed solutions for your online campaigns. By gaining access to thousands of long-tail and premium publishers previously unavailable to rich media campaigns, you will be able to reach and engage more users than ever.

Now that PointRoll rich media ads are cleared to run on the Google Content Network, you can leverage the interactive, immersive features, engaging brand-building formats, and extensive tracking capabilities that PointRoll provides to 65% of the top 100 advertisers.

Initially, Google will only accept TomBoys, but will consider adding expandable formats in the future. For additional guidelines, click here.

With over 500 million unique visitors per month, the Google Content Network reaches more Internet users worldwide than any other online property or network. And PointRoll's sophisticated behavioral and geographic targeting—and retargeting—technologies optimize the breadth of Google's sites and categories even further, matching your message to the users who find it most relevant.

As rich media ads and formats are often used for brand-building campaigns, Google will charge primarily on a CPM basis but will also support CPC pricing. PointRoll ad serving rates and fees will apply in the same manner as currently for all agency or advertiser-pay sites.

Take advantage of Google's impressive technology backbone and PointRoll's strengths in creative enabling, problem solving, efficiency and process management, and measurement for your next online campaign—contact your PointRoll sales rep today if you're interested in being an early participant in the program.
Definition 6 Wins AIMA Award!

PointRoll congratulates agency Definition 6 for taking home the "Best Online Marketing Strategy" award at this year's Atlanta Interactive Marketing Association's annual awards ceremony. Definition 6 created a complete online strategy for client, Autoextra.com (a division of Cox AutoTrader/Auto Mart).

Definition 6 worked with Autoextra to increase customer loyalty and heighten brand awareness, targeted at the 18-34 year-old demographic in the greater Atlanta area. In addition to several creative versions of PointRoll ad units containing polling functionality, Definition 6 also looked to social networks and web site development to create a viral component and gain a loyal customer base.

Congratulations to all at Definition 6 and AutoExtra.com! PointRoll is pleased to be included as the rich media vendor of choice in this integrated campaign!

Buyer-focused creative: Demo 1, Demo 2, Demo 3

Seller-focused creative: Demo 1, Demo 2, Demo 3

Dealer-focused creative: Demo 1, Demo 2

On May 15th, 2008, 200 of PointRoll's closest friends and partners joined us for the second annual PointRoll Cinco de Mayo Celebration at Zolcalo Restaurant and Tequila Bar in the River North section of Chicago. This year's party, dubbed Quince de FatBoy, was a rousing success!

Thanks to everyone who came out and we look forward to the third annual party in '09! Check out the pictures below to see what went down at this crazy fiesta.

Earning PointRoll Certification acknowledges your expertise in working with PointRoll products and technologies. The advertising industry, employers, and peers will recognize the PointRoll Certification credential as a symbol of the skills and knowledge gained through the completion of the course. PointRoll Certification demonstrates leadership and the ability to successfully implement PointRoll solutions for your organization and clients.

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