Site - Specs

Online Advertising Specs

Ad Units
    looping max file size expandable 3rd party ad served
Leaderboard — 728x90
  Yes, unlimited Standard 30kb
Flash 40kb
yes, up to 728x270
(must expand down)
Yes
Medium Rectangle — 300x250
  Yes, unlimited Standard 30kb
Flash 40kb
yes, up to 560x300
(must expand left)
Yes
Wide Skyscraper — 160x600
  Yes, unlimited Standard 30kb
Flash 40kb
yes, up to 380x600
(must expand right)
Yes
Category Sponsor — 88x31 (runs with "Category Sponsored by" text)
  Static 10kb No Site Served
Review Sponsor — 88x31 (runs with "Reviews Sponsored by" text)
  Static 10kb No Site Served
Email Sponsorship — 400x120
  Static 30kb No Site Served
Stand-Alone Email — HTML Max table width 550px
  Static ALL images
combined 150kb;
no single image
above 50kb
No Site Served
 

Viewpoints.com accepts the following Rich Media formats:

  • Flash
  • Eyeblaster
  • PointRoll
  • Unicast
  • DART Motif

Additional Notes:

  • All locally served ads require a SWF, FLA, GIF/JPG and click-through URL.
  • Rich Media may have 100k secondary load file size.
  • Audio must be user initiated and also must include a visible mute button.

Additional Solo Email Requirements:

  • Max table width is 550 pixels.
  • Body background image or color must be white; colored tables are allowed.
  • E-mail from line provided by Viewpoints.com
  • Offer for the TEXT and HTML e-mail creatives must be the same.
  • Subject line 55 characters max including spaces. Acceptance of subject line provided by advertiser is subject to legal/editorial review.
  • NO - CSS (Cascading Style Sheets), Javascript, Java, frames, ActiveX, image maps, background images, iframes, open-rate gifs, or dynamic HTML. No Meta tags.
  • Suppression lists must be 5 days before date of scheduled broadcast.

Trafficking:

  • 3 business days required to test all standard ad units.
  • 5 business days required test all rich media file types.
  • 5 business days required for all email assets

Trafficking questions:

Contact:  traffic [at] viewpoints.com