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Creative Guidelines and Specs

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Written by Siva Balan
Updated over 3 months ago

Below you'll find creative guidelines and specifications for each of the ad executions available through the Nativo platform.

NATIVE DISPLAY

In-Feed Unit Assets

Character Count

File Format/Type

File Size

Tag Recommendation

Headline

60 max.; 5-10 headlines recommended dependant on impression volume

.doc

-

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker.

Preview Text

120 max.

.doc

-

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker.

Preview Image

2-3 images recommended

PNG/JPEG/GIF
800x600px

3 MB max (3,027K)

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker.

Logo/Byline

-

Transparent PNG
150x75px

10 MB max
(10,240K)

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker.

926

NATIVE ARTICLE

In-feed Units

Character Count

File Format/Type

File Size

Tag Recommendation

Headline

60 max.; 5-10 headlines recommended dependant on impression volume

.doc

-

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker.

Preview Text

120 max.

.doc

-

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker.

Preview Image

2-3 images recommended

PNG/JPEG/GIF
800x600px

3 MB max (3,027K)

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker.

Logo/Byline

Transparent PNG
150x75px

10 MB max
(10,240K)

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker.

1310

Content Landing Page Assets

Character Count

File Format/Type

File Size

Tag Recommendation

Editorial Copy (required)

250-5,000 words max
(250-500 recommended)"

.doc/URL

-

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker per content landing page.

Article Images

10 images max

PNG/JPG 800px wide

3 MB max (3,027K)

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker per content landing page.

CTA Banner**

-

800x267px

3 MB max (3,027K)

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker per content landing page.

Video

5 videos max

Vimeo/Youtube Embed or .MP4, .MOV, .WEBM

Max File Size – 2 GB

1x1 click tracker, quartile trackers (no impression tracker accepted).

Companion Banner

-

300x250 or 300x600; 728x90; 320x50 (mobile)

1 MB (150K initial load)
Static recommended

Script, 1x1s, iframe, and HTML5 but it needs to be wrapped in tags.

Social Widgets

-

Facebook, Twitter &/or Pinterest URL

-

No tracking accepted.

1370

STORIES

In-feed Units

Character Count

File Format/Type

File Size

Tag Recommendation

Headline

60 max.; 5-10 headlines recommended dependant on impression volume

.doc

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker.

Preview Image

2-3 images recommended

PNG/JPEG/GIF
800x600px

3 MB max (3,027K)

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker.

Logo/Byline

Transparent PNG
150x75px

10 MB max
(10,240K)"

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker.

831

Content Landing Page Assets

Character Count

File Format/Type

File Size

Tag Recommendation

Copy

Description text can be added to the lower third with basic html styling.

.doc/URL

-

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker to measure slides views and click outs.

Story Slide Images

Can stitch together multiple videos and or images.

PNG/JPG/GIF 9:16 Ratio

3 MB max (3,027K)

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker to measure slides views and click outs.

Video

6s - 15s recommended

MP4, WEBM and MOV (Apple ProRes not supported); 9:16 to 16:9 to 4:5

Max File Size – 2 GB

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker to measure slides views and click outs.

CTA

Custom text on CTA for each slide up to 12 characters. CTA button can point to a unique link per slide.

URL

-

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker to measure slides views and click outs.

NATIVE VIDEO

In-feed Units

Character Count

File Format/Type

File Size

Tag Recommendation

Headline

60 max.

.doc

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker; Quartile Tracking (optional).

Preview Text

120 max.

.doc

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker; Quartile Tracking (optional).

Video

Scroll to Play – MP4, MOV, WebM
Click to Play – MP4, MOV, WebM. We also accept VAST 3.0 but require a 1x1 for billing"

Max File Size – 4 MB

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker; Quartile Tracking (optional).

Logo/Byline

Transparent PNG
150x75px

10 MB max
(10,240K)

Yes (1) 1x1 and click tracker; Quartile Tracking (optional).

1095

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The formats in our spec sheet are in compliance with standards outlined by the Coalition for Better Advertising.

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