Key-value pairs allow you to set specific targeting, such as demographics, certain positions on a webpage, or a particular page or pages on a given topic.
You can target key-values when you generate ad tags in Ad Manager, or manually by using the keyword cust_params
.
To add key-values to your video ad tag:
- Identify the key-value pairs you want to use in your ad tag. When a key has multiple values, use a comma (
,
) to separate the values. In this example, we use the key-value pairssection=blog
andanotherKey=value1,value2
. -
Combine all key-value pairs with an ampersand (
&
).section=blog&anotherKey=value1,value2
- Encode the following characters:
Character Encoded value =
%3D
&
%26
,
%2C
section=blog&anotherKey=value1,value2
becomes
section%3Dblog%26anotherKey%3Dvalue1%2Cvalue2
-
Set the value as the
cust_params
keyword.cust_params=section%3Dblog%26anotherKey%3Dvalue1%2Cvalue2
-
Add the "&" character to the beginning and end to separate it from the other targeting information in the tag.
&cust_params=section%3Dblog%26anotherKey%3Dvalue1%2Cvalue2&
- Add the value to the original master video tag.
Original tag
https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?
sz=400x300&
gdfp_req=1&
iu=/6062/videodemo&
ciu_szs=728x90,300x250&
url=https://simplevideoad.com&
correlator=7104&
env=vp&
unviewed_position_start=1&
output=xml_vast2New tag with key-values
https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ads?
sz=400x300&
gdfp_req=1&
iu=/6062/videodemo&
ciu_szs=728x90,300x250&
url=https://simplevideoad.com&
correlator=7104&
env=vp&
unviewed_position_start=1&
output=xml_vast2&
cust_params=section%3Dblog%26anotherKey%3Dvalue1%2Cvalue2