Advertise.com — founded by Daniel Yomtobian in 2001 as ABCSearch.com, rebranded in 2009 — grew into the world’s largest privately held keyword pay-per-click network: 240 million visitors delivered to publishers every month, more than ten thousand businesses buying traffic.
These are the three product stories from its 2014 run.
The campaigns
Campaign No. 1 · May 2014
Contextual
Contextual advertising from Advertise.com: search-engine-grade text ads placed by what the reader is actually reading — at a fraction of big-engine prices.
Campaign No. 2 · June 2014
InText
InText turns a publisher's own words into ad placements: commercial keywords are highlighted in-line and reveal a relevant text ad on hover.
Campaign No. 3 · July 2014
In-Banner Video
In-Banner Video puts broadcast-quality video inside standard IAB banner space — playable on desktop, tablet and mobile.