Allowing advertisers to purchase inventory directly without heavy sales involvement.
What named sources recommend, and how they say to do it or measure it, newest first.
Before a public self-serve launch, run a closed beta with 10 to 20 trusted local advertisers or regional agencies. Use their results as launch case studies.
From DanAds, danads.com
Keep in mind: Vendor go-to-market guide with no named author. DanAds is an In View client.
If an advertiser abandons a self-serve campaign draft before checkout, send an automated follow-up email with an ad credit.
From DanAds, danads.com
Keep in mind: Vendor go-to-market guide; DanAds' example uses a $50 credit and reports no recovery rate. DanAds is an In View client.
Paul Cassar of DanAds recommends that publishers launch self-serve with a rollout plan, dedicated resources and patience, because advertisers do not arrive on their own.
From Paul Cassar, Head of Self Serve Sales, DanAds, beeler.tech
Keep in mind: The article attributes this view to both Paul Cassar and Rob Beeler. Paid partnership with DanAds. DanAds is an In View client.
Observations and reported facts, newest first.
Postmedia launched Postmedia Ad Manager on 2025-03-20. The self-serve platform sells ads across more than 130 Postmedia news brands and targets small businesses.
From Postmedia (DanAds), news.cision.com
Keep in mind: Launch press release issued on DanAds' Cision newsroom; it reports no usage or revenue results. DanAds is an In View client.
AdMonsters reported in December 2024 that Tripadvisor gained 3,000 new advertisers in the first year of its Ad Express self-serve platform.
From Tripadvisor (DanAds), AdMonsters
Keep in mind: The AdMonsters article is tagged Sponsored and credits DanAds, which built Ad Express. The first year is not dated, and Tripadvisor sells to 7 million listed businesses, an unusually large owned pool of buyers. DanAds is an In View client.
Valerie Beauchesne of La Presse said in February 2024 that nearly 100 clients had created profiles or launched campaigns on its Atelier Direct self-serve platform.
From Valerie Beauchesne, Managing Director, Media Solutions, La Presse, Media in Canada
Keep in mind: The count mixes sign-ups with live campaigns, about five days after the 2024-01-31 launch, so it is not a count of paying advertisers. DanAds built the platform; a DanAds case study claims La Presse doubled its new-revenue goals, but that case study sits behind a download form and was not read.
Disney told AdExchanger in October 2023 that its count of local ad buyers grew 50%, largely because of Disney Campaign Manager self-serve.
From Disney Advertising, AdExchanger
Keep in mind: Disney gave no baseline count or time window for the 50% growth. Inventory at the time was Hulu streaming only, so the result is CTV, not web display. Figure is from 2023.
American City Business Journals processed more than $14 million in direct sold revenue through FatTail's AdBookPORTAL self-serve platform between mid-2021 and March 2023.
From Ryan Whittington, SVP, American City Business Journals (Chartbeat), AdExchanger
Keep in mind: AdBookPORTAL is a post-sales portal: ACBJ sellers still close the sale, and advertisers then upload creative, pay and read reports. It is not full self-serve buying. Figure is from 2023. Chartbeat (incl. FatTail) is an In View client.
Named views and readings, newest first. A view is not a fact.
Paul Cassar of DanAds thinks that big platforms have trained advertisers to buy without a salesperson. Publishers without self-serve lose those budgets, in his view.
From Paul Cassar, Head of Self Serve Sales, DanAds, beeler.tech
Keep in mind: Beeler.Tech Partner Q&A created in paid partnership with DanAds, which sells self-serve platforms. DanAds is an In View client.
Companies in RevenueScape that sell for this move, A to Z. Not a ranking.
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