How to Integrate Advertisements to Audio Content

Introduction

Elevate your audio content monetization with Audio Ads. Our innovative solution seamlessly integrates VAST audio ad tags into your audio offerings, allowing you to generate revenue from advertisers seeking to reach your engaged audience.

By leveraging the power of the VAST standard, you can effortlessly place promotional audio advertisements before, during, or after your primary audio content. This cutting-edge technology empowers you to monetize your audio assets effectively, transforming your content into a valuable revenue stream.

Streamline the process with our intuitive content management system (CMS) integration, which enables you to seamlessly incorporate VAST audio ad tags into your audio content. When your end-users listen to your audio, they will be presented with the relevant advertisements, providing a seamless and immersive experience.

Adding Audio Ad Tags in the CMS

You can get the audio ad tags from the Ad Servers (e.g., Epom, SpotX, Google Ad Manager, AdTonos, etc.). Once you get the audio VAST Tags, you can integrate them into the Muvi One CMS.

• To add the audio Vast Tags, navigate to “Monetization” -->“Advertisements” in the Dashboard.
• Click on the "Ad Tags" tab.
• Click on "Add Ad Tag".
• In "Add Type", select "Audio" from the drop-down menu.
• In “Ad Format”, “VAST “will be selected by default.
• Type the Ad Tag Name. 
• Paste the Ad Tag URL (that you obtained from any third-party Ad Server) in the corresponding fields.
• Click on "Save".
• You can preview the Ad by clicking on the "Preview" icon.

Integrating Ads into Audio Content

• Navigate to “Content Management “-->“Content Library“ in the Dashboard.
• In the Content Library, click on the "Edit Icon" under the audio content to which you want to integrate the ad.
• In the Edit Content page, click on the "Monetization" tab.
• Scroll down to "Advertisements".
• You can choose either the “Pre-roll”, “Mid-roll”, or "Post-roll" option, or you can also choose all the 3 options or combinations like Pre-roll + Post-Roll, or Mid-Roll, Post-roll, and so on.
• Click on "Add Pre-Roll Ad" to select the Pre-Roll option. The ad will be played from the beginning.
• Select the Tag Value from the drop-down and click on "Done".
• Click on "Mid-Roll Ad". The ad will be played in the middle. You can select the time or % of the audio when the ad will appear in the audio.
• Select the Tag Value from the drop-down and type the "Break Timing" (e.g., 10 seconds, 30 Seconds, or in % of audio, i.e., 10%, 40%, etc.)
• Click on "Done".
• Click on "Post-Roll Ad". The ad will be played at the end of the audio.
• Select the Tag Value from the drop-down and click on "Done".
• Click on “Save”.
• When the end-users play the audio, they can view the ads integrated into the audio. You can also check by clicking on the "Preview" button on the audio content.