Building a Display Creative in The Trade Desk

Building a Display Creative in The Trade Desk

Below are the step-by-step instructions on creating a display creative within The Trade Desk platform according to LiveIntent’s best practices.

Display Creative Specs

 Field Description
Image

Supported sizes: 970×550, 970×250, 300×250

Supported image file formats: jpg, png, gif

File size 150 KB or smaller

  • Javascript tags are not supported within the email environment and will prevent spend entirely.
  • Tags must be 1×1 with impression (image) and click trackers.
 

Adding a Display Creative

1. Traffic display creatives & input assets

  • Navigate to “Campaigns” and select “Upload Creative.”
  • Select the “Hosted (Display, Video, Audio)” format.
  • Upload assets in .jpg, .png, or .gif.

2a. Input copy

  • Input the creative “Name” and “Landing Page URL.”
  • If you would like to align Ad Server reporting with TTD reporting, you can add Ad Server and Creative Placement ID to tie both ids.

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 2b. Input trackers

  • Input the click tracker under “Clickthrough URL.”
  • DO NOT input any tags within Javascript Tracking Tags 1-3. 

*Please note: Javascript tags are not supported within the email environment and will prevent spend entirely.

  • Input your 1×1 impression (image) tag in ‘“1×1 Pixel Impression Tracking URL.”
  • If you have additional non-javascript tags for measurement you can input them in the other “1×1 Pixel Impression Tracking URL” sections.

2c. Input flight

  • Input the “Start Date”, “End Date,” and “Time Zone.”
  • Once complete, select “Create” to finalize the creative.
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