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Creative Ad Specs by Channel

Infographic detailing banner ad best practices including company logo, concise messaging, offer clarity, clickable CTA, product imagery, and recommended desktop and mobile display sizes.

Banner Ad Best Practices

1. Include Company Logo

2. Consise Messaging:

  • Keep text short and scannable, users should understand your message in 2-3 seconds.
  • Focus on a single value proposition or offer.

3. Offer Clarity:

  • Highlight discounts, promotions, or key benefits clearly.
  • Avoid vague messaging ("Click here" without context)

4. Include Clickable CTA

5. Imagery of your product

Desktop Display Banner Ad Sizes

Recommended Sizes

300x250, 728x90, 160x600, 300x600

Additional Sizes

970x250, 336x280, 468x60, 120x600, 180x150, 250x250, 234x60, 970x90, 200x200, 300x1050

Mobile Display Banner Ad Sizes

Recommended Sizes

300x50, 320x50

Additional Sizes

728x90, 300x250, 360x640, 320x480, 216x36, 120x20, 168x28, 480x320, 768x1024, 120x240

Chart listing creative ad specs by channel, including Desktop Display, Mobile Display, Digital Out of Home, Native, Online Video, Audio, and CTV with dimensions and file formats.

Desktop Display

Suggested Starting Sizes

300x250, 728x90, 160x600, 300x600

Additional Sizes

970x250, 336x280, 468x60, 120x600, 180x150, 250x250, 234x60, 970x90, 200x200, 300x1050

Mobile Display

Suggested Starting Sizes

300x50, 320x50

Additional Sizes

728xx90, 300x250, 360x640, 320x480, 216x36, 120x20, 168x28, 480x320, 768x1024, 120x240

Digital Out of Home

Suggested Sizes

1400x400, 840x400, 1200x400, 1920x1080, 1080x1920, 2160x3840, 1024x768, 1280x720, 2048x768, 1080x1440, 1920x960, 2560x720

Suggested Video Length

5s-15s

Native

Suggested Sizes

Native image 1600x1200, 1200x1200, 1600x1600

Additional Requirements

Ad Creative Name, Image Name, Headline, Subtitle, Sponsored by

Online Video

Suggested Starting Sizes

1920x1080, 1920x800, 1280x720, 854x480, 1024x768, 640x380, 640x480, 640x360, 480x360, 320x240, 300x250

Formats

.flv, .mp4, .avi, .wmv, .mpeg1/2, .webm or .mov files (1GB max)

Video Length

Min 6s video, Max 120s video

Audio

Suggested Formats

.wav, .mp3 or .ogg

Companion Banners

.gif, .jpeg, or .png

Suggested Sizes

300x250,  728x90, 300x50, 320x50, 500x500, 540x640, 640x640

Audio Length

15s, 30s, and 60s spots available

CTV

Suggested Sizes

1920x1080, 1920x800, , 1280x720, 854x480, 1024x768, 640x380, 640x480, 640x360, 480x360, 320x240, 300x250

Formats

.flv, .mp4, .avi, .wmv, .mpeg1/2, .webm or .mov files (1GB max)

CTV Length

6s, 15s, 30s, and 60s spots available

Comparison chart of creative ad specs for Meta and YouTube including image and video dimensions, file types, sizes, text limits, and ad formats.

Meta

Images

Aspect ratio: 1:1 (square), 4:5 (vertical), 9:16 (full-screen vertical)

Resolution: 1080x1080, 1080x1920, 1080x1350

File Type: JPG or PNG

File Size: Max 30MB

Videos

Aspect ratio: 1:1 (square), 4:5 (vertical), 9:16 (full-screen vertical)

Resolution: 1080x1080, 1080x1920, 1200x628

File Type: MP4 (recommended for highest quality), MOV, or GIF

Duration: 1s - 241 min, 6-15s creatives recommended

File Size: Max 4GB

Text/Copy

Primary Text: Up to 125 characters recommended (2,000 character limit max)

Headlines: Up to 5 headings with 255 character max

Description (Optional): Recommended less than 30 characters

YouTube

Skippable in-stream ads

Creative: YouTube link to video

Headline: Max 15 characters

Non-skippable in-stream ads

Ad Formats: Bumper Ads (6s), Standard non-skippable (CTV)

Creative: YouTube link to video

Headline: 15 characters recommended

In-Feed Video Ads

Creative: YouTube link to video

Headline: 2 headlines available, up to 40 characters

Descriptions: 2 descriptions available, up to 35 characters

Companion Banners

Resolution: 300x60

File Size: Max 150KB

Type: JPEG, GIF, or PNG (GIF frame rate has less than 5 frames per second)

Compatible with Skippable, non-Skippable and Bumper Ads

Notes

• .jpg, .png or .gif only (3,5 MB max)

• Multiple files can be uploaded in a .zip (4MB max)

• All animations must be stop after 15 seconds

• Other formats include HTML5 and Ad Tags

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