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Co-Branded Mantle
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Submission Guidelines
Please read Submission Guidelines before proceeding. 
Dimension
150 x 120 pixels 
Format GIF/JPEG
FLASH
HTML (see table below)  
File size
12kb for FLASH Banner  
8kb for GIF/JPEG Banner 
Alternate Image for FLASH banner An alternate GIF/JPG of 150x120 pixels is required for browser without FLASH player. File size cannot exceed 8kb. 
Animation Limitation
10-12 sec. Limit.
It can loop. 
Frame Rate
The frame rate for this ad unit may not exceed 18 frames per second. 12 frames per second is preferred. 
ClickTAG All FLASH banners require a clickTAG. For ALL Flash banners a click TAG command on the button layer is required as shown below:
  on (release){
   GetURL (clickTAG);
   }
The clickTAG button should be on the topmost layer.
HTML HTML code cannot exceed 3kb.
1 image maximum. Total file size of image cannot exceed 20k.  
FLASH Version Yahoo! allows FLASH versions 5 , 6 and 7 only.
Submission Guidelines
 
Ads must conform to specifications outlined herein. Elements not meeting specifications will be returned for revision, which may delay the launch date.
Creatives submission must include the following:
  1) Yahoo! Insertion Order number
  2) Creatives / Banners
 
i. No spaces in between the banner title name. If required, use '_' (underscore) and not '-' (hyphen). Use only small letters instead of caps.
 
ii. Flash banners must have the same title names as their gif/jpeg backup files. Banner title names are not to be repeated.
Example: yahoo_728x90_19mar04.swf /
yahoo_728x90_19mar04.gif
 
iii. Black border needs to be added on all the banner creatives – gif and swf 
 
3) Linking URL: Site must be live before campaign starts. It must be domain name based and cannot be an IP address (i.e., http://207.123.456.78 )
Creatives Material Deadline for India:-
 
- Standard (non-rich media - GIF/JPG and FLASH) are
  2 working days prior to start date
- Dhtml and Rich media is 4 working days prior to start
  date
- Front Page ads are min 4 working days prior to start
  date
- Banner ads leading to content/ promotion/ data
  collection pages on Yahoo! or client server need to be
  reviewed by the legal team, hence require a 4
  working days lead time prior to start date.
- Please submit creatives before 4.00 p.m.
Macromedia FLASH Player Statistics:
 
Macromedia FLASH Player is the world's most pervasive software platform, used by over 1 million professionals and reaching 98% of Internet-enabled desktops worldwide, as well as, a wide range of devices.

 

 
   
Frontpage Rich Media Specs
Homepage DHTML Mantle
Homepage DHTML Expandable NP
Crazy Ad
Peel back
Page Alteration
Frontpage Standard Specs
Homepage Mantle (MNTL)
Cobranded Mantle
Homepage NP
Homepage Market Place (MKTP)
Homepage textlink (NW)
Standard Ad Specs
Baby (EU)
East Keyword Search (E)
East (E)
Large Rectangle (LREC)
Monster (MON)
North/Super (N)
SKY (SKY)
South West (SW)
VREC (VREC)
Rectangle (REC)
West (W)
Other Rich Media Ad Units
DHTML LREC
DHTML North/Super
DHTML SKY
Rollover Ad
Ad Linking