Expander
Transforms a banner into a larger creative on click, hover, or timed action.
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The "Expander" template is a custom creative solution for Google Ad Manager that allows you to create interactive and engaging ads that drive conversions. This template expands a banner to another banner on user interaction, giving you the ability to showcase more information or content to your audience.
The "Expander" template requires two ads, or assets, one for the collapsed state and another for the expanded state. However, you can also use a single banner that automatically adopts the container size.
This template includes a push-down feature that pushes down the web content on expanding, allowing you to fully utilize the available space on the webpage. You can also customize the expanding event, choosing to trigger it on mouseover or by clicking on the collapsed banner, or by clicking on a configurable click-to-expand label. The "Expander" template can expand in any direction, giving you flexibility in how you present your ad.
In addition to its interactive capabilities, the "Expander" template also includes multiple tracking features such as 3rd party impression tracking and global clickTAG, allowing you to track the effectiveness of your ad campaign and make informed decisions about your marketing strategy.
Overall, the "Expander" template is a powerful and flexible advertising solution that helps you create engaging and interactive ads that drive conversions.
Supported formats: all image formats, hosted HTML creatives and HTML (JavaScript) code/tags.
This template works with any Google Ad Manager version, including the free version. It can be served via size-defined ad units only.
Features
- Supports asynchronous and synchronous GPT tags
- Supports SafeFrame option
- Upload an image directly or enter HTML code, or enter URL to self-hosted image or HTML5 banner
- Expand creative to any direction
- Enable "Push down" effect - pushing down a website on expanding
- Expand creative after a specified time or on web page load or click or mouse over
- Collapse creative after a specified time or mouse out or with a close button
- Add and customize "Click to expand" button
- Set location for the collapse button
- Set expanding and collapsing event animation settings
- Retrieve state of the creative template in HTML banner for better user experience
- Serve with or without clickthrough URL
- Easily track clicks for any creative, even for HTML5 banners without clickTAG implemented
- Track ad impressions with 3rd-party tracking URL
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What’s Included
Template & Access
- Import-ready file for Google Ad Manager (no watermark, no dependencies)
- Access to generate customized import-ready template files
- Setup guide and documentation
Support & Maintenance
- E-mail support (response time depends on your plan)
- Assistance with configuration for optimal ad performance
- Bug fixes and compatibility updates for this template (plan-based)
Usage & License
- Perpetual usage — imported template files can be used indefinitely
- Usage on unlimited Google Ad Manager networks and websites
- Unlimited impressions
Functionality
- Access to the JS callbacks library for extended functionality
- Supports a wide range of third-party click and impression tracking systems
- Widely tested and verified across various publisher websites and GAM setups
Pricing
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