CPA
Drive PM
An ad network owned by Microsoft. Their inventory is purchased upfront. They sell their inventory on a CPM, CPC or CPA basis but if it's on a CPA, their policy is to not allow geotargeting.
Casale Media
One of the largest ad networks in the world. Like other large ad networks, they can run media on a CPM, CPC or CPA but since it all runs on the same network, if you do a performance deal with them, volume can fluctuate significantly.
CPX Interactive
They are know for their CPA offerings. Unlike many other CPA networks, they own their inventory so you are able to geotarget and the quality of leads may be higher than CPA networks that use an affiliate network.
Valueclick
One of the largest ad networks with 13,500 sites for display advertising. They do a revenue sharing model where they share 50% with their publishers. Like other large ad networks, they can run media on a CPM, CPC or CPA but since it all runs on the same network, if you do a performance deal with them, volume can fluctuate significantly.
They also do lead generation using a co-registration program. They have a separate network for this, comprised of 1,500 sites.
Dedicated Networks
Known for their CPA. CPA deals run on their affiliate network. They also do lead generation through a co-registration program.
Specific Media
They have two networks, a premium network and a performance network.
The premium network is an arbitrage ad network, which means that they buy inventory up front and then are on the hook to sell it. Their site list is transparent. They stay away from user generated content sites, so no Youtube, Myspace or Photobucket. There are roughly 450 sites in their premium network. Targeting capabilities on the premium network include:
- Demographic
- Behavioral
- Contextual
- Geo
- Retargeting (site and banner)
Their performance network is an affiliate network on which they run CPA deals.
DrivePM
Ad network owned by Microsoft. They are known for their CPA capabilities. They cannot geotarget if running on a CPA.
Platform-A (formerly Advertising.com)
The biggest ad network in the world, which also includes AOL. Like other large ad networks, they can run media on a CPM, CPC or CPA but since it all runs on the same network, if you do a performance deal with them, volume can fluctuate significantly.
