You can add up to two sponsored links to your SmartView page. These links will appear under the article. They can be utilized in a variety of ways, including house ads or promotions for features such as newsletters.
Here is what you need to know:
- You will be working with the
<snf:sponsoredLink>element within the<snf:advertisement>element of your SmartFormat feed. <link>and<advertiser>elements are required- The URL of the article in
<link>is limited to one under your domain. - For the
<advertiser>element- Specify the name of the entity that is underwriting the sponsored content. Please use 35 characters or fewer.
- If it is a house ad, use your company's name.
- The URL of the article in
- Include
<title>and<thumbnail>to complete the display. - Keep the
<title>length to 45 characters or fewer. - The recommended thumbnail aspect ratio is 4:3, with a recommended size of 320x240 pixels.
Example
<snf:advertisement>
<snf:sponsoredLink link="http://times.smartnews.com/sponsored/article1.html" thumbnail="http://times.smartnews.com/sponsored/image1.jpg" title="sponsored link 1" advertiser="Example Company"/>
</snf:advertisement>