10. 50.2 million monthly active
PCs, and 1.6 million monthly
active mobile devices.
18% adblock penetration
Start of 2017
11. 5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 > 65
All ages are 1.5 times more likely than
average to have a bachelors degree
U.S. adblock users by age
12. 5%
10%
15%
20%
25%
18-24 25-34 35-44 45-54 55-64 > 65
All ages are 1.5 times more likely than
average to have a bachelors degree
3 times more likely to have a bachelors degree
U.S. adblock users by age
31. 61%
67% 67%
% of adblock users who express a
willingness to view each format,
multiple choice (2014)
Popover Video non-
skippable
mid-roll
Display with
audio
Video non-
skippable
pre-roll
Interstitial Animated
display
Video
skippable
mid-roll
Video
skippable
pre-roll
Text ad
30%
60%
Image
display
42. Q. “Overall, how satisfied or dissatisfied
are you with this webpage?”
Neutral DissatisfiedSatisfied
60%60%
28%29%
12%11%
REGULAR USERS
ADBLOCK USERS
43. Q. “I have a positive attitude
toward [brand]”
Neutral DisagreeAgree
33%
30%
46%46%
21%
25%
AMONG USERS WHO ARE BOTHERED AT HAVING BEEN SHOWN AN AD
REGULAR USERS
ADBLOCK USERS
47. “Wall” Mandatory:
Turn off
your adblocker
No
Yes
Regular Ads
74% of users
leave the site.
Advertiseme
Tamper-proof
Adblock Detection
Regular Ad
“Appeal”
Ads blocked
Regular Ads
Please turn off
your adblocker
No
Yes
Regular Ad
Advertiseme
Tamper-proof
Adblock Detection
48. “Replace” Better Ads
BetterAd
Welcome
to better ads!Tamper-proof
Adblock Detection
Better Ad
“Wall” Mandatory:
Turn off
your adblocker
No
Yes
Regular Ads
74% of users
leave the site.
Advertiseme
Tamper-proof
Adblock Detection
Regular Ad
“Appeal”
Ads blocked
Regular Ads
Please turn off
your adblocker
No
Yes
Regular Ad
Advertiseme
Tamper-proof
Adblock Detection
51. “Technologies … that can block the
display of our ads … have had an
adverse effect on our financial results”
- Facebook 2015 annual report
52. “Desktop ad revenue grew 18%…
Recent quarters [were] about half of
that growth rate on a year-over-year
basis. … That acceleration in desktop
revenue growth is largely due to our
efforts on reducing the impact of ad
blocking”
- Facebook Q3 2016 earnings call
Q3 2016
53. “Desktop ad revenue grew 22%, despite
a decline in desktop usage, helped by
our efforts to limit the impact of ad
blockers on advertisements served on
personal computers”
- Facebook Q4 2016 earnings call
Q4 2016
54. - Facebook Q1 2017 earnings call
Q1 2017
“Desktop ad revenue grew 22%, despite
a decline in desktop usage, and was
aided by our recent efforts to limit the
impact of ad blocking technologies,
which we began in Q3 of last year.”
60. Accurately
detect adblock
Render an
ad securely
Interface with
necessary parties
Serve an
ad securely
Four requirements of reliable tamper-proof ad serving
62. 1. Adblocking will grow.
2. Adblock users are willing to tolerate
better ads.
63. 1. Adblocking will grow.
2. Adblock users are willing to tolerate
better ads.
3.These people are a valuable audience.
4.We need to replace blocked ads with
better ads.
5.See Data at pagefair.com/intel