Case study

Collaborative Account Management Leads to Performance Boost

UtahRealEstate.com

utahrealestate.com

SITUATION

UtahRealEstate.com came to Adapex wanting to improve its monetization and increase revenue. They were running on AdX with some house ads and backfill but had not implemented a header bidding solution, and they were not making the most of their mobile monetization.

Website: www.utahrealestate.com

IAB Category: IAB-21 Real Estate Business & Consumer Services

Monthly visits: 1,400,000 

Category Rank: #331

SOLUTION

The first step was to implement Merlin™ by Adapex: our header bidder solution with the custom wrapper. Several custom features were implemented to improve site performance and revenues, such as:

  • Lazy loading to improve viewability (+18%), resulting in improved site performance and CPMs (+109%) 
  • Auto device detection and mapping to maximize mobile monetization (+70% in mobile revenues)
  • Smart Refresh to increase impressions (+35%) and revenues per session (+65%).  We then replicated their page layout with adjustments to ad sizes.  

An important part of the Adapex relationship is our hands-on account management. The Adapex account team worked closely with the UtahRealEstate.com team to continually test, analyze and optimize. As the account manager recounts: “We started by keeping the same ad layout, adding only some new ad sizes. We worked with the same ad units on all devices and implemented a device mapping solution to serve the ads based on screen size – a solution preferred by some publishers, but not allowing for maximum optimization. Eventually, the client decided to go ahead with separate ad units for desktop and mobile and our team worked closely with the publisher to map the new layout to his satisfaction.”

 

Adapex provided the client with performance data reports on various KPIs. This information gave the client and the team the important data needed to drive the changes to improve monetization.

RESULTS + BENEFITS

UtahRealEstate.com was pleased with the new setup and the ongoing suggestions and optimizations from the Adapex team. The biggest boost to the client’s revenue came from implementing our custom header bidder, Merlin™. Apart from permitting the publisher to access new demand sources, Merlin™ allows for toggling various settings like refresh, lazy-loading, adhesion, etc. on our side, without involving the technical resources of the publishers. In just a few months, the site was seeing CPMs up +109%, and improvements in RPS and RPM of +72%. 

performance growth with Adapex

“Working closely with the Adapex team, we made important optimizations that drove the changes that led to increased CMPs and revenue. The reports and performance data we had available via Matrix™ provided valuable insight into and analysis of our ad units.”

Dallon Holloway, Director of Marketing

About UtahRealEstate.com

Founded in 1994, UtahRealEstate.com  is the leading provider of real estate technology in Utah and one of the largest Multiple Listing Services in the United States. The company provides one of the top-ranked real estate websites in the state and serves over 18,000 real estate professionals (approximately 94% of all REALTORS® in the state of Utah) and over 7 million consumers each year.

Satisfied Clients

For years, Adapex has been our trusted partner — their experts are always there for us and feel like a part of our team. I have confidence that their techniques and products will keep our revenues growing strong. Highly recommend!

Dominick Miserandino Former CEO, Inquisitr.com
Working with Debra and her team has helped our monetization strategy tremendously.  We have a great relationship with Adapex, working together to maximize monetization, identify new incremental revenue opportunities and improve overall ad performance.  Adapex is very easy to work with, responsive and proactive…their technical team is always ready to work with our development team to ensure seamless integration.

We couldn’t find a better partner to work with.

Oren Vardy Co-Founder & Portfolio Manager, Landoc Holdings LTD

We’ve been working with Adapex for a while and they consistently offer great support and present new opportunities to generate more revenue every month.

Sebastien Rozen Co-Founder and CEO, Viewdeos

The entire Adapex team has quickly become key players in our overall revenue optimization strategy. They’re fast, responsive, proactive, and most importantly good at what they do. I am beyond happy I made the decision to make the change to Adapex.

Asad Meah CEO & Founder, Awaken the Greatness Within

“Adapex more than doubled our programmatic revenue year-over-year. This fact speaks for itself; what I would like to call out is the exceptional level of attention and support that they provide to their clients. It would be a true challenge to find a more responsive or knowledgeable team anywhere in the industry.”

Allen Weiss Senior Developer, Sweety High