Boost Your Ad Performance with the Innovative 3D Cube Template for Google Ad Manager

by Digital- ify

Static banners are easy to scroll past. The Cube creative template for Google Ad Manager (GAM, formerly DoubleClick for Publishers / DFP) turns one ad slot into an interactive 3D experience: four images are placed on the sides of a rotating cube, and users can spin it with swipe gestures on mobile or with navigation buttons.

How the Cube template works

Instead of a single image, the Cube shows four images with a three-dimensional rotating effect. Each rotation reveals a new side, so you can tell a short visual story, show four products, or present four offers in the space of one banner. The cube can spin automatically at an interval you choose, and users can take control with a swipe or a tap on the directional buttons.

Key features

  • Four images, one ad slot: a three-dimensional rotating cube effect.
  • Responsive: the creative fits its container while keeping its aspect ratio, and you can set a maximum width.
  • Swipe on mobile: users spin the cube with swipe events.
  • Directional buttons: show or hide the spinning buttons.
  • Auto-spin controls: set the auto spinning interval and the spinning speed.
  • Clickthrough optional: serve the ad with or without a clickthrough URL.
  • Measurement: supports Google Ad Manager's Active View, and tracks impressions with third-party tracking URLs or third-party tags.
  • GPT: supports asynchronous Google Publisher Tags.

Supported banner formats

The Cube template uses image banners only, in the most popular formats: .jpg, .png and .gif. Flash (.swf) isn't supported because most modern browsers disable Flash by default, and HTML5 banners aren't supported because image banners give higher performance, a better appearance for users and easier use for publishers.

Customization

Everyone who buys the template gets access to its customization form, which lets you change the design of the navigation buttons. The template's default values can also be changed, so your trafficking team can set the behaviour that suits your site once and reuse it.

Requirements and best ad-unit settings

  • To install the template in Google Ad Manager, you need a role with the "Edit creative templates" permission. Users with the Administrator or Trafficker role usually have it by default.
  • The Cube works with size-defined ad units only. The creative appears at a size that fits the ad container while keeping its aspect ratio.

Who it's for

The Cube is a good fit for publishers who sell premium or interactive placements and want a format that stands out from standard banners, and for ad operations teams who want a ready-made template rather than building a 3D creative from scratch. Because it supports Active View and third-party tracking, it slots into existing reporting workflows.

Get started

Add a rotating 3D ad format to your Google Ad Manager setup today. See the Cube creative template for pricing and full details.

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