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Turn Every Pause into Performance

WunderKIND Ads delivers user‑first CTV and behaviorally triggered ads that only appear when audiences naturally disengage — like when they pause a show or finish reading an article. The result: higher attention and ROAS for advertisers, and incremental, high‑quality revenue for publishers, without compromising user experience.

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Advertising isn’t broken because of too few impressions

It’s broken because of when and how they show up.

 

Many CTV and display campaigns still rely on interruptive formats: mid‑roll ads that cut off the story, auto‑play units that cover content, and high‑impact takeovers that fire on page load whether the user wants them or not.

This leads to:

  • Negative brand perception and lower willingness to engage.
  • Audiences abandoning pages and apps to escape intrusive experiences.
  • Wasted spend on impressions that never had a chance to perform.

 

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WunderKIND Ads flips this model. We wait for natural disengagement moments to deliver premium, high‑impact ads that feel respectful — and perform better as a result.

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For Advertisers

User‑First, Full‑Funnel Performance

Make every pause a high‑attention, high‑return moment.

Instead of fighting for attention in the middle of the story, WunderKIND Ads helps you meet audiences when they’re actually ready for a message — at the pause, or once they’ve finished the publisher content they came for.

Advertisers can expect to see:

  • +9% average lift in brand consideration and strong lifts in awareness, favorability, and purchase intent across campaigns measured with Cint.
  • 79% lower cost per store visit vs. other streaming TV units and partners in CTV campaigns.
  • 54% above‑benchmark conversion rate for CTV Pause Ads QR code scans.
  • $7 average ROAS, ~0.96% CTR, and ~$0.82 cost per site visitor across custom high‑impact display campaigns.
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“Wunderkind Ads for CTV exceeded our expectations by driving more QR code scans vs. prior CTV campaigns, and even drove some directly attributable sales — an unexpected win for an upper‑funnel tactic.”


Zales Sr. Director of Digital Marketing,
For Publishers

Incremental Revenue, Protected UX

Boost monetization with user‑first ad experiences.

WunderKIND Ads is built to unlock new, sustainable revenue for publishers while delivering performance for advertisers. Our formats only appear when users are finished with content or taking a natural break — preserving session length, loyalty, and subscription potential while unlocking new, high‑CPM inventory and incremental revenue for your business.

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Premium, unique demand

Direct relationships with 200+ top tier brands and agencies, delivering $10–15+ industry‑leading gross CPMs 

5–10% incremental ad revenue lift for many partners, frequently earning top‑5 revenue partner status.

Strong attention and engagement signals (79% average viewability, 33+ Adelaide Attention Units) that improve overall monetization quality.

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User‑first formats

Ads are served only at pause or disengagement, meaning your audience experiences fewer interruptions and more relevant, timely brand messages.

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Flexible deployment

Multiple placement types (overlay, in‑feed, masthead, endcap, smart header) and configuration options to match your UX, layout, and monetization strategy.

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Seamless operations

Clean supply paths via and integrated workflows with your existing ad stack.
 

“Wunderkind fills a gap that no one else has. No one else has the technology or the ad units that you guys do, and you guys perform at such a high level with consistency and growth that you guys have been a wonderful partner on the journey.”


Sean Giancola,CEO & Publisher, New York Post

One philosophy. Multiple user‑first formats

Every WunderKIND Ad format is built on the same principle: never interrupt content; only engage when behavior signals the user is ready.
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CTV Pause Ads

Full‑screen branded experiences that appear only when viewers pause streaming content and remain until they press play.


Optimized for QR engagement, attention, and in‑store or online outcomes.

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Behaviorally Triggered High‑Impact Display

Overlays, in‑feed placements, mastheads, endcaps, and smart headers on desktop and mobile.


Triggered by exit intent, inactivity, scroll gesture, tab refocus, between page views, and other disengagement behaviors.

Efficiency High Performance Units

High‑viewability formats tuned for higher CTR and efficient cost per site visitor or conversion, ideal for always‑on performance campaigns.

Privacy, Brand Safety & Trust

User‑first standards, independently verified

How WunderKIND Ads Works

From pause moments to full-funnel performance





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Detect the right moment

On CTV, we trigger full‑screen Pause Ads only when viewers actively pause content. Learn more about our award-winning CTV Pause Ads here.

On web and mobile, we listen for signals like exit intent, inactivity, tab refocus, in between page, and scroll gesture to confirm users are disengaged from publisher content. Learn more about our disengagement triggers here.

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Choose the right format

CTV Pause Ads, overlays, in‑feed units, mastheads, endcaps, and smart headers — all designed to be high‑impact without hijacking the experience.

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Premium creative at scale

One creative spec and deal ID unlocks CTV inventory across major platforms, networks, and OEMs, while custom display formats run across 300+ top publishers and 900+ quality sites.

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Measure and optimize full‑funnel performance

Goodbye vanity metrics. We’re laser focused on results that drive tangible business value. Attention, Brand Lifts, QR scans, store visits and ROAS for advertisers. Incremental ad revenue while maintaining a positive user experience for publishers. 

Choose the partnership model that fits your team.

For Advertisers

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Managed Service

We handle strategy, creative, activation, and optimization across CTV and display; you get a single partner for full‑funnel results.

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Self‑Service

Activate WunderKIND Ads inventory directly in your preferred DSP via PMPs and curated deals.

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Hybrid

Co‑design strategy and creative with our team while your internal or agency traders own execution.

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For Publishers

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Tag-on-Page

Add the WunderKIND Ads tag directly to your site templates to unlock all formats with maximum flexibility and control.

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Tag via Google Ad Manager

Traffic WunderKIND Ads through your existing Google Ad Manager setup for streamlined deployment and consolidated reporting.

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Tagless via Amazon's Connections Marketplace

Activate WunderKIND Ads through Amazon’s Connections Marketplace with no new tags required, minimizing lift for your dev and ad ops teams.

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30% Conversion declines across Facebook & Instagram

Source: emarketer

25% Increase in paid media spend needed to match last year’s performance

Source: McKinsey

30% Of media for retail and CPG industries are driven by cookie-based ad tactics

Source: Business of Fashion

Unlock the full revenue potential of your media and inventory.

Stop interrupting people and start meeting them where their attention naturally lands.

 

WunderKIND Ads makes it easy to run user‑first CTV and display that audiences remember — and your revenue reflects.

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