General

LensAI is a platform that enables targeted demand, through recognition technology, on image and video-based content
A platform for the contextual monetization of LensAI Shoppable --- Shoppable is a cutting-edge technology that facilitates the sale of products discovered in videos and images across various marketplaces via affiliate marketing programs. It provides a platform for ad placement within visual content by dynamically identifying relevant or visually similar products, or those that complement the objects and products detected in the images or videos. Affiliate links are then added to these identified products, making them available for purchase in different marketplaces.
LensAI Contextual --This technology is a video and image analysis solution that picks out the optimal moments for ad placement, and ensures that ads are contextually relevant. It facilitates the deployment of ads that align with content that users find interesting and appealing, rather than relying on their personal information.

Ad blocks can have any UI/UX, including industrial standards.
Why are there more than one ad blocks at a single moment in the video? This means that at this moment, any of the suggested ad themes can be shown.
Yes, we support all industrial advertising taxonomies.

LensAI Shoppable

The publisher, who could be the owner of a website, platform, or video hosting service with content, integrates LensAi’s script into their website or mobile application. This script examines the content and identifies similar or relevant products. As a user engages with this content, an advertising banner pops up, showcasing a product found within the content or one that is contextually relevant. The banner link incorporates the Affiliate/Tracking ID assigned by the marketplace indicated by the publisher. The publisher directly receives all commission for purchases made through the marketplace or partner platform, eliminating any middlemen.
The advertiser uploads their product catalog into our system and initiates their partnership with a platform like Impact.com. Publishers, who have registered their Affiliate ID in our system, will start featuring products associated with your affiliate partner. When a user clicks on the banner, their activity is tracked through Impact.com. All conversions and transactions are processed via the Impact.com interface.

Tracking, conversions and payouts are carried out by a partner company or marketplace. LensAI generates a link with your Affiliate/Tracking ID. When the user clicked on the banner and followed the link, this is reflected in the affiliate system. For example, for Walmart this is reflected in the Impact.com system, and for Amazon in the publishers Amazon Affiliate account.
Clicks and impression statistics are reflected in the LensAI Shoppable publisher account and can be exported to any analytics system, such as Google Analytics
Payments for purchases are made to the publisherfrom the affiliate program partner in the publisher account of the corresponding affiliate or marketplace.

Lens-AI supports Video, images, and live streaming across all platforms. Content that was previously published as well as active streams are supported. LensAI Shoppable will automatically analyze products, images and brands the moment users start viewing it.
By simply installing LensAI Shoppable, all the content on that site or platform will become and publisher will be able to specify what content they would like to be targeted for campaigns.
Shopping features become available to users if LensAI has recorded enough volume of viewed content. Traffic sufficiency is measured by LensAI based on the number of visitors viewing a publisher's content. When the threshold of these visitors exceeds the value set by LensAI, the content will be processed and impressions will begin

Read all the conditions on the websites of the respective affiliate programs; Including cookie lifetime to track a users return to the marketplace. LensAI Shoppable does not store any tracking cookies. LensAI Shoppable does not change any terms and conditions and does not charge any fees. LensAI Shoppable is not an affiliate program, but a technology provider.
For Amazon- https://affiliate-program.amazon.com/
For Walmart- https://impact.com/affiliate-marketing/
For eBay - https://partnernetwork.ebay.com/
For AliExpress - https://portals.aliexpress.com/

Publishers first need to launch their affiliate program, for example, through the Impact.com platform
Then upload their product feed to Lens-AI in the Google Products format. Contact Lens-ai for this. The user interface for loading product feeds will be added in the next version.

Yes, you can. Contact us to discuss the details of connecting to your ecosystem.
If you are an affiliate program representative and would like to provide LensAI Shoppable for your publishers, please contact us.

LensAI's business model includes providing the Shoppable feature for free in order to access publisher content for future contextual inventory building and ad impressions through LensAI Contextual on a RevShare model. This creates a win-win situation for all stakeholders: publisher, advertiser and LensAI
LensAI reserves the right to migrate Shoppable features to the RevShare model in the future

We have achieved excellent results, with minimal stress.

You need to register to affiliate programs

You can choose ad formats to display on your platform (a-bar, v-bar, moneybox, moneydot) or offer your own by contacting us. We are working on expanding various advertising formats

You have a choice of product categories that you want to show. For each page of your site, you can configure your own script with a set of necessary categories.

LensAI reserves the right to limit some functionality in the beta version due to the fact that some features are under testing.
The beta version may not support: mobile applications, some video players, some advertising formats, some affiliate programs, some product categories.
For live stream support please contact us.

Simply register, specify your platforms and follow the instructions.
Installation available via: Direct script installation, WordPress and Wix plugins, and Google Ad Manager

In most cases, there is no need for special settings for the web player. Read more in our documentation.

Data from the site: Images and videos, as well as the text surrounding them
About users: IP address, browser and its service headers
LensAI Shoppable is ITP-compliant i.e. does not track or set cookies for site visitors and does not collect data for cross-domain purposes (i.e. to see which other websites a person has visited).
What data is collected by the marketplace or affiliate program?After the user has clicked on the banner, please see the terms of the respective program.

Shoppable can be integrated for: most types of websites, mobile apps, ad or publisher network, any video player, streaming platform, browser extension, and SSP and DSP. Contact us to discuss the details of integration into your ecosystem.

LensAI Contextual

The publisher installs the LensAI Contextual or LensAI Shoppable script on their website or mobile application. The script analyzes the content and, based on this analysis, allows advertisers to target their ads, thereby placing them in the publisher's inventory.
The advertiser targets their ad based on the analysis of the content (inventory) of the publisher

Purchasing: Advertisers configure and run their ad campaigns through their LensAI Contextual account. Inventory purchases are made either through our online service or through our own DSP and/or protocol extension for already existing DSPs, thus creating a PmP (private marketplace).
Sale: Publishers install the LensAI Contextual or LensAI Shoppable script, thereby opening their inventory to the advertiser. The sale is carried out through a direct programmatic transaction, thereby creating a PmP (private marketplace)

Statistics on clicks and impressions, as well as other analytics, are reflected in the LensAI Contextual account and can be exported to any analytics system, such as Google Analytics
Payment for impressions and clicks are made by the advertiser in the LensAI platform, and LensAI, in turn, defaults to a RevShare model with publishers.

The price is formed according to the principle of a targeted advertising auction and the rules of the VCG auction are applied.

Very minimal

Contact us, ad formats can be changed

Contextual can be integrated for: most types of websites, mobile apps, ad network or publisher network, any video player, streaming platform, browser extension, SSP and DSP. Contact us to discuss the details of integration into your ecosystem.

Simply register, specify your platforms and follow the instructions.
Installation available via: Direct script installation, WordPress and Wix plugins, and Google Ad Manager

Simply register, specify your platforms and follow the instructions.
Installation available via: Direct script installation, WordPress and Wix plugins, and Google Ad Manager

Sufficient to install

For publishers

LensAI Shoppable: This tool automatically generates shoppable content, enabling your users to directly purchase products found in videos or images straight from the visual content.
LensAI Contextual: This solution allows publishers to sell contextual inventory to advertisers. Our AI algorithms analyze and categorize the content, thereby ensuring precise ad campaign targeting based on content relevance.
Ad Formats: This feature empowers publishers to create a novel user-ad experience, previously unattainable, leading to an increase in audience engagement and conversion rates.
Analytics: This provides publishers the means to analyze which content types garner more audience engagement towards advertisements. In doing so, it encourages publishers to create more of such content.

LensAI Shoppable opens up a new revenue stream in ad spaces that were previously unmonetizable. It's a completely free solution that sets the stage for further use of LensAI Contextual.
LensAI Contextual operates on a RevShare model and employs new ad formats, thereby creating a new revenue stream by carving out ad spaces that were previously unmonetizable. Relevance is key to running more effective ad campaigns, which in turn boosts the price of advertising compared to other ad sources.

Our answer is both yes and no. Our ad formats allow the installation of both unskippable formats and those that don't disrupt the user's viewing experience.

Our format optimally blends into the graphical content and enables users to purchase items depicted in the image or those that are relevant to them. Other in-image formats merely attempt to place themselves within an image, often lacking a meaningful connection to the content and context of the image. This can lead to a subpar user experience and low conversion rates.

Yes, our solution is capable of delivering relevant pre-roll advertising.

From LensAI Shoppable, you will earn 100% of all affiliate earnings resulting from your users' purchases. LensAI does not charge any fees for the use of Shoppable features. Why is this? LensAI's business model includes providing the Shoppable feature for free, in order to gain access to publishers' inventory for future ad displays via LensAI Contextual under a RevShare model. It's a win-win for all parties involved.

Contextual inventory is ad space that possesses contextual characteristics. Such ad space could be an image, video, live stream, text, or page. Contextual characteristics might include actions happening in a video, objects, content categories, phrases, and so forth. All inventory characteristics are classified according to recognized market standards.

The report informs you about the characteristics by which your inventory can be sold, the number of ad slots that can be sold, and the associated pricing.

Both LensAI Shoppable and LensAI Contextual are provided at no charge. Why is this? The business model of LensAI includes offering the Shoppable feature for free in order to access publishers' inventory for future ad displays via LensAI Contextual using a RevShare model.

For advertisers

The AI analyzes the video as the user is watching and selects the best moment in the video where it believes an ad should be inserted and what theme it should be. This forms an advertising inventory with contextual characteristics.
The advertiser purchases these ad spaces (inventory) indicating as targeting the contextual characteristics most similar to their advertising campaign.

In this example, the contextual classifications of the advertising inventory and recommended brands are specified in the advertising blocks.

These advertising spaces are contextually linked to the content that the user is viewing, which leads to increased conversions.

LensAI Shoppable: This tool automatically creates shoppable content, allowing advertisers to sell products and users to purchase products found in videos or images directly from the visual content. This paves the way for a new channel for advertisers to distribute their products.
LensAI Contextual: This solution allows advertisers to deliver their ads more effectively to the right client at the right time, contextually relevant to the content that the user is viewing. This helps to increase audience engagement with the advertisement.
Ad Formats: This feature allows advertisers to create a new user experience with advertising that was previously unavailable, thereby increasing audience engagement and conversion rates.
Analytics: This tool allows advertisers to analyze which content garners more audience engagement towards ads, thereby encouraging advertisers to increase the targeting of their ads on such content.

LensAI Shoppable creates a new sales channel for products. As user attention shifts towards online content, the viewing of videos and images elicits emotion. LensAI Shoppable encourages impulsive purchases from users while they're engaging with visual content.
LensAI Contextual creates a timely interest in ads by aligning them with the content being viewed by the user. This way, it establishes a connection between the emotion experienced during content consumption and the advertisement.

Our inventory comprises of images, videos, live streams, text, and pages. Characteristics of ad inventory could include actions taking place in videos, objects, content categories, phrases, etc. All inventory characteristics are classified according to recognized market standards.
Learn about our publishers and coverage during early registration in LensAI Contextual. We carefully moderate publishers and their inventory for sale.

LensAI Shoppable is offered to advertisers for free. The prices payable to publishers are set by the advertisers themselves according to the rules of affiliate programs. Why so? The LensAI business model involves offering Shoppable features for free, to gain access to publishers' inventory for future ad displays through LensAI Contextual, following a RevShare model.
Buying contextual inventory: Advertisers configure and launch their advertising campaigns in the LensAI Contextual dashboard. Inventory can be purchased either through our online service or using our proprietary DSP and/or protocol extensions for existing API calls, thus creating a PmP (private marketplace).
The cost per view/click on contextual inventory is determined by a targeted advertising auction system and follows the rules of the VCG (Vickrey-Clarke-Groves) auction.

Types of advertising formats

Contextual ADS

An advertising format where the advertiser has access to advertising categories that they can target for their advertising campaigns. Our AI algorithms analyze every frame of graphic content and select the most relevant advertising categories for that instance. An 'instance' can be an individual scene or a specific time segment of the video. You can view the full list of advertising categories by following the link

Shoppable ADS

An advertising format where advertisers - product sellers can market their product catalog. Our AI algorithms analyze every moment of graphic content and select the most relevant or similar products for that instance. An 'instance' can be an individual scene or a specific time segment of the video. You can view the full list of supported product categories by following the link

Data Report

The report contains data obtained during the analysis, which, as a result, are used for advertising purposes

General

Entity	Description
Objects
Object Name	An object is an entity defined by computer vision algorithms with an accuracy of over 80%. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity. The parameter can have the following values: The full list can be viewed here
Object_ID	Unique object identifier

Coordinates	Object coordinates
Material	Object material
Mask	Object contours
Bbox Size	Object size within a rectangle
Attributes	Object attributes. Such attributes include Gender Age Emotion Bbox Size - object size in a rectangle Color Fabric Material Person action Signs Each object can have various attributes, as well as objects can inherit attributes from neighboring objects, thereby determining, for example, which gender or age the clothing should be selected for.
Properties	Other characteristics of the analysis.
Logos and Brands
Logo/Brand Name	Logo/Brand is an entity identified by computer vision algorithms with an accuracy of over 80%. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity. The parameter can have the following values: Full list can be viewed here.
Environments
Environment Name	This is the scene setting identified by computer vision algorithms with an accuracy of over 80%. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity. The parameter can have the following values: Full list can be viewed here.
Industries
Industry Name	This is a derived value from the cumulative analysis of other entities applied to a scene or a time segment. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity. The parameter can have the following values: Full list can be viewed here.
IAB Content Categories
IAB Content Category Name	This is a derived value from the cumulative analysis of other entities, applied to a scene or a time segment. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity. The parameter can have the following values: Full list can be viewed here.
IAB ProductCategories
IAB Product Category Name	This is a derived value from the cumulative analysis of other entities, applied to a scene or a time segment. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity. The parameter can have the following values: Full list of categories can be viewed here.
Google Product Categories
Google Product Category Name	This is a derived value from the cumulative analysis of other entities, applied to a scene or a time segment. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity. The parameter can have the following values: Full list of categories can be viewed here.
Google Business Categories
Google Business Category Name	This is a derived value from the cumulative analysis of other entities, applied to a scene or a time segment. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity. The parameter can have the following values: Full list of categories can be viewed here.
Marketplaces Product Categories
Walmart Product Category Name	This is a derived value from the cumulative analysis of other entities, applied to a scene or a time segment. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity. The parameter can have the following values: Full list of categories can be viewed here.
Amazon Product Category Name	This is a derived value from the cumulative analysis of other entities, applied to a scene or a time segment. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity. The parameter can have the following values: Full list of categories can be viewed here.
Ebay Product Category Name	This is a derived value from the cumulative analysis of other entities, applied to a scene or a time segment. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity. The parameter can have the following values: Full list of categories can be viewed here.
Aliexpress Product Category Name	This is a derived value from the cumulative analysis of other entities, applied to a scene or a time segment. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity. The parameter can have the following values: Full list of categories can be viewed here.
Text/Audio
Entity Name	Keywords extracted from the text accompanying the graphic content. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity.
TextConcepts	This entity is extracted from the text that accompanies the graphic content. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity.
Sentiment Level	It enables extracting emotionally colored vocabulary and emotional attitudes from text and audio. Advertisers can target their ads to this entity. The parameter can have the following values: −10 to +10 scale (most negative up to most positive) or simply from 0 to a positive upper limit such as +4.

Integration

Example of script installation:

To connect the script, it's enough to place the following line in any part of the page (preferably in the <head>):

<script async="" src="https://storage.googleapis.com/ad_templates.lens-ai.com/lensai-test-01022022.js"></script>

Events:

The script generates events for the loading of the advertising creative, its viewing, and clicking on it (lensai_ad_load, lensai_ad_show, lensai_ad_click).

Examples of receiving an event:

Values passed in the 'detail' property of the event:

Field

Description

Type

Possible values / example

domain

The domain of the website where the advertisement is shown

String

example.com

platform_id

Unique ID of the platform/website

Int

100

advertiser

Name of the advertiser/merchandise platform

String

AliExpress

campaign_type

Type of displayed advertisement (category of the merchandise platform, contextual advertisement, product)

String

category, custom, goods

creative_id

Unique ID of the advertising creative

Int

426

template_id

Name of the advertising format template

String

callout_320x240

format_type

Type of advertising format

String

Callout, ABar,VBar, ProductBoxItem

content_type

Type of content on which the advertisement is placed

String

image, video

Scenario 1 (API request from the user):

The image or video has come into the user's field of view.
The LensAI API service receives a direct API request from the user (from the web browser, XHR) with the following data: URL and/or unique identifier of the video/image, user data: web browser, device, screen resolution, etc.

Scenario 2 (request from the server):

The image or video has come into the user's field of view.
At the moment the video/image is displayed to the user, the LensAI API service receives a request from the PLATFORM server with the following data: URL and/or unique identifier of the video/image, user data: geolocation (country/city), web browser, device, screen resolution, etc. Optionally - the number of views of this video/image over a specific time frame.

Response from the API

The subsequent steps are the same for each request scenario.

If the video/image has not been processed previously:
- There's a calculation of the number of API calls (or the number of views passed in the request) for the given URL/identifier over a specific period of time.
- Checking the parameters of the video/image (dimensions, quality, video duration, etc.)
- If all conditions meet the requirements, the video/image is sent for processing. The API response will indicate a status of "sent for processing" or "rejected".
If the video/image has been processed previously, then the API response provides the processing result (see examples of responses).
- Additionally, there is an analysis of the need for reprocessing the video/image, and if necessary, it is sent for processing. This is not reflected in the API response.

Examples of Reponses API

Shoppable

{
  "lastCheck": 1649265364,
  "domain": "example.com",
  "ads": [
    …
    {
    "agent_id": 1,
    "y": 0.49583333333333335,
    "name": "Xscape Women's Embellished Velvet Blouson Blouse",
    "cid": 6173,
    "advertiser": "Amazon_YML",
    "width": 0.4595545134818288,
    "x": 0.16060961313012895,
    "platform_id": 1,
    "center_x": 0.5052754982415006,
    "weight": 0.5974132418632507,
    "content": {
        "text_on_bg_text": "Blouse features batwing, blouson style, shoulder and sleeve embellishment, full lining and pullover.",
        "thumbnail_img": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31KPCekORYL._SS500_.jpg",
        "call_to_action_text": "Best Seller",
        "headline_text": "Xscape Women's Embellished Velvet Blouson Blouse",
        "price_text": "$20.95",
        "description_title": "Description",
        "image_img_url": "https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/31KPCekORYL._SS500_.jpg",
        "base_banner_action": "open_url:https://redirect.lens-ai.com/321543621",
        "description_text": "Blouse features batwing, blouson style, shoulder and sleeve embellishment, full lining and pullover.",
        "price_sale_text": ""
    },
    "campaign_type": "goods",
    "height": 0.4458333333333333,
    "time": 73,
    "ad_types": [
        4
    ],
    "pointer": "auto",
    "center_y": 0.7854166666666667,
    "orientation": "square"
    },
    …
  ],
  "status": 1,
  "version": 223
}

Contextual

{
  "lastCheck": 1649265364,
  "domain": "example.com",
  "ads": [
    …
    {
    "agent_id": 1,
    "y": 0.49583333333333335,
    "name": "For Women",
    "cid": 6173,
    "advertiser": "Amazon_YML",
    "width": 0.4595545134818288,
    "x": 0.16060961313012895,
    "platform_id": 1,
    "center_x": 0.5052754982415006,
    "weight": 0.5974132418632507,
     "content": {
        "text_on_bg_text": "For Girls.",
        "thumbnail_img": "https://img.lens-ai.com/fEUs-r-53OXU.gif",
        "call_to_action_text": "BuyNow",
        "headline_text": "For Women",
        "price_text": "$20.95",
        "description_title": "Description",
        "image_img_url": "https://img.lens-ai.com/fEUs-r-53OXU.gif",
        "video_url":"",
        "base_banner_action": "open_url:https://redirect.lens-ai.com/33211",
        "description_text": "For Girls",
        "price_sale_text": ""
    },
    "campaign_type": "CustomAds",
    "height": 0.4458333333333333,
    "time": 73,
    "ad_types": [
        1,4
    ],
    "pointer": "auto",
    "center_y": 0.7854166666666667,
    "orientation": "square"
    },
    …
  ],
  "status": 1,
  "version": 223
}

Contextual (Targeting)

{
  "lastCheck": 1649265364,
  "domain": "domain.com",
  "ads": [
    …
    {
    "agent_id": 1,
    "y": 0.49583333333333335,
    "width": 0.4595545134818288,
    "x": 0.16060961313012895,
    "platform_id": 1,
    "center_x": 0.5052754982415006,
    "weight": 0.5974132418632507,
    "ad_targeting":{
        "IAB_content_categories":[552,560,561,566,568,571],
        "IAB_product_categorise":[],
        "Industry": [];
        "Environment":[];
        "Google Product Categories":[];
        "Google Business Categories" :[],
        "Marketplaces Product Categories":[],
        "Entity Name" :[],
        "Text_Concepts" :[],
        "Sentiment Level" :[],
        "Logos and Brands":[],
        "Objects":[],
        "Contextual_ads_categories":[],
        "emotions":[],
        "Brand_safety":true
    }
    "campaign_type": "Targeting",
    "height": 0.4458333333333333,
    "time": 73,
    "ad_types": [
        1,4
    ],
    "pointer": "auto",
    "center_y": 0.7854166666666667,
    },
    …
  ],
  "status": 1,
  "version": 223

API usage limitations for all scenarios:

Number of processed videos and their total duration (in minutes) over a specific period (day, month).
Number of processed images over a specific period (day, month).

Using the API (see above) or JS scripts for WEB applications (PWA, WebView, Native script,etc )

Using the API (see above), data transfer in any way, displaying ads using your own means or custom development

For our solution to work with DSP/SSP, it requires us to develop a certain openRTB extension on the SSP side. Such extension would allow us to send match-required key-value pairs to DSP (for example, IAB Content Taxonomy,Contextual ADS category, keywords, etc.). Transferring key-value pairs data from publishers to, let's say, MediaNet/Prebid is expected to be done through a standard method of API. On the DSP side, this extension enables the activation of a match-required targeting for key-value pairs.

Here’s a brief explanation of two ways that targeting can be achieved: Match-Required Targeting on DSP side through key-value pairs (custom extension). Meaning, a match of key-value pairs is necessary for an ad to appear. This is needed when an ad display takes place in an image/frame with an animated dot connected to the tagged item. Тhus, such match guarantees to everyone involved (publisher, advertiser, etc.) that an ad will be relevant to what the user sees (e.i., an insurance ad will never be displayed on a frying pan). Non Match-Required Targeting through key-value pairs when ads are displayed without a direct attachment to an item. For example, in standard ad slots and/or standard ad formats.

At LensAI, we think this kind of solution should be a long-term goal for any ad exchange or DSP. Strategically, we believe that each DSP or SSP will adapt such an extension; eventually becoming a standard in the contextual space.

FAQ

General

LensAI Shoppable

LensAI Contextual

For publishers

For advertisers

Types of advertising formats

Data Report

General

Objects

Logos and Brands

Environments

Industries

IAB Content Categories

IAB ProductCategories

Google Product Categories

Google Business Categories

Marketplaces Product Categories

Walmart Product Category Name

Amazon Product Category Name

Ebay Product Category Name

Aliexpress Product Category Name

Text/Audio

Entity Name

TextConcepts

Sentiment Level

Integration

Example of script installation:

Events:

Scenario 1 (API request from the user):

Scenario 2 (request from the server):

Response from the API

Examples of Reponses API

Shoppable

Contextual

Contextual (Targeting)