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Attribute targeting

Attribute name

The Attribute name field contains all of the Rokt-defined attributes that are available for targeting. If there are other attributes you would like to use for targeting, please contact your account manager or Rokt customer support.

Why do some attributes show a warning?

This occurs if you select an attribute which is not included in one more targeting subcategories. For example, if you specify "Airline Carrier", but have selected every category, the warning will indicate that the selected attribute is only available for the Travel category. Even though all categories are selected, the audience will never be available for users to see the widget on a partner’s site outside of the Travel category.

Conditions

An explanation for each of the conditions, and examples of what is considered TRUE and FALSE for each, are shown in the table below.

Conditions explained:

ConditionDefinitionExample
equalsValue provided by partner is exactly the same as value specified in rule“rokt” equals “rokt” is TRUE
“rokt” equals “r0kt” is FALSE
is inValue provided by partner is exactly the same as any value specified in a comma-separated list in the rule“100” is in “98,99,100,101” is TRUE
“100” is in “98-101” is FALSE
containsValue provided by partner contains the value specified in rule“supercalifragilistic” contains “cali” is TRUE
“supercalifragilistic” contains “california” is FALSE
ends withValue provided by partner ends with the value specified in rule“superman” ends with “man” is TRUE
“superman” ends with “fireman” is FALSE
existsValue is provided by partner
outside # days from todayValue provided by partner is a date which is more than the specified number of days in the future from today than the value specified in rule“2019/10/26” outside # days from today “30” is TRUE
“2019/02/18” outside # days from today “30” is FALSE
within # days of todayValue provided by partner is a date which is less than the specified number of days in the future from today than the value specified in rule“2019/03/08” within # days of today “10” is TRUE
“2019/10/26” within # days of today “10” is FALSE
number greater thanValue provided by partner is a number greater than the value specified in rule“5” number greater than “3” is TRUE
“5” number greater than “5” is FALSE
number less thanValue provided by partner is a number less than the value specified in rule“5” number less than “8” is TRUE
“5” number less than “5” is FALSE
matches regular expressionValue provided by partner matches regular expression specified in rule
Regular expression (regex) allows for complex matching rules, to support extensive flexibility. Note that there is no comprehensive validation of the regex, and it is possible for users to create rules which conflict with other targeting settings (e.g., demographics, location).
does not {other condition}Value provided by partner does not meet the conditions“integration” does not contain “connection” is TRUE
“integration” does not contain “tion” is FALSE
“Integration” does not end with “gral” is TRUE
“integration” does not end with “tion” is FALSE

Custom rules

Custom rules support the targeting of custom attributes for internal campaigns, or strategic partnerships. Only Rokt staff can add, edit, or delete custom rules. All users can view the rule, but for general users the fields are read-only.

Multiple rules

Audiences with multiple attribute targeting rules target individuals who match all of the specified rules, and are also represented with the AND logical conjunction. Functionally, this means both this condition and this other condition must be true. Expressed visually in the diagrams below, each circle represents a rule, and the red section are the individuals who match all of the rules.

  • Two rules:

Attribute Targeting

  • Three rules:

    Attribute Targeting

How do I target an audience if it matches any of the conditions (attribute A OR attribute B)?
  • This is not possible in the initial release of attribute targeting.
  • You can achieve this by creating additional audiences for the alternate rule configurations.
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