Loader Criteo

Criteo is a well-known online advertising landscape, offering advertisers the means to connect with their target audience through carefully tailored and pertinent ad experiences. Using sophisticated algorithms and extensive user data, Criteo enables businesses to deliver personalized advertisements that reflect individual preferences and behaviors, fostering a more meaningful and relevant engagement with users.

Business value in CDP

In terms of CDP integration, the efficient link between CDP and Criteo allows businesses to use their customer data effectively. This integration facilitates the delivery of advertising experiences that align with the unique characteristics of their target audience, enhancing the overall impact of marketing efforts.

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Steps to set up Criteo

Follow this step-by-step guide to configure the component:

1. The first step is to set up the loader within Meiro Integration by following the instructions given in this article.
   
2. Check the destination under Administration > Destinations for existing Creteo destination.
3. Continue with exporting your segmented customer profiles. Refer to this article.

Learn more: about the implementation of Criteo destination from this article.

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Setting up the loader in MI

For setting Criteo as a destination within Meiro Integration, use the Criteo loader component. This component creates a new audience or updates users to an existing audience in Criteo. When updating an audience, the loader first deletes the users in the audience and then adds users.

Data In/ Data Out

Data In

CSV used for identifiers should be located in /data/in/tables/. The input CSV file is a list of users to be added to the audience, with each row being the identifier type (type) and an identifier (value). The file must contain type and value as headers. Possible values for type are: Type Description email Email address. It is strongly recommended to send the email addresses hashing with MD5, or SHA256 of its MD5 hash as a best practice. Learn more: About adding users to audience here under Audience Management. madid Mobile ad identifier. identityLink LiveRamp identity link. gum Criteo GUM cookie identifier. customerid The unique identifier assigned to a specific customer or user of the platform.   Warning: Please ensure that the customerid to be uploaded is the same type of identifiers that Criteo has configured. If the identifiers are different, they will not be matched Examples of CSV input: type,value email,john.doe@example.com email,john.doe@gmail.com madid,3f097372-f01e-4b64-984c-395ae5828ee6 customerid,8436881

Data Out

N/A

Learn more: about the folder structure here.

Learn more: about managing users in an audience here.

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Parameters

Advertiser ID (required)	Criteo Advertiser ID.
Audience Segment ID (optional)	The audience segment ID of an existing audience segment to be updated in Criteo.  Leaving this empty would create a new audience. If specified, the component updates users to the audience segment specified by the ID.  Remember: Audience segment ID must be specified if you wish to update an existing audience. Remember: You must fill in the Name of New Audience and Description of New Audience parameters if this is left empty.
Name of New Audience (required if new audience is created)	Name of the audience to be created. This must be specified if the Audience ID is not specified.
Description of New Audience (required if new audience is created)	Description of the audience to be created. This must be specified if the Audience ID is not specified.
API Client ID (required)	Criteo API Client ID.
API Client Secret (required)	Criteo API Client secret.
CSV Input File Name(required)	The filename of the CSV input file.

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How to Get Criteo API Credentials

Below is a comprehensive step-by-step guide to acquiring your Criteo API credentials:
1. Create a new app project:

• Log in to your Criteo admin account and click ‘Start Building’ to initiate a new project.

• Navigate to "Create a new app".

• Fill in project details with name and description, and upload your logo for easy identification.
• Complete by clicking on "Create App."

2. Generate Client ID and Client Secret:

• Within the project, click on "Create New Key" to obtain the Client ID and Client Secret.

• Save these credentials securely, as the Client Secret will be shared only once.

Learn more: about how to get API credentials from the official documentation in Criteo. 

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FAQs

I successfully updated the audience, why does it not show up in Criteo?

Please check if the audience size is big enough.  In Criteo, audiences with less than 500 identifiers would not be processed. Moreover, if there are less than 1000 matched identifiers, the audience Status in Criteo will show that there is Not Enough Data and will not be usable in Criteo.