# Uploading Creatives

To set up a campaign the very first thing need to be created / uploaded are the Creatives. Some creatives can be uploaded by the Clients themselves for Self-Served accounts and some creative types needs Ad Ops help to upload / create.

There are 3 types of creative formats / Ads that can be created by the Clients themselves while using their Self-Served accounts:

- Standard Banner Ads
- Native Ads
- Video Ads

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##### **Banner Ads**

**You can find the requirements for banner ads here: [What are the most popular ad banner formats?](https://manual.eskimi.com/books/additional-creative-formats/page/static-banners-standard-display "Static Banners (standard display)")**

<p class="callout info align-center">Banner **samples** can be found [HERE](https://manual.eskimi.com/books/additional-creative-formats/page/static-banners-standard-display "Static Banners (standard display)") as well.</p>

**Steps to follow:**

Log in to your DSP account &gt; Go to "***Creative Sets***" &gt; on the new page click "***Add creative set***".

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Under **"*Creative set title*"** set the name &gt; Select "***Creative Format***" and "***Banner Format***" &gt; Click "***Save creative set***".

[![2.png](https://manual.eskimi.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-04/scaled-1680-/IGHqVexY2KQXdndA-2.png)](https://manual.eskimi.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-04/IGHqVexY2KQXdndA-2.png)

**Uploading Banner Creatives:**

- **<span class="wysiwyg-color-blue">File Banners</span>** - These are simple static images that can be uploaded from your computer. The specifications and requirements are shared above at the beginning of this article.
- **<span class="wysiwyg-color-blue">Javascript Tag</span>** - These are HTML format banners. Note that these ad servers must support https, comply with ad exchange policies, and technical requirements. Example:

[![image-1610548349196.png](https://manual.eskimi.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-01/scaled-1680-/image-1610548349196.png)](https://manual.eskimi.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-01/image-1610548349196.png)

- **Rich Media** - This are animated creatives. Find more about Rich Media creatives and how to create them "[**Here**](https://manual.eskimi.com/books/creatives/page/creating-standard-rich-media-in-eskimi-dsp-rich-media-builder-guide "Creating Standard Rich Media in Eskimi DSP (Rich Media Builder Guide)")" in the article.

After selecting and uploading the desired creative format / creatives, click "Save" and and the Creative set will be created which can be selected later while setting up the campaign.

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##### **<span data-sheets-root="1">Video</span> Ads:**

**You can find the requirements for Video Ads here: [Video ad formats](https://manual.eskimi.com/books/uploading-video-ads-and-their-requirements/page/what-are-video-ads-formats-and-what-do-i-see-in-report "What are video ads formats and what do I see in report?")**

**Steps to follow:**

Log in to your DSP account &gt; Go to "***Creative Sets***" &gt; on the new page click "***Add creative set***".

[![1.png](https://manual.eskimi.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-04/scaled-1680-/rECBhmG6brP3woUG-1.png)](https://manual.eskimi.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-04/rECBhmG6brP3woUG-1.png)

Under **"*Creative set title*"** set the name &gt; Select "***Creative Format***" and "***Video format***" from the 04 provided options &gt; Click "***Save creative set***".

[![3.png](https://manual.eskimi.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-04/scaled-1680-/HlswDGhzIJZEAWyO-3.png)](https://manual.eskimi.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-04/HlswDGhzIJZEAWyO-3.png)

If you select "***Video Vast***" or "***IBV***" or "***Video Vast + IBV***", the interface will take you to the next video file upload page.  
<span data-sheets-root="1">Now give it a name under "***Title***" &gt; Click "***Choose files***" and upload the video files from your computer &gt; and click "***Save***". The creative set will be saved.  
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<span data-sheets-root="1">Companion Banners can be u</span>pload as well, but the step is not necessary / not mandatory and can be skipped. Companion banners must contain at least one of the following sizes: 300x250 or 300x60.  
Write Call to action text. This text should be short and engaging, eg. Buy now. It will describe a call to action button for the destination URL. Can be skipped if not needed as well.

If you select the "***Video Remote VAST URI***" option, it will take you to the next interface where you can upload your video creative tag.

![5.png](https://manual.eskimi.com/uploads/images/gallery/2025-04/scaled-1680-/clBKYcAmV6XrOHcz-5.png)

<span data-sheets-root="1">C</span><span data-sheets-root="1">lick "***Save***". The creative set will be saved.</span>

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