This article will cover the following:
What is Image Hosting
CAKE offers an optional feature that allows you to host images, as opposed to providing the raw image for your Affiliates.
When uploading an Image creative, CAKE will provide the option to "Cloud Host Media Files". This means that CAKE will upload your image to a server, as opposed to providing the image in the Affiliate Portal for download.
Why would you want to host your images?
Image hosting is purely a preference that some CAKE clients choose over providing their affiliates with the actual image.
Image hosting works very well with another CAKE feature that allows you to include an HTML file with the creative.
This means that you can start with a raw image (let's say a .jpg), and then provide your affiliate with a customized HTML file that references the hosted image.
This ultimately means that your Affiliate does not need to download an image, but rather copy / paste the HTML code into an ad serving platform or website.
However, some clients would prefer to provide their affiliates with the raw image. This allows the affiliate to manage the image within their own servers.
Adding the creative
First, you're going to want to select the type of creative you want to add. If you want to have the creative hosted, check the box next to "Cloud Host Media Files." Select a status of active, and name your creative. From here you'll want to select the files to upload from your computer.
An Image Creative Type will allow you to host the image AND generate the HTML file mentioned in the previous step.
The Email Creative Type is expecting you to upload a previously created HTML file along with the referenced images.
Zoom: Adding the creative
Image Source(s)
When you upload the creatives you will be asked to swap out the URL's with the corresponding tokens. From there you will also click on Image Source(s) and map the images to where they are hosted.
Zoom: Image Source(s)
Viewing Hosted Images
Since you selected the box to "Cloud Host Media Files," when you go to the files ta
Zoom: Viewing Hosted Images
If you have any questions, please reach out to your dedicated CAKE Client Success Manager/Account Manager or contact the CAKE Support Team at support@getCAKE.com.