03 · Case study

Advertising Specification Platform

A scalable source of truth connecting product behavior, UX placements, creative standards, translations, and launch readiness.

Media Resources interface for the TiVo Advertising Specification Platform
Opening idea

When every team interprets requirements differently, inconsistency becomes expensive.

Advertising products spanned multiple platforms, formats, behaviors, markets, and technical constraints. Advertisers, agencies, Sales, Product, Engineering, and Operations needed a reliable way to understand what could be built, how it should behave, and what assets were required.

The solution was more than a specifications library. It translated a sophisticated ad experience into clear creative components, production standards, templates, examples, and submission guidance—helping outside partners and internal teams reach campaign readiness with less ambiguity.

Product anatomy

One premium experience. Four clearly defined inputs.

01

Featured Image

High-impact campaign artwork with clear safe-zone and production guidance.

02

Title Logo

A separately supplied, presentation-ready mark designed to remain legible in the interface.

03

Provider Logo

An optional affiliated network or provider identifier with consistent formatting rules.

04

Ad Copy

Structured title, description, and call-to-action inputs aligned to supported product behaviors.

My role

Information architecture

Organized complex product and creative requirements into a navigable system.

Content governance

Defined how specifications, updates, translations, and approvals were maintained.

Cross-functional alignment

Connected product behavior, UX intent, technical constraints, and advertiser needs.

Launch enablement

Supported Sales conversations, campaign readiness, and production quality.

Impact

What changed.

The platform improved consistency, reduced ambiguity, supported international expansion, and made complex advertising requirements easier to understand and execute.

A spec site is a design system.

It translates product intent into repeatable execution.

Clarity reduces rework.

Better information upstream prevents errors downstream.

Governance is part of UX.

A useful platform must stay accurate, current, and trusted.

Design for multiple audiences.

The same system must serve technical, creative, and business users.

From creative intent to launch-ready assets

The platform turned knowledge into infrastructure.

The most durable value was a trusted path that made creative, product, technical, and commercial decisions easier to align.

01 · DefineProduct behavior

Clarify the experience, placement, and supported interactions.

02 · PrepareCreative components

Separate artwork, logos, copy, and optional media into usable inputs.

03 · ValidateProduction standards

Apply specifications, safe zones, examples, and content guidance.

04 · ActivateCampaign-ready assets

Give advertisers and internal teams a consistent submission path.

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