Before the redesign, we had more ads, but they were both smaller ads and not all guaranteed to be viewable (and, thus, they were devalued). All impressions are not created equally, and the calculated risk we are taking is to increase the quality of both the advertising and user experience to drive more revenue.

Gannett’s chief digital officer David Payne explaining to me why USA Today’s redesign (bouncy ball and all) will be good for the paper.

Click through to learn why the redesign will also help advertisers.