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Advertising that is designed to fit in, native ads fit the form and function of the environment in which it appears in. View all Nudge posts, from insights, to data, case studies and the latest examples.

Content Marketing Insights 2023

The latest in Content Marketing Insights, the state of content, research, data points & trends. This post is a comprehensive collection of data points and research around content, content marketing, branded content and native advertising. The stats covers performance, growth, trends for brands, content studios (publishers) and platforms. It is continuously updated, as we share new data in our weekly newsletter. If you were to sum it up, all the data reflects how consumers are responding to content and what… Continue reading

Jessica Toib
Jessica Toib
January 17, 2023

Guide to Native Advertising

Advertising that is designed to fit in with the environment in which it is served is native advertising. Ads that fit in. Rather than trying to put a round peg in a square hole, the ads are catered to where they are displayed. If you are new to native advertising, here are some articles we’d recommend: Best Branded Content & Native Advertising Examples of 2022 Glossary of native advertising terms How to Win at Native Advertising Before… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
November 4, 2022

How to verify branded content

Are you looking to verify the performance of your branded content? Then you’ve come to the right place. What makes branded content verification different to other advertising, is the art and science. Content requires consumption to be effective. And then, often you need to verify the traffic sources to the content. Often also there are technical challenges that need to be overcome. The other challenge can be the scale, often branded content has less impressions than say a display campaign. Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
January 31, 2022

What is Branded Content Marketing?

The phrase ‘branded content marketing’ is an amalgamation of branded content & content marketing. Speaking to the holistic nature of marketing activities that encompasses branded content, content marketing & native advertising.  Branded content is often content where it couldn’t’ exist without the brands presence. Content marketing can exist without the brand, but seeks to bring customers into the funnel.  Branded content marketing is attempting to do both, within the brands own content eco-system. It might be referring to sometimes as… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
May 25, 2021

Branded Content Glossary

An overview of terms often used in branded content. See also Native Advertising Glossary. Advertorial, similar to paid content, describes content that has been paid for by a brand.  Branded content, content that is made for the express purpose of promoting a brand. If you took the brand out, the content couldn’t exist. Custom content, describes content that has been paid for by a brand and created in collaboration with them.  Disclosure, the… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
May 11, 2021

The Best Native Advertising Examples of 2021

Read on to see the best native ads of 2021. When people speak about native ads, they typically either talk about native content or native display. So, in an effort to avoid confusion, I want to make it clear that in this piece, we’re concentrating on content. Throughout, you’ll quickly notice that we use additional terms that are synonymous with native content, e.g. branded content, sponsored content, and custom content. Each week, we handpick exceptional content campaigns that we’ve… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
February 3, 2021

This Week in Native Ads 2/14

Gustaf here. Still covering for Ben, who’s not back until next week. I know… but we can get through this together, I promise! One big thing It's Valentine’s Day. When we peek under the hood at Nudge data, we notice that consumers are spending 69% longer on quizzes during Valentine’s. Curious. For more insights, such as the best time of day to advertise during the Feast day of Saint Valentine, give our… Continue reading

Gustaf Stenlund
Gustaf Stenlund
February 14, 2020

This Week in Native Ads 1/17

One big thing The story this week was Google committing to a roadmap to remove third-party cookies within 2 years. This has been an internal battle for them, Google Adsense vs DoubleClick vs Chrome. Google Adsense is the traditional advertising teams’ at Google, DoubleClick is the more brand solutions and Chrome – obviously their browser. The ads teams want/need the third party cookies but Chrome doesn’t want to lose market share by not keeping up… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
January 17, 2020

This Week in Native Ads 1/9

I took a clinical approach to CES and was in/out for a few key meetings. With the short duration, I didn’t get to wander the gadgets unfortunately but enjoyed the time in media. It’s my first time, the event is pretty close-knit, so you naturally bump into a bunch of people. Which I like. So if you haven’t been considering it. Given CES was on, there are a few stories, it is worth getting a coffee and catching the most… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
January 10, 2020

This Week in Native Ads 11/15

One big thing The streaming wars have dominated stories this week – with the launch of Disney +. And what an incredible launch, 10m subs after 24 hours. The story I really paid attention to was the Cadbury Amazon Fire TV partnership. Cadbury curated a selection of BuzzFeed's Tasty recipe videos to show on Fire TV. It’s yet another blueprint for how brands are using content, as the traceable commodity between all media. My take… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
November 15, 2019