Analytics

Why Nudge is the standard amongst content marketing analytics platforms

Nudge was the first in the industry to specialize in this particular use case: When content turns into advertising, it’s held to a higher standard. Agency Roots, Pinnacle to Nudge’s Success Nudge is a product born out of New Zealand agency Young & Shand. Unhappy with the content marketing measurement solutions available, they created what today is the standard in content marketing analytics for brands & publishers. Prior to the development of Nudge, the agency consistently ran into obstacles… Continue reading

Gustaf Stenlund
Gustaf Stenlund
March 23, 2018
Product Updates

Nudge Product Update 3/14

  Each month we share the latest native content, new product features, upcoming events and more.   Never miss another product update; sign up to the newsletter here.   Nudge Update, March 2018   It’s March already, springtime is around the corner and Q1 is wrapping up; please feel free to reach out if you have any upcoming campaigns and can use some help on measurement. This month we’ve got a short, but… Continue reading

Gustaf Stenlund
Gustaf Stenlund
March 14, 2018
Strategy

The Blueprint for Spending your Media Budget Effectively at SXSW

  One of the biggest interactive media, technology and advertising events of the year is finally upon us, SXSW!   Last week at the ANA conference, Mark Pritchard, Chief Brand Officer at P&G, said it best when he stated that too much digital advertising is being wasted…   So we thought, why not ensure that advertisers can be as effective as possible with their media spend during the biggest media shebang of the year!?… Continue reading

Gustaf Stenlund
Gustaf Stenlund
March 8, 2018
Product Updates

Nudge Has Enhanced Video + Social

  We’re excited to share a sneak peek of our latest feature, our video + social integrations!     Today, we’re talking to none other than Ben Young, CEO & Founder of Nudge, about what we’ve built and what this means for our partners.   Interview summary: What we’ve built Why it’s important for Nudge What we’ve learned from building these features How it impacts the Nudge… Continue reading

Gustaf Stenlund
Gustaf Stenlund
March 7, 2018
Interviews

An interview with Jeff Hull, the Effie-Winning Branded Content Specialist

  We spoke with Jeff Hull, Effie-winning CD/copywriter specializing in brand content.   Jeff has lengthy experience in brand-level video, events, digital, print and other platforms and has worked for a wide variety of clients including AT&T, Volvo Trucks, Anheuser Busch-Inbev, Raytheon, Chemours, the National Association of Realtors, Hilton Hotels and Resorts, Dell EMC and many others.   He is currently working freelance with T-Brand, the Washington Post Brand Studio and The Players’ Tribune,… Continue reading

Gustaf Stenlund
Gustaf Stenlund
February 22, 2018
Product Updates

Nudge Product Update 14/9

  Each month we share the latest native content, new product features, upcoming events and more.   Never miss another product update; sign up to the newsletter here.   Nudge Update, February 2018   First of all, Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️   To celebrate we wanted to share a couple of Valentine’s Day articles with you: Consumers spend 69% longer on quizzes on Valentine's Day. Learn what other content types that… Continue reading

Gustaf Stenlund
Gustaf Stenlund
February 15, 2018
Commentary

How Variety’s Content Studio Created Exceptional Valentine’s Day Content

  It’s Valentine’s Day and what better way to celebrate the fact than with some top notch content by a leading content studio?   Last year, Variety’s talented in-house content team produced an exceptional campaign together with Focus Features called “The Marriage that Changed the World”. The objective was to raise awareness, engage the film voting audience and collect as many awards nominations & wins for Focus Features’ film, “Loving”.   Native content gave… Continue reading

Gustaf Stenlund
Gustaf Stenlund
February 13, 2018
Reports

On Valentine’s Day, Consumers Spend 69% Longer on Quizzes

  Valentine’s Day is nearly upon us!   Some people will look to spoil, others will want to be spoiled. Some will spend the day curled up on the couch eating crisps, wishing for the the day to be over…   I’m no dating expert, but I do know a thing or two about advertising; more specifically branded content campaigns [feel free to take a moment to appreciate my seamless transition]. So, in this post… Continue reading

Gustaf Stenlund
Gustaf Stenlund
February 9, 2018
Reports

Super Bowl | Ad Predictions, Content Formats & Distribution Insights

  Post Summary: The Top Performing Content Formats Best Time of Day to Drive Traffic, by Device 7 Super Bowl Campaigns Ad Predictions, Super Bowl ’18 Methodology   The Super Bowl is coming up later this week, and without advertising, Super Bowl would be like Donald Trump without a tan…   …Impossible.   As you may know, we have a tremendous wealth of data here at Nudge, and this… Continue reading

Gustaf Stenlund
Gustaf Stenlund
January 31, 2018
Best of

The Best Native Ads of 2017

Wow, how is it already time to review 2017’s best native ads? This year has flown by! I do love this time of year though; being able to take a step back and look at the year in review reveals which path the industry has taken and makes me wonder: where are we going next? So, how did we make sure we surfaced the best ads? Each week of the year, we share the latest campaigns of the… Continue reading

Gustaf Stenlund
Gustaf Stenlund
December 18, 2017