Why you need quality metrics: The ROI of Native Content

Native advertising can seem a bit daunting. Media consumption is changing and native advertising is the answer. But native has new players, a new language, different methodologies and can sometimes feel a little overwhelming. Native is an exciting space that’s allowing brands to talk with their consumers in a more direct way than ever before. However, when it comes to native content it’s important to remember that without quality metrics you’re unable to prove the… Continue reading

Nudge Metrics – Why you shouldn’t stop at engagement

For a lot of brands the success of a campaign is hung up on engagement (and therefore shares).  Shares and engagement with the content are of course important metrics and we need them to understand if the content was received well by the audience. But what’s surprising is how often the reporting stops there.  This week we’re going to look into:   Earned Impressions Earned Impressions are any impressions that… Continue reading

This Week in Native Ads 07/17

Campaign of the Week: Ant-Man News Stories by Marvel Marvel goes native with fake Ant-Man News Stories. Source: YouTube Why we like it: Taking themes from the upcoming Ant-Man movie and turning them into fake news stories has been a very clever tactic for Marvel. Adding native advertising to the release of films we will be seeing more of in the future. Quote of the Week Creativity is seen as… Continue reading

Why we track Attention Minutes

Over the coming months we’ll be posting about each of the metrics that we report on within the Nudge dashboard. The purpose of these posts is to showcase not just what the metric is but why it’s important at a reporting and campaign level for your clients.  If you have any follow up questions please don’t hesitate to get in touch: [email protected] To kick off this series we’ll be starting with Attention Minutes.   … Continue reading

Native Content – Auto Category

Each month Nudge will be looking into Native content within different categories to find out which performs the best. It will be a chance to see what others are doing within your category and take learnings for your next campaign. To kick off this series we’ll be starting with the Automotive Category. There’s a lot of material here to review so we’ve focused on campaigns that range across different types of content and audience targeting. For reviewing all content we’ve… Continue reading

Five Tips for Bloggers Networks on Paid Content Campaigns

Nudge has measured a high volume of bloggers network campaigns. Throughout these campaigns we’ve picked up some tips to get the best results out of your bloggers and hit those client objectives. Have a read through the tips below and then check out the Bloggers Club case study that you can download at the end. Tip One: Bloggers networks tend to be more agile than bigger publishers. This means that as long as you’re keeping an eye on… Continue reading