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Bridging commentary on the art & science of content; content marketing, branded content, native advertising and the analytics, attribution and intelligence that powers it.
Campaigns of the Week: Here’s How to Uncap Real Flavor in your Kitchen with Wooden Cap Recipe Hacks Source: Eater Why we like it: This campaign on Eater for Cholula hot sauces, is a great example of how CPG brands should approach native content. Rather than just sponsoring a section of a site, make your brand integral to the piece of… Continue reading
Native advertising is ads that are designed to fit the form and function of the websites they exist in. You can see some examples here. How do they work? For in-feed type ad units, the campaign set up process goes like this: A URL or piece of content is put in to a native ad generator, which generates a customized ad, or multiple variations, that will fit across different sites and devices. This is then ad-served by a native ad… Continue reading
Not all native advertisers should do content marketing but all content marketers should do native. Why? If you are doing content marketing, you reach a point whereby you need a fresh audience, new eyeballs on what you’re working on. That’s where native works really well, to bring in distribution (through in-feed) and context/relevance through buying content. All effective content marketers will get to this point. However, not all native advertisers can do content-marketing whether it’s resourcing, return on investment, or simply put… Continue reading
It’s been a big year for native advertising and the content which drives the industry. Each week we feature a campaign of the week, so we thought we’d end the year with a summary of the best of the best we’ve seen. Visit Intel by Nudge, a platform which has all of the world’s branded content organized in one place. Most Creative: Cocainenomics by WSJ for Netflix Netflix & WSJ smashed it out of the… Continue reading
Have you ever woken up in the morning, rolled over, opened Facebook and clicked a few links? Chances are you have, and if you’re like me, you read and hit the back button. Scroll and click another link. Or, you’re on your computer, open a million tabs, and read the content later. Only to close the tab. This is how we consume content now. The internet is less of a journey from site to site, and more that we go… Continue reading
Campaign of the Week: GP100 – Excellence. Innovation. Craftmanship Source: Gear Patrol Why we like it: Creating a native gift guide for Christmas is an ideal way to bring value to readers during the holiday season. This gift guide from Gear Patrol presented by Eddie Bauer includes the top product picks of the year. It includes an Eddie Bauer jacket and subtle but effective… Continue reading
So, you’re probably looking for a solution, that goes above and beyond what your core analytics suite has offered, to track and measure your sponsored content. And this is exactly what Nudge has built, a purpose built toolkit for tracking, measuring and optimizing your paid [native] content. Traditional analytics have been built for optimizing websites, not necessarily content. Even then they’re not comprehensive enough for clients demands. Have you ever found yourself spending hours on a simple request from a… Continue reading
Campaign of the Week: LIFEHACKER GIFT GUIDE Source: Gawker Why we like it: Struggling with what to get a DIYer for Christmas? This gift guide presented by Philips Norelco in Gawker, gives you a few tips on the perfect gift for your lifehacker friend. It includes a list of nifty toolkits and smart products, presented with linked buying options to various retailers. A perfect native Christmas… Continue reading
Each Thursday at Nudge we review the last week of native content campaigns to find the campaign of the week. Be that the most engaging, most creative or something a little special that stands out. Then each month we pick a campaign of the month from the weekly list. We take a closer look at the piece of content to examine why it works and what you can learn from it. For November our pick for campaign of the month… Continue reading
At Nudge we create research reports into Native content within all categories to find out which content styles and publishers perform the best. It’s a chance to see what others are doing within your category and take learnings for your next campaign. Nudge is a native analytics tool that allows you to go beyond the click and transform your paid content campaigns. Find out more here: giveitanudge.com For reviewing all content we’ve used the Nudge diagnostic. This is a tool… Continue reading
