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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.
Facebook marketers are constantly searching for quality, as well as for greater campaign transparency. As we previously touched on in our first post on the Nudge Facebook integration, quality distribution is a common challenge for Facebook Marketers. But exactly why is it a challenge…? …Facebook optimizes distribution toward CTR, which can work, but the truth of the matter is that for most marketers, it’s a method… Continue reading
It’s a dense edition but very good. Note the smartest commentary, datapoints and look out for the ‘post-Google’ generation. And Facebook opens support for Google AMP & Apple News. Notable Stories this Week Taboola is launching a newsfeed type format. Demo here. Facebook testing new tool to sell video ads on publishers sites. They had retrenched from this business prior, as they were worried about data leakage and ad fraud. Facebook inks deals with Vox,… Continue reading
Thanks to a recently cleared visa, I am now able to make it to Cannes. LMK if you’re there! Interesting feedback around, most creative executions last week. Will look to surface a list in the near future. Notable Stories this Week How Vice plans to prove to advertisers that its branded content works. Lots of chat with FTC issuing notices to influencers. Instagram will have this wrapped up shortly with similar guidelines to the Facebook branded content… Continue reading
This week I’m keen to hear your thoughts on the most creative native executions, I’m thinking Cocainenomics, Lex Luthor styles. Those that push the barriers of creativity in the space. Also, after a few requests, we’ve made a group called #NativeAdChats, the point is a group in-between the events and the newsletter. Notable Stories this Week Programmatic native ads now available to all in DoubleClick Bid Manager! This is big. And also, try their… Continue reading
Many advertisers are still in the dark of how to use native content to drive offline sales. In this post we’ve put forward a foolproof framework for brands looking for indicators of purchase intent. The ability to measure purchase intent on content, and to prove that consumers are taking desired actions (i.e. most often a purchase or conversion), is a brand’s ultimate proof point. Brands need to start identifying purchasing… Continue reading
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I’m back! After a week exploring Montauk I’m back in the hot seat. We had NewFronts this week, Twitter surprised with sharing that 50% of their logged in users are under 25. Very interesting. The thread of NewFronts -> premium publishers brand safe environments. As a contrast – FyreFestival brings heat on influencer campaigns…. I’ve been thinking about a couple of things: 1)… Continue reading
Over the past few years, ad-blocking technology has had massive boost in consumer adoption, seeing a 30 percent growth spurt in 2016 alone. At the same time, both banner and interstitial ads have seen declining appeal from consumers and advertisers alike. They are often perceived to ruin the user’s browsing experience, leading to bad results for the advertiser. 10 years ago, B2B agencies weren’t a thing – but they have grown significantly off the increased demand. All businesses now… Continue reading
Busy week at Nudge, we wrapped up our webinar with Variety on How Entertainment Brands Win at Native. If you have a category you’d really like us to dig into or you’d like to partner with us for an upcoming webinar, please let us know. Also make sure you check out the new Luxury Snapshot in notable stories. The research experts in native marketing have shared a number of market evaluations and insights reports, keeping the sector energetic. Continue reading
Luxury advertisers have been slow to adapt to new technologies and advertising methods. For a long time, they’ve opted to stick with what they know; print placements in the ‘right’ magazines where they feel reassured by the company they keep with other brands, i.e. brand safe environments. With growing pressure from millennials to adapt to digital channels, the shift towards adoption has started. We’ve picked out a few… Continue reading