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July: Campaign of the Month

Each Thursday at Nudge we review the last week of native content campaigns to find campaign of the week, be that most engaging, most creative or something a little special that stands out. We’re going to run a new segment where each month we look at the top piece over the previous month and take a closer look at it to really examine why it works and what you can learn from it. To kick off… Continue reading

Hollie-Blue Allum
Hollie-Blue Allum
August 19, 2015

This Week in Native Ads 08/14

Campaign of the Week: Sowing the Seeds Source: The New York Times Why we like it: A great piece of work by Ford in both content and design, leading the way for greener plastics.  Making a stand for a worldwide concern we can no longer ignore. Notable Mention: 5 best practices for getting mobile users to pay attention to your native ads   Quote… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
August 13, 2015

This Week in Native Ads 08/07

Campaign of the Week: The secret to truly understanding people? Meeting many different kinds and seeing what’s universal. Source: Upworthy Why we like it: This is a sponsored piece about the kindness in people. A really interesting intersection between Upworthy and Airbnb.  Linking the two together promotes a sense of community for the Airbnb brand. Quote of the Week Native … is a torrid growth pace“… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
August 6, 2015

This Week in Native Ads 07/31

Campaign of the Week: CH25 – Cadillac A showcase of creators and innovators from a broad range of disciplines who are currently working to drive the world forward. Source: Cool Hunting Why we like it: A series of quotes and articles about the next generation of innovators with simple but well executed design. A creative way to share the future of our design industry and emphasize that Cadillac will be with us… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
July 30, 2015

This Week in Native Ads 07/24

Campaign of the Week: Via an Island of Hope, a New Home – AirBnB Airbnb helps visitors to New York City feel like they belong here, while simultaneously supporting Airbnb hosts and the communities where they live. Source: The New York Times   Why we like it: A beautifully executed piece of content by the T Brand Studio that helped share information about Airbnb and educate on… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
July 23, 2015

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

Hollie-Blue Allum
Hollie-Blue Allum
July 16, 2015

This Week in Native Ads 07/10

Campaign of the Week: Native ads are replacing banner ads on mobile — and here’s why When was the last time you (purposely) tapped an ad on your phone? Probably never. That is the problem with banner ads. Source: Venture Beat Why we like it: This is native content inception, a great post on why native ads are replacing banners on mobile for YeahMobi by VentureBeat. Disclosure is best practice, in the content at… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
July 9, 2015

This Week in Native Ads 07/02

Campaign of the Week: Seagate – Exploring Deep Cyberspace Explore how much data we use over five of the internets largest platforms. Source: The Atlantic Why we like it: A unique interactive native ad from seagate, allowing us to take a look at the activity across different social media platforms. It always makes an interesting user experience when the brand tries something new.   Quote of the Week… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
July 1, 2015

This Week in Native Ads 06/25

Campaign of the Week: Dodge Ram Trucks – Under the Hood of Country Music  Add a little rock to your country ride! Why we like it: A unique collection of images and videos of country music and trucks. Likening the Ram Trucks to a classic pair of cowboy boots – a country staple, where every boot has details of historical significance and trimmings to show its unique style. Just… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
June 25, 2015

This Week in Native Ads 06/19

Campaign of the Week: These are the tools you should be using to book travel Technology has radically altered the landscape of travel planning in recent years, creating a profusion of websites, apps, and devices designed to book trips better—making it significantly more difficult to cut through the noise in the process. The solution is a carefully edited mix drawn from the hundreds of available services, which in combination can smooth out a potentially rocky odyssey into… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
June 18, 2015