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An archive of our newsletter. This Week in Native Ads was a curated weekly newsletter to help make you smarter on all things native, branded content and the shifts in marketing. It evolved to just the Nudge Newsletter as the native ad industry grew.
Campaign of the Week: 11 Reasons Black Friday Is An Actual Workout Source: Buzzfeed Why we like it: Afraid you will feel bad after eating all that food on Thursday? Don’t worry, Buzzfeed gives you 11 reasons why Black Friday is a real work out with this sponsored post by Pedialyte. Quote of the Week Publishers say they’re not out… Continue reading
Campaign of the Week: Working Better: Bite-sized ideas and wisdom from Xerox Source: The Atlantic Why we like it: This Atlantic and Xerox custom feature is on brand, a great publisher fit and drives real utility. The post has ideas for businesses to become more aligned, productive and agile. It gives readers digestible insights from Xerox, based off their new book ‘Working Better’ and positions… Continue reading
Campaign of the Week: Congratulations T Brand Studio to your 100th paid content post! Source: New York Times Why we like it: GE and The New York Times tackle the subject of ‘How Nature Is Inspiring Our Industrial Future’ in their latest piece of native content. In fact this is the 100th piece of sponsored content, since T Brand Studio launched 2 years. The post… 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 October our pick for campaign of the month… Continue reading
Campaign of the Week: 12 Ridiculously Simple Hacks Every Parent Needs In The Morning Source: Huffington Post Why we like it: On target and relatable – this listicle in The Huffington Post speaks directly to parents in need of organizing their everyday mornings. Included are 12 simple morning hacks, presented by Quaker, whose goal is to help moms and dads “tackle every morning… Continue reading
Campaign of the Week: 9 Mesmerizing Halloween Make Up Ideas Source: Elle Why we like it: Real-time, relevant and inspiring – this slideshow in Elle provided by NYX Cosmetics is our campaign of the week. It showcases the brands influencers with images sourced directly from Instagram for Halloween inspiration. Elle was a great fit for this campaign and used the slideshow format which has… Continue reading
Campaign of the Week: Fall Trend Report: Your guide to everything you’ll be seeing, shopping, and wearing this fall. Source: Who What Wear Why we like it: Not all paid content needs to be about subtly shifting brand perception. Proving this point is a great piece by Who What Wear for Saks Fifth Avenue. It includes user interaction so that… Continue reading
With the primaries heating up; BuzzFeed announcing a political native ad offering and Borrels $1b estimated spend on digital for the election. We thought we’d mix it up by focusing on Politics. We look at, what’s changed since the last election, answering the question has native been done in politics before? Approaches to native from experts, measuring success, tips and take a look at the potential risks. As well as, our Campaign of the Week. We… Continue reading
Each month Nudge picks a native content campaign that stood out amongst the rest, driving high engagement and attention. We then review this piece of content to examine why it works and what you can learn from it. For September our pick is the Netflix & WSJ collaboration: ‘Cocaineonomics‘. Check out our insights on this campaign in the video below. https://youtu.be/223dF1o28Kc If you have any questions on this post please either place them in the comments below or email… Continue reading
Campaign of the Week: Lex Luthor Jr.: Not Just His Father’s LexCorp Source: Fortune Why we like it: This sponsored content for the new Batman v Superman movie is a stand out piece in the entertainment category, it includes an interview with the fictional Lex Luther Jr and how he’s turning his fathers business around. It’s a perfect example of the right brand, right format, right publisher and the… Continue reading
