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How Native Can Get More Creative

With the recent Google announcement of AdSense native advertising, it is clear that native advertising on the Web is reaching a tipping point. These new formats include in-feed, in-article and matched content. But the idea of being able to provide something creative and thoughtful, in an environment harmonious to the feed or the context of the publication is largely being ignored. Instead. we’re seeing executions that are as bland and uninspired as traditional banner advertising back in the day. Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
August 18, 2017

How B2B Brands Win at Native Content

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

Gustaf Stenlund
Gustaf Stenlund
May 10, 2021

How to Win at Native Advertising Before You’ve Even Started

  Have you ever wanted to predict the outcome of a native advertising campaign before it’s even been set live? A client of ours recently decided to find out, and so can you. It really doesn’t matter if you’re a veteran in the field of Native Advertising or just getting started – anyone would benefit from doing this.     This particular client of ours placed Nudge across all of their owned… Continue reading

Gustaf Stenlund
Gustaf Stenlund
January 19, 2017

The Best Native Ads of 2016

What a year it’s been! As we close out the year and look to 2017 here are some of the best examples of native advertising. How did we find these? Each week we share campaigns of the week in This Week in Native Ads and we’ve measured thousands of native campaigns throughout the year. This year picking the best was harder than ever before, the bar has gone up, some of the standards set… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
December 15, 2016

Native Content Best Practices

Make the most of your native content investment by embracing these best practices. Make the brand integral This story couldn’t exist without the brand being present, it should feel natural for the end consumer to make the connection to the brand. A great example of this is a collaboration between Puma and Refinery29. Read our write up here. Content Length Half the battle is getting attention, once someone has decided to click on your content, look to hold it. Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
July 25, 2016

Sponsored Content Examples

There’s a lot of sponsored content circling the web today, and here are some of my favorite examples of sponsored content and why I like them. For the latest visit The Best Native of 2021. See also Branded Content Examples. Mouth-watering reasons to visit Adelaide An article written with wit and compelling description invites you into this urban paradise Adelaide in southern Australia. Well-written… Continue reading

Therese Bengtsson
Therese Bengtsson
January 19, 2016

Definition of Native Content

What is the definition of native content? Definition: A piece of content that has been commissioned or paid to be placed on an external website with the view that the content fits and the form and function of where it exists. Sponsored content is a term often used for native content How does it relate to native advertising? Native content is a type of native advertising. The criteria making it native is that: It is designed to fit in with the publisher… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
January 18, 2016

Native Advertising vs Branded Content

How do you tell the difference between native advertising and branded content? Branded content is where content is developed by the brand, for distribution. Sometimes it is created by an influencer, who shares it with their networks, or shares it on the brands owned networks. i.e. a DJ creates a track for your company and shares it via SoundCloud. Native advertising, is where that content is promoted on other websites, or prominently within the site it is shared on. Think… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
January 18, 2016

Native advertising vs Sponsored Content

In our Branded Content and Native Advertising Glossary we define each. Native advertising, describes the overall trend of creating advertising that is designed to fit the form and function of the site it resides on. Sponsored content, similar to paid content, describes content that has been paid for by a brand. Content may or may not be directly related to the brand. You would say Sponsored Content is a type of Native Advertising, colloquially it… Continue reading

Ben Young
Ben Young
January 11, 2016

Not all native advertisers should do content marketing but…

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

Ben Young
Ben Young
December 28, 2015