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Campaign of the Week:
Are Clowns Awesome or Scary? Depends if You’ve Watched Enough TV
Canal Digital Is Back With More Warnings on the Dangers of Ignoring TV
Why we like it:
Always a fan of light-hearted native advertising. This Scandinavian cable company gives us the excuse we need to sit back after a long day at the office.
Source: AdAge
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Source: Twitter
News:
Inside BuzzFeed’s plan to prove its native ads work
By the standards of BuzzFeed, which tries to maximize how much its content is shared, its campaign for Toyota was a hit. Of everyone who saw the campaign, three in 10 shared it with others. At the center was a video, “First Car Vs. First REAL Car,” which went viral with 1 million views in less than two weeks. The clip humorously compared the experience of owning one’s first lemon to owning one’s first “real” car (a Toyota, of course).
Source: Digiday
Avoid ‘Content Blindness’ as Native Ads Take Off
Many marketers are looking to native advertising to keep consumers interested and engaged, as classic banner ads and other familiar forms are losing their impact. Content marketing has its own issues, as some fear “content blindess” may dull the impact of native ads. During the recent 4A Conference the term was a hot topic for discussion, and was brought up during a panel.
Source: AListDaily
The Programmatic Era of Native Content: 5 Ways to Maintain Quality in Native Ads
The native advertising world recently reached an important milestone. Last month, the Interactive Advertising Bureau released OpenRTB 2.3, the first set of programmatic guidelines for in-feed native ads, shaking up the process of real-time bidding and automation.
Source: Relevance
Native Advertising Pt. 2: Bridging the Gap Between Content, Social & SEO
Great native advertising pays off in more ways than one. It’s not only an innovative way to connect and engage with your target audience through social media, but it also puts the focus on great content, which can be valuable from an SEO standpoint. But it all depends on the execution.
Source: Add3
ESPN, Outbrain Partnership Lets Other Marketers Get Native Placement on the Sports Site
One of the biggest names in sports is letting other publications tap into its digital audience. ESPN and content recommendation platform Outbrain announced Thursday that the two signed a multi-year, global deal. And, because Outbrain is being integrated into ESPN’s in-house sales platform, it will allow third-party content to be seeded natively into ESPN’s editorial stream, including between articles in the ESPN newsfeed.
Source: AdWeek
Native Ad Talks
If you’re in New York please come along for a couple of drinks and practical tips to take away on 23rd of April at 6pm. Featuring Adam Aston, Editorial Director at the New York Times and Joe Lazauskas, Editor in Chief at Contently, we dig in to how to win at native through producing great content. RSVP here.
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