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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.
Campaign of the Week: Brick and Mortar is Dead Source: The Atlantic Why we like it: This sponsored piece by Pitney Bowes in The Atlantic is a good example of how to capture your audience’s attention before finishing up with an accurate call-to-action. The piece consists of a series of scroll-down slides with short paragraphs and fun visuals, which creates content that is easy… Continue reading
Social Hubs Bringing all of your social media together in one single place, a hub, will have a bigger impact and motivate your targeted audience to carry on your message to an even wider audience. A social hub is a digital property for you and your business where you can collect all the content you post on different media and networks, and also display it on one single platform. We know that marketers today, value their social media very high… Continue reading
The Growing Trend of Native Video Ads. Native Video Ads is a concept that you can find in almost every social media feed today, and it has become a more frequently used term among publishers and advertisers. It’s not only an industry trend, used on all kinds of devices, but also an effective way to reach out to the right targeted audience. As any other native ad, a native video ad blends into the user’s social media feed. The… Continue reading
Creating valuable content can sometimes be tricky. After you’ve published it, you can’t just sit and wait for it to perform. All the following steps need to be taken into consideration when creating content, from planning to measuring it. Content Planning Most actions start with an idea, which develops into a plan. Whenever you have an idea for what content you want to create, it is important to have a plan for how to reach the objectives with the… Continue reading
Campaign of the Week: Discovering Dubai Source: Travel&Leisure Why we like it: A beautifully built custom feature in Travel & Leisure that leaves you wanting to book a flight and be on your way to Dubai. Restaurant and bars, maps and destinations. This piece is interactive and engaging and resulted in a lot of social shares. Quote of the Week Facebook’s test found that… Continue reading
Campaign of the Week: Smart Moves – See how Editors Strike a Balance Between Workouts, Weekends, and Beyond. Source: Who What Wear Why we like it: Brought to you by New Balance, this native ad in Who What Wear, brings relevant value for the reader with content that is easy to navigate and share. It speaks to it’s audience and fits well into the site. Something… Continue reading
Advertisers, publishers, and agencies are adjusting their strategies to keep up with the development of native advertising. They are experimenting with new tactics to fit into the digital marketing world. As native advertising is growing conferences are good opportunities to take part of the expertise from leaders in the industry, willing to inspire and share their knowledge. Conferences also give attendees a great chance to network, brainstorm, and share experiences with others. Native advertising conferences to keep in mind… Continue reading
Nudge has previously made research papers in order to help brands and publishers to understand how we can analyse and measure native ads. Within the food and drink industry, we’ve made a few findings on what type of content that works better than others and why. One conclusion is that Pinterest is a social media platform that attracts and engages people whom are searching for recipes and inspiration online. Below, we’ve listed a few companies in… Continue reading
What is a native ad platform? A platform is a group of technologies from which applications, processes, and technologies are developed. An online marketing platform is an integrated web-based platform where advertisers and publishers buy and sell advertising space. Behind these platforms, there are companies providing possibilities for online marketing. Online marketing platforms that are specialized in native advertising are called “native ad platforms”. These platforms enable marketers to access specialized or multiple native advertising channels. … Continue reading
Campaign of the Week: Dinner Time – 50 Years of Food of Thought Source: TIME Why we like it: This paid post by in TIME, presented by Netflix, features their new series Cooked by digging up some old food stories in the TIME’s archive. Netflix keeps setting a good example of how to work with the publisher to create valuable and relevant nartive content. Continue reading