Look out, YouTube. Facebook is trialing mid-roll ads for videos that are viewed for at least 20 seconds, according to a report today by Recode, which cited unnamed industry sources. The digital giant declined to comment on the report. Simply put, Facebook wants to generate cash from the clips... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The media industry responded predictably to an announcement from Facebook Thursday that articles using so-called "clickbait" headline tropes will get lower billing in the social giant's all-important News Feed product, which publishers rely on for sweet, sweet referral traffic. (Sponsored posts... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2016-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The New York Times has shrunk the labels that distinguish articles bought by advertisers from articles generated in its newsroom and made the language in the labels less explicit.The Times became only the latest online publisher to begin selling so-called native ads when it introduced its Paid... Continue reading >> [ Source: Advertising Age | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lincoln’s new campaign—dubbed Dream Ride—makes a big push to sell millennials on the 2015 Lincoln MKC crossover SUV with an interactive microsite, social advertising and an influencer program. The effort builds on two similar campaigns Lincoln has run in the past year that used musicians Beck... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2014-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]