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As the banner ad loses its luster, online publishers from BuzzFeed to Quartz are turning to units that capture the look and feel of the host site's content. The purists say that truly native advertising can't be scaled without losing its bespoke (read: expensive) feel. No wonder, then, that a number of companies have claimed to be able to scale the creation or distribution of native ads. There are trade-offs, though. The more automated the process, the less the advertiser can control where his ad shows up, whether it's viewable, if it fits in with the site—that is, assuming it even shows up at all. Here's how six companies claim to solve this seeming contradiction. Sharethrough Started as a way to distribute video through social media, Sharethrough has moved into native advertising with technology that breaks down an ad to make it fit the look and feel of the page. To further customize the ad, Sharethrough churns out multiple versions of the creative and has the ability to update the headlines and images in real time. A mobile product was introduced this year. Sharethrough scales ads by distributing them through the “thousands” of sites in its network, including Forbes and USA Today Sports Media, and while marketers can block sites they don’t want to appear on, they can’t guarantee their ads will appear on specific ones. Advertisers also can’t retarget visitors who click on an ad. There’s a downside for the publisher as well: Clicking on a link takes the visitor away... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

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