BuzzFeed Launches New Ad Format to Further Monetize Its Big Social Reach

BuzzFeed's made a name for itself with a cross-platform distribution model that relies heavily on publishing to social platforms. Now, it's looking to leverage that reach for more brand dollars. During a keynote at South by Southwest Interactive, BuzzFeed's marketing chief Frank Cooper unveiled a beta test of an ad format dubbed Swarm. It allows advertisers to run campaigns simultaneously across all of his company's Web and mobile properties and six of its social platforms: Snapchat Discover, Vine, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram and Tumblr. "Instead of forcing all your traffic and spending all your resources to drive people to your owned and operated platforms, why not go to where they are," Cooper said. "We've done it, and in doing that we've built this power of an audience that crosses these different platforms." Cooper added that Swarm is a "cross-platform strategy that's designed to light up our entire network in a big, coordinated post." He didn't mention pricing for the ad unit during his address, although it's safe to say it will cost a premium compared to other BuzzFeed buys. NBCUniversal was the first to test the ad format to promote the movie Sisters, which stars Tina Fey and Amy Poehler. One week before the flick was released in December, the film studio ran ads across all of BuzzFeed's social and Web properties, resulting in BuzzFeed content making up three of the movie's top 10 pieces of content on Facebook that were tagged with the film's hashtag. "We're... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'

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ChiZine Launches Teen Imprint

Growing on the dark side: Chizine launches YA imprint, an ebook only line and looks ahead to more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder Children’s launches e-only sci-fi classics list

Hodder Children’s Books plans to reach new audiences with HodderSilver, a digital-only list... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sceptre launches dedicated Bone Clocks website

Sceptre today kicks off its publicity campaign for David Mitchell’s new novel The Bone... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hungry Girl’s First Diet Book Hits Big

Lisa Lillien, better known as “Hungry Girl” to her fans, has eight bestselling cookbooks under her belt, and her first diet book, 'The Hungry Girl Diet: Big Portions. Big Results. Drop 10 Pounds in 4 Weeks,' has hit the ground running. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big Publishers Keep Evolving: Spotlight On New England 2014

New England is home to a number of large and mid-size publishers—the headquarters for Houghton Mifflin Harcourt are there, as is Perseus’s Da Capo Press and part of one of the big five trade houses, Hachette. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Robb Report Launches Health & Wellness Quarterly

Robb Report, the luxury lifestyle brand serving ultra-affluent connoisseurs with a slew of publications and digital portals, is launching a new magazine this spring focused on health and wellness. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PIB: Ad Pages Down in Q1

Ad pages are down again, but the MPA insists there's reason to be optimistic about the Q1 PIB numbers it released earlier this week. Travel (9 percent) and beauty (4 percent) were among the top performing major magazine categories, hedging a 4-percent drop overall. The fall is an improvement... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Multi-million-pound digital learning launch for Blackwell's

Blackwell’s unveiled a new “multi-million-pound” digital learning service for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2014: Big Books, No Huge Book

While no single title has emerged as the hot book of this year’s London Book Fair, a number of titles were generating buzz as the trade show kicked off on Tuesday. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH U.K. Launches Reader Recommendation Platform

My Independent Bookshop allows book-lovers to set up a virtual bookstore, share their favorite reads and discover, recommend and review books online. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH launches My Independent Bookshop

Penguin Random House UK has launched My Independent Bookshop - a consumer book recommendation... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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London Book Fair 2014: Big Data: Should Publishers Even Care?

Like many people across the business world, publishers have a skeptical view of so-called Big Data, seeing it as “the next big hype.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Aperture Launches the Photography Workshop Series

Aperture, a photography book and magazine publisher, gallery, and nonprofit photography resource center based in New York City, is launching a series of educational photography titles, and is releasing its first children’s book, "This Equals That," by Jason Fulford and Tamara Shopsin. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Interactive theatre launch for Hewitt

Author Jason Hewitt treated his guests to an unusual “immersive theatre” launch for... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Igloo launches education list

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[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People Integrates Celeb Social Posts Into New Vertical

Time Inc.’s People and WhoSay, a digital-only social magazine powered by the celebrities it features, have teamed to develop a new branding opportunity for stars and advertisers. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big freeze for US bestseller chart

The US Top 20 for week ending 23rd March has a decidedly chilly feel to it, as eight books... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Say Media Slows Payments to Publishers in Its Ad Network, Blames Advertisers

Say Media told publishers in its ad network that it will begin paying them on a 120-day payment schedule effective Apr. 1, slowing payment from an average of 85 to 90 days.The move is a response to similar slowdowns from marketers and agencies, the company told its publishing partners. Procter... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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LinkedIn Launches Insights Tool to Help Brands Become Better Publishers

For going on a year, LinkedIn has been repositioning its ad business around content marketing. Now it's launching new tools to let advertisers see how they're faring as publishers within its walls.LinkedIn will now start assigning brands content-marketing scores to gauge the effectiveness of... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ciudad de Libros/Open Road Español Launches

The global Spanish-language ebook venture formed by Open Road Media and Barcelona Digital Editions, has released its first 40 ebooks in Spanish. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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