Identity Crisis at Gawker? Nick Denton's Blogging Empire Working with Branding Agency Redscout

Gawker Media, which is battling heavily financed digital publishers like BuzzFeed and Vox for audiences and ad dollars, is working with brand-strategy agency Redscout, according to two people familiar with the matter. The relationship began last summer, one person said.Former Gawker employees believe it's the first time the digital publisher has teamed up with a branding agency. The precise nature of the work is unclear. Both Gawker and Redscout declined comment.Redscout, which is owned by MDC Partners, advises companies on developing a brand strategy. Its roster of clients include large consumer brands such as Pepsi, Lay's and American Express, as well as media companies like ABC Family and LinkedIn. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michelle Phan Sued Over Music Rights: How Will Brands and Influencers React?

Makeup guru Michelle Phan, one of YouTube's most popular publishers with over 6.7 million subscribers, may have the vast influence that can give brands the exposure they crave. But, that hasn't stopped electronic dance music label Ultra from suing her for allegedly using its music without the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. Creates Native Ad Group to Forge Programs Across Brands

Time Inc. has created an eight-person unit to focus on native advertising at the publishing company, led by a staffer from the editorial side, Sports Illustrated Group Creative Director Chris Hercik, and another from the business side, Senior VP-Marketing and Sales Development Priya Narang.Mr.... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sponsored Content is the Holy Grail of Digital Publishing. But Does it Work?

In recent years, a debate has raged on among publishing and advertising industry insiders over “sponsored content”—more recently called “native advertising” and once known as & ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Angry Nerd: Why Guardians of the Galaxy Works Where Spider-Man Fails Hard

Is it too much to ask for a comic book flick that doesn't rely on three crappy prequels for the plot to make sense? Let's lose the complicated, interwoven storylines and focus on quality standalone films. Angry Nerd explains why Marvel's new Guardians of the Galaxy gets it just right. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2014-07-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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British Museum’s Wheel of Books Attracts Gawkers

A new display at the recently refurbished bookshop at the British Museum in London, The Wheel of Books, has become a tourist attraction for literati. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookseller Marketing and Publicity Conference: Live Blog

Speakers from YouTube and Buzzfeed will join representatives from the trade at today’s... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Claim Apple Order Illegally Hobbles Return to Agency Model

In appeal filings last week, lawyers for Simon & Schuster and Macmillan contend that Judge Denise Cote's injunction against Apple has made a timely return to a “no-discount” agency model for ebooks all but impossible. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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5 brands becoming news publishers in their own right

Five brands that are encroaching on established publishers' turf by starting their own content sites. The post 5 brands becoming news publishers in their own right appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BBC's James Harding to newspaper publishers: let's work together

Corporation's news executive seeks local journalism deal with press owners, saying differences have been 'overdone'James Harding, the BBC's director of news and current affairs, opened a conference on local journalism today by arguing that the differences between the corporation and newspaper... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Phone hacking 'truth' revealed in Nick Davies book

Chatto & Windus is to “shortly” publish a book about Rupert Murdoch and phone... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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#Hashtag book titles trend is a gimmick that works  for now

From #Girlboss to #Scandal, publishers are discovering a new marketing hook for hard-copy as well as online readingCan a book go viral in the same way a cat video on YouTube can? Unless its Harry Potter or Fifty Shades of Grey, probably not. So rather than simply trying to reach mass audiences,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Working-class fiction has been written out of publishing

Everyone is the poorer for publishers' widespread assumption that nobody wants to read about this part of societyI have spent the last 25 years selling and then publishing books, so I read with interest Melvyn Bragg's recent comments on working-class characters in fiction being stereotyped and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales up 7% at The Works

The Works has seen a 7% boost in sales following unprecedented growth in its e-commerce arm.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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4 Brands Bet on Social and Mobile to Boost Father’s Day Campaigns

Marketers are gung-ho on playing up photo-sharing and social media this year to tap into the power of dad, as seen in Father’s Day campaigns from Ace Hardware, Craftsman, Dremel and O2X. You may not expect dads to be receptive about posting touchy-feely streams of pictures on social media, but... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FutureBook Hack: Live Blog

Five challenges, 30 hours, 100 developers, programmers and entrepreneurs – this weekend... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Open Road Launches Series for Controversial Works

Forbidden Bookshelf, a series devoted to "resurrecting books that focused on issues and events that are too often left in the dark," kicks off June 10. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Literary Agent Q&A: Melanie Rostock, K Literary Agency in Spain

Melanie Rostock with the K Literary and Film Agency in Barcelona offers best-practice advice for literary agents and tips on promising international markets. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strothman Agency Relocating to NYC

After a decade in Boston, the agency will be moving its headquarters to New York on July 1. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH’s New Identity: Goodbye to Some Famous Bricks and Mortar

Roger Tagholm bids a poetic adieu to Random House's iconic colophon, which has been replaced by a new text-based 'global identity.' Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Opens Exclusive Video Ad Market For Only Select Publishers And Brands

Google is launching a programmatic video marketplace that it says will only include premium publishers and select brands. Neal Mohan, vp of display and video advertising, announced the video ad platform today at a DoubleClick customer conference. The marketplace is called Google Partner Select... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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