Instagram's New Carousel Ads Are Like Print Magazine Spreads With Links

If Facebook is looking to steal TV ad dollars with its autoplay video ads, then its photo-sharing service Instagram has its sights set on print magazine money with a new ad format.Instagram has created a slideshow-like ad format that lets advertisers include multiple photos in an ad and a link to the brand's site. Advertisers can arrange these "carousel" ads so that they tell a story or show off a product in a particular sequence as people swipe through them. The ads also carry a "learn more" link that opens an advertiser-chosen web page when clicked.Instagram decided to create the carousel ads after seeing that people wanted to get more information from the service's existing ads and advertisers wanted to give it, according to the company's global head of business and brand development James Quarles. People were screen-grabbing photos and leaving comments or captions asking where they can find an item in the captured photo. And advertisers had been asking for ways to tell deeper stories with their ads. Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'

[ Advertising Age | 2015-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pew: 54,200 Newspaper, Magazine Jobs Axed Since 2003

The decade-long devastation of the print news business, crushed by the sagging economy, the evaporation of classified and display advertising, and a reader shift to digital media, has cost at least 54,200 newsroom jobs in newspapers and magazines a ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pinterest, a proven traffic driver, is now a customizable ad unit

Publishers looking beyond Facebook and Twitter for social media traffic growth are increasingly finding a compelling alternative in Pinterest. The post Pinterest, a proven traffic driver, is now a customizable ad unit appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Hard Choices' Print Sales Top 85,000 in First Week

Hillary Clinton’s "Hard Choices" sold 85,721 copies in its first week on sale at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Designers' Quest To Create The Magazine "The Beautiful Game" Deserves

A new publication about soccer--and nothing but--tries to be as visually dazzling as the game itself. Sketch Remembering the 1949 plane crash that killed the dominant Italian club team Torino A.C. meant a more sullen depiction. "That took just one sketch to make the finished product," Priest... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Editor in Chief Craig Marks: Print 'Stands in the Way of Where Spin Needs to Be'

It's time to let go of the idea that music outlet Spin is meant to be a print magazine, according to newly appointed editor in chief Craig Marks. "It's very, very hard to break up with print," he said. "But to hold onto print and to have an even kind of romantic relationship with it probably... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wiley sees print sales drop in 2014

Wiley is positioned to “become a solutions leader in professional learning and development... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Marissa Mayer: Marketers Need to Embrace Native Ads

CANNES, France—From magazines to TV, radio to newspapers, every medium has come to embrace native advertising. If Yahoo can leave its past behind, then surely advertisers can too. That was, more or less, Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer's advice to brands and advertisers attending the Cannes Lions... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook Is Beginning to Look Like a Bona Fide Online Ad Network

Now that Facebook will include users’ Web behavior to fine-tune targeting, it’s only a matter of time before it expands its ad network to outside publishers, according to marketing experts. Facebook has said that it will gather Web surfing data on users to help advertisers understand... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smorgasbord: Links of Note, June 16, 2014

This week, we’re reading about Manhattan standby Bonnie Slotnick Cookbooks, and new cookbooks from Arcadia Books, Flying Dog Brewery, and Amar'e Stoudemmire. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oops! The Former Lyft Driver Featured In Uber's Ad Never Drove For Lyft

Uber quietly pulled a video ad Thursday night after learning the featured driver never worked for other ridesharing services.Earlier this week, Uber published a video ad on Facebook profiling a driver who jumped ship from Lyft. Only problem was: He never drove for Lyft.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook to Use Web Browsing History For Ad Targeting

Through its ubiquitous "like" buttons on publisher sites across the web, Facebook has long been able to watch the web surfing behavior of its 1.28 billion monthly users.Soon it will begin to use that information for ad targeting on Facebook.Facebook already enables retargeting to users who've... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine publisher ShortList Media reports losses of almost £1m

Company hit by launch of Stylist in France and investment in fashion website Never UnderdressedMagazine publisher ShortList Media has reported a loss of almost £1m in its most recent annual accounts after being hit by the tough launch of Stylist in France and investing in fashion site Never... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-06 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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Google Looks Beyond YouTube For Video Ad Dollars

Google has a new message for premium publishers: "Hey, let us help you sell your video ads."Google has created a new ad-buying program for premium publishers to automate their video ad sales in a bid to expand their video business beyond YouTube.The company already helps some publishers manage... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lachlan Murdoch accuses Australian rival publishers of 'giving up on print'

News Corp co-chairman said competitors were 'irresponsible' to talk about a time when it would stop printing newspapers The co-chairman of News Corp, Lachlan Murdoch, has mounted a strong defence of the future of newspapers in the digital age while condemning his Australian competitors for... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebooks on course to outsell printed editions in UK by 2018

Consumer ebook market set to almost triple over next four years while PwC predicts sales of printed editions will fallThe ebook will overtake the paperback and hardback as Britons' preferred format for reading their favourite novels by 2018, according to a report. The UK consumer ebook market... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books to outsell print by 2018

Printed books will be outsold by ebooks by 2018, a new report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers suggests. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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People Magazine Sheds About a Dozen, All You Group Publisher Exits

People magazine lost roughly a dozen staff members to layoffs and buyouts last week, according to people familiar with the matter. The departures come just before Time Inc., owner of People, starts to trade independently of Time Warner on Monday, June 9.People is the largest money maker at Time... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2014-06-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Native Ad Revenue May Be One Click Away With ‘Selfies’

Community news publishers everywhere are searching hard for new revenue. But who knew that dollars might be staring them virtually  in the face?   Broadstreet, which provides ad services to news publishers, is offering a new ad unit c ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Smorgasbord: Links of Note, June 2, 2014

This week, we’re reading about the cookbook legacy of Dr. Maya Angelou, Michael Ruhlman’s top egg dishes in New York City, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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