Kik joins Facebook in hunt for more publisher, brand deals

In the latest land grab for consumers’ time on platforms, Kik is stepping up efforts to court brands and media companies. The messaging app popular with millennials hired ad vet Josh Jacobs to head a new division, Kik Services, with an eye to adding games and commerce services and expand publishers’ presence on the app. Jacobs said he sees the platforms as complementary, while noting that Kik lets brands interact with users: “You’re not just in the traffic-driving business.” The post Kik joins Facebook in hunt for more publisher, brand deals appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at 'Digiday'

[ Digiday | 2015-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brand Safety Worries Are Hurting News Publishers Ahead of 2020 Election

Ahead of a contentious 2020 U.S. presidential election, two trade bodies representing media agencies and publishers are working toward more sophisticated brand safety standards and how to apply them to news content. These organizations--the American Association of Advertising Agencies and... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-09-27 20:14:59 UTC ]
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Montgomery joins Walker in four-book deal

Ross Montgomery is joining the Walker Books list after the publisher landed two new fiction titles and a pair of picture books. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-03 21:47:06 UTC ]
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NFL joins TikTok and plans to help brands sponsor its content

The National Football League announced a new partnership with TikTok, including plans to sell ads together so brands can sponsor the league’s content and hashtags on the Chinese-made mobile video app. On Tuesday, the NFL unveiled an official TikTok account that accumulated almost 260,000 fans... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-03 17:42:40 UTC ]
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Richard Atkinson joins Penguin Press as publishing director

Former Bloomsbury publisher Richard Atkinson is joining Penguin Press as publishing director in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-19 17:59:21 UTC ]
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Facebook Joins Initial Lineup at IAB’s NewFronts West

The Interactive Advertising Bureau is putting together the lineup for its second annual Digital Content NewFronts West, the L.A. version of its one-week event held in New York in the spring. So far, the list includes tech giant Facebook, which will make its case for ad dollars for the first time... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-08-08 15:34:45 UTC ]
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Hachette, Pan Mac and PRH join ERIC Fest publishing careers fair

Hachette UK, Pan Mac and PRH are supporting a free careers fair for those aged 16 to 25 who may not have considered entering publishing before. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-08-07 05:26:22 UTC ]
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Koontz Inks Multibook Deal with Amazon Publishing

Bestselling author Dean Koontz signed a multibook deal with Amazon Publishing's Thomas & Mercer imprint. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sophie Schrey joins Laurence King Publishing

Laurence King Publishing (LKP) has appointed Sophie Schrey, formerly of Michael O’Mara Books, to the newly created role of head of children’s.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-07-02 12:06:31 UTC ]
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Publishers: Let’s Get Real About Regulating Facebook

Yeah, that situation with the Parkland graduate was appalling. Here’s another Harvard kid who should have been sent packing: Mark Zuckerberg. Fifteen years ago, the entrepreneurial undergrad  was emailing a friend about the harvest of his proto social network, “The Face Book.” As revealed a few... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-06-21 14:07:05 UTC ]
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Facebook wants some regulation—at least on brand safety

Facebook welcomes a little regulation, at least if it helps end its brand-safety problems. “We want regulation in the areas of brand safety and content moderation,” said Carolyn Everson, vice president of global marketing solutions, speaking on Tuesday at an event kicking off the Global... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-19 11:21:19 UTC ]
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WPP and iHeartMedia join forces to lure more audio branding business

WPP is hooking up with IHeartMedia on a new partnership aimed at luring more audio business from marketers. The venture, called “Project Listen,” will offer creative consulting and media planning covering multiple platforms, including broadcast radio, digital streaming, podcasts, smart speakers... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-06-17 10:00:00 UTC ]
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Digiday Research: Social platforms are for brand awareness, not traffic, say publishers

Publishers surveyed Digiday this May predominately see social platforms as a way to grow their brand awareness rather than generate referral traffic of revenues. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are the three platforms respondents said best helped them achieve those goals. The post Digiday... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-06-10 04:02:14 UTC ]
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Licensing Expo 2019: Publishers Hunt New Revenue Streams

A number of publishers and licensors exhibiting at or attending this year’s Licensing Expo in Las Vegas are looking to license their proprietary, book-based brands to manufacturers of toys, arts and crafts, apparel, and other products. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Are Facebook Stories Ads Beginning to Catch On With Brands?

Facebook introduced ads for Stories last September and, while the social network and some of its advertisers are bullish on the option, the jury remains out among the ad community in general. Over 500 million people are using Stories on Facebook, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp (where the... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2019-05-31 19:45:16 UTC ]
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Facebook expands playable ads and transparency for brands

Platform is also introducing more transparency for advertisers on how effectively their creative is being used. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2019-05-29 15:49:28 UTC ]
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Digiday Research: Facebook still delivers the greatest reach for publisher content

Forty-five percent of 124 publishers surveyed by Digiday said that Facebook provides the greatest reach for unpaid posted content. While few publishers see strong reach from content posted to their pages, engaging content being shared organically by users is driving significant amounts of... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-05-29 04:01:04 UTC ]
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Germany’s biggest publisher sales houses unite to fight Google, Facebook and Amazon

Axel Springer and Funke Mediengruppe’s joint sales house Media Impact has joined forces with the joint sales house of fellow publishing juggernauts RTL Groupe and Gruner+Jahr to solidify an advertising alliance that sells the combined inventory of all four media groups. The post Germany’s... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2019-05-28 04:01:59 UTC ]
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Gazelle Book Services signs deal with Kumon Publishing

Book distributor Gazelle Book Services has signed a deal with learning provider Kumon Publishing.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-20 15:19:31 UTC ]
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“Brand Power” Is Not a Myth for Magazine Publishers

Last week was an interesting one for me. Not only because I attended two very different conferences in two cities, but because of the theme I saw play out between each conference and in the days following. First was The Social Shake-Up, a sister brand of Folio:’s for social media practitioners.... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2019-05-16 16:54:43 UTC ]
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Birne joins PEW Literary with Faber deal

Eleanor Birne has joined PEW Literary as associate agent this month, moving from David Godwin Associates, and has already done a deal with Faber on Amber Medland’s debut novel about mental health and the impact of the #metoo movement. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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