Target made its first NewFronts pitch to advertisers not with content, but with a rebrand of its existing media network business. The retailer joined the likes of Hulu, which announced a new binge-watch ad format, and Walmart, which introduced a new video ad network, in presenting this week. But unlike other online publishers and digital media companies focusing on new programming, Target, which took the stage Thursday, instead explained the evolution of its Target Media Network and served up a rotating cast of speakers from brands like Chobani and MoMA. The new media offering is called Roundel, a name derived from Target’s iconic—and undeniably round—bullseye logo. The division is a rebranding of the network the retailer first debuted in 2016. By using its own first-party customer data, Target says it can offer advertisers—including brands it does not sell on its own shelves—a compelling proposition for reaching new customers. Roundel is “more than just buying ads on Target.com,” says Kristi Argyilan, who was recently named president of Roundel, adding that the company is already seeing “enormous interest” from brands. She said the network will help advertisers “market to a real group of consumers.” The business includes ad inventory on display, social, audio and linear TV. Rather than use Nielsen ratings when assessing TV inventory, Argyilan says Roundel will use its customer data to determine which programming might be right for an advertiser. So far, Target has... Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Like so many things this year, the 2020 Digital Content NewFronts are going to look different. The biggest change: how they're produced. Instead of four daily in-person presentations that would have ad buyers, content producers and the media running from location to location across Manhattan,... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2020-06-22 11:00:36 UTC ]
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Just four months ago, the Interactive Advertising Bureau heralded an overhaul of its annual Digital Content NewFronts slate, which it was calling the "new NewFronts." But the IAB had no idea just how "new" this year's event would become. In mid-March, Covid-19 shut down the industry, and the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2020-06-22 00:00:40 UTC ]
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It has been a long road for the Interactive Advertising Bureau's 2020 Digital Content NewFronts, which were postponed for two months and underwent a significant presenter overhaul as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. But at long last, the weeklong virtual event is ready to kick off on Monday.... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2020-06-19 12:00:45 UTC ]
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The coronavirus and Black Lives Matter will be the elephants in the virtual room when digital publishers make their pitch to advertisers during the NewFronts next week. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2020-06-19 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Audible has appointed Brad Schwartz as chief content officer as it aims to expand audio production. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-11 22:48:31 UTC ]
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This year's Digital Content NewFronts will get down to the nitty gritty with former HQ Trivia host Scott Rogowsky, whom the Interactive Advertising Bureau has tapped to serve as the annual event's first-ever virtual emcee. Beginning with the first day of this year's NewFronts, slated to kick off... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2020-06-01 14:00:16 UTC ]
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Each year around this time, digital publishers and tech platforms announce their content plans for the year ahead. These annual upfront and NewFronts pitches are a bid to partner with agencies and advertisers to reassemble audiences across the ever-changing video landscape. That process will... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-05-28 01:23:59 UTC ]
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Leaders of content-to-commerce initiatives at three global news media companies shared in-depth looks at how those projects started and how they are Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-05-18 19:00:36 UTC ]
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Readers have spent much of the last decade eschewing digital subscriptions to their local newspaper, staying on the free side Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-05-05 07:00:33 UTC ]
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James Spackman, founder of the Book Pitch Doctor consultancy, is holding a charity masterclass with the Society of Young Publishers (SYP) and is seeking trade sponsors. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-01 05:55:09 UTC ]
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A roster of diverse writers, past and present, explain the ideals of their movement. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-30 15:58:46 UTC ]
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Cambridge University Press has said it is on track to be 100% carbon neutral in the UK by 2022, both as regards to its own direct emissions and indirection emissions from the generation of the energy it purchases (so-called Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-22 10:35:01 UTC ]
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Magazine publisher Future Publishing has adapted its content over the last six weeks to be more helpful for readers. The Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-04-20 16:19:08 UTC ]
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Hearst UK knows readers are longing for positive and uplifting content, akin to another version of Italians singing on balconies. Over Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-04-16 16:15:52 UTC ]
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The magazine group has been publishing more positive, feel-good content based on audience research. The post ‘Practical, life-affirming, positive’: How Hearst UK is creating more uplifting content appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-04-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Yet another company has pulled out of June's postponed Digital Content NewFronts. Meredith, the magazine publisher with publications that include People, Better Homes & Gardens and Allrecipes, will not court advertisers with a NewFronts presentation this year due to the "current climate,"... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2020-04-14 17:34:21 UTC ]
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Like every publisher, Hearst Magazines has had to adapt to creating content in an all-remote world, from putting out magazines Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2020-04-13 16:58:44 UTC ]
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Like every digital publisher, Hearst Magazines has had to adapt to creating content in an all-remote world. "My motto is 'enter smiling,' and I believe there is opportunity in everything," CCO Kate Lewis said on the inaugural episode of The New Normal, a weekly interactive discussion show where... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2020-04-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The near-simultaneous rush among publishers with subscription businesses to loosen their paywalls and provide free access to reporting on the COVID-19 pandemic has reignited long-standing debates about whether the news should fundamentally be free, even as ad-supported journalism (with some... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-10 16:17:19 UTC ]
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In mid-March, Wired joined fellow Condé Nast titles The New Yorker and Vanity Fair, as well as numerous other newspapers and magazines, in opening up free access to its coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, moving that content outside of the metered paywall that otherwise limits non-subscribers... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-09 17:20:07 UTC ]
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