Branded content camouflages what companies have been trying to do since time immemorial: Sell you stuff. Here's a better idea.As digital media blunts the impact of advertising, brands are looking for new ways to lure consumers. The latest, buzziest effort has been to publish stories that look and feel journalistic. The key strategy of branded content or "native advertising" is to hide the commercial imperative, and even the brand altogether, so that readers think they're consuming a familiar newspaper or magazine. This is supposed to make brands seem more reliable, familiar, and indispensable. But it's a sham—a shortsighted attempt to trick consumers into opening their wallets. Instead of brands, real people and real tones of voice will become the interface between consumers and products.Read Full Story Continue reading at 'Fast Company'
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Conde Nast Entertainment -- the magazine publisher's digital video, TV and film division -- is looking to grow its branded entertainment business with the hire of two execs. It has tapped Starcom MediaVest Group vet Eden Gorcey and former Coach marketer Will Misselbrook to run its branded... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With a mix both funny and serious videos and a Facebook-first approach, Unilad has amassed 6.7 million fans on the social network. Its strategy is reminiscent of competitors like Lad Bible, with its own bro-focus and reliance on fans to create and promote video -- but Unilad has also been... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women's magazine publisher Meredith Corp. has acquired Grocery Server, a digital firm that powers location-based ads for food and retail brands. Grocery Server was founded in 2008 as an ad platform that pulls location data from grocery stores and CPG brands into ads on publishers' websites.... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2015-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vogue was named magazine of the year at the annual National Magazine Awards ceremony on Monday night, earning the award that honors brands excelling in both print and digital media as well as areas such as events and branded content. But it was Nautilus -- an indie science magazine published... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2015-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Magazine loses patience with ‘pseudonymous commenters’ who indulge in ‘vitriolic personal insults’The Week is closing off its comments threads. The US-based online version of the magazine that publishes and summarises articles from national and global media has run out of patience with... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-12-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Group SJR has hired Pulitzer Prize winners and is stepping up its international expansion to compete with publishers' native ad studios for marketing spend. The post WPP touts its journalism cred in battle for branded content appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2014-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nathan Lump has rejoined Travel + Leisure as editor. He previously worked for the magazine from 2000 to 2006. He most recently worked as director of branded content at Condé Nast. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-08-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online audiences are oohing and ahhing over Netflix's New York Times branded content on women inmates, tied to the hit series Orange Is the New Black. While this is one of the first pieces created out of the Grey Lady's T Brand Studio, Netflix isn't new to the native advertising. And a source... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It’s a whole new era at Yahoo ever since CES rock star Marissa Mayer took over. Except when it isn’t. Much of her tenure has been about free food and iPhones, umpteen startup acquisitions, along with bringing back engineering and Valley cool to the Web pioneer. But on the media and advertising... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2014-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The New York Times is planning to step off the sidelines and into the world of native advertising online, where a growing list of traditional publishers have thrown their arms around sponsored or branded content.Meredith Kopit Levien, exec VP-advertising, said the Times is planning to introduce... Continue reading at Advertising Age
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Pilot program will allow direct-to-home printer access for some branded content. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
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