Five years. That's how long "native advertising" has been a thing. That's when digital publishers started offering content marketing solutions to brands. It's when BuzzFeed tripled revenue, further validating that branded content was here to stay. Publishers, new and old, from the New York Times to Vox, quickly followed suit, creating expansive content studios to support the growing demand for these services. I did the same thing during my time at Time Inc. and Business Insiderstaffing big teams, creating a ton of content, selling it to brands.One small problem, though: We had no idea if the content was good.Now, the concept of "good" content is somewhat subjective. At the very least, we can agree it's difficult to discern if branded content solutions help marketers achieve their goals. But to this day, publishers, brands, and agencies have difficulty measuring the efficacy of branded content. It definitely "feels" more valuable than a set of banner ads, but why is it so difficult to prove? Continue reading at AdAge.com Continue reading at 'Advertising Age'
[ Advertising Age | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Biographers' Club has revealed the shortlist for the 2016 Tony Lothian Prize, which awards £2,000 to the best proposal for an uncommissioned first biography. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Charlotte Eyre talks to Anna Knight, brand director at Brand Licensing Europe, about trends in brands and licensing. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Verizon is trying to become a media company, but history isn't littered with examples of telecoms succeeding at content. It's hard to combine two radically different DNAs, build a publishing arm from scratch and change consumer habits. When you have different businesses, it can be difficult to... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-09-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Corp is testing a content-recirculation widget that lets several of its publications including The Wall Street Journal share their articles on each other’s sites. With the so-called Project Hamilton, the publisher is seeking to keep readers on its sites longer. Other publishers are turning... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A conversation with Mark Mulhern, eastern region president at iCrossing and 2016 Folio: Show speaker. The post What Brands Need from Their Magazine Partners appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As the owner of Cosmopolitan, Elle and Esquire, Hearst is known for its globally-recognized media brands. But for its latest content play, the company is keeping things close to home. On Sept. 27, the publisher is set to debut HearstLive, a new multimedia installation that will display curated... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The news magazine launches a new event to boost its profile in cultural coverage. The post At The Week Live, Magazine Content Comes to Life appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has hired John Lomas-Bullivant, who has previously worked at HIT Entertainment, Pearson, TV-Loonland and Kickback Media, as an intellectual property and brand development director. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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brightcove.createExperiences(); COLOGNE, Germany—While Facebook and Google are dominating digital ad budgets (and increasingly, consumers' time) because they give marketers sophisticated and granular targeting, advertisers are getting squeezed with the amount of data that the... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joanna Coles' steady rise to the top at Hearst Magazines has reached a new high, with the well-regarded Cosmopolitan editor in chief (and two-time Adweek Hot List Editor of the Year) being promoted today to chief content officer, a new position within the publishing company. "Joanna is a... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Michele Promaulayko returns to take the reins at Cosmopolitan and Seventeen. The post Joanna Coles Named Hearst Magazines Chief Content Officer appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bonnier-owned gourmet magazine aims to connect with its readers on and off the printed page. The post Citing a Natural Brand Extension, Saveur Launches a Wine Club appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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JK Rowling just can't seem to let Harry Potter go. Having launched the "eighth book", in the form of a two-part play, the best-selling author has revealed three new texts will be released next month. Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2016-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Tampa, Fla., branding agency Spark conjured up a brand concept for Gary Johnson back in June, they never intended for the Libertarian presidential candidate's campaign to actually employ it. Turns out, according to the agency, the campaign did just that, using a very similar color scheme... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-08-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Three German companies, another from Belgium and one from the UK will pitch video game projects to specialists later this month at GamesCon in Cologne. The post Five Publishing Companies To Pitch Their Content at Germany’s GamesCom appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As a "digital-first company," Time Inc. is now trying to keep pace with tech giants like Google, Facebook, and Comcast, in addition to fellow magazine publishers like Hearst and Cond Nast.That's one of the big reasons why Time Inc. is embracing a category-focused, more streamlined approach to... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-08-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thirty-one employees face layoffs, though magazine brands not affected. The post Trusted Media Brands Cuts Children’s Book Publisher appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2016-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As native advertising gains prominence, publishers may find themselves competing not just with one another, but with the ad agencies that already exist. Continue reading at The New York Times
[ The New York Times | 2016-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Buoyed by the success of popular podcasts like Serial and This American Life, the Interactive Advertising Bureau is hosting its second annual Podcast Upfront this fall to bring together publishers, advertisers and agencies. Twelve media and podcast companies (up from eight last year) will... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Advertising on the websites of premium publishers, such as The New York Times and Hearst properties, is three times as effective as it is on those of nonpremium publishers at boosting brand favorability and making users more likely to recommend products or services, according to a study by... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2016-07-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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