Native advertising has a measurement problem. While the industry seems to have finally come closer to agreeing on what defines a native ad, there remains uncertainty on how to best measure success. According to a recent survey conducted by…
The mother of all spring holidays is Mother’s Day – historically the third-largest retail holiday of the year. No surprise, we all love our mothers, and last year consumers spent $20 billion to show just how much. According to new…
Not to sound like a broken record, but native programmatic is no April Fool’s Day joke – it’s the real deal. At this very moment, marketers are transacting on native ad campaigns in real time across the web. According to…
Programmatic media buying is showing no signs of slowing down. Total US programmatic ad revenue will top nearly $15 billion this year, according to BI Intelligence estimates. And while mobile and video are spearheading growth, native programmatic is gaining steam. So much…
Despite reliance on digital for direct response campaigns, some marketers see it as an opportunity for branding; so much so that it will make up a majority of their digital advertising spend. Branding-focused ads will be the number one priority…
Over the summer, the IAB and Edelman surveyed over 5,000 consumers to get their opinions on native advertising. According to the results, relevant and meaningful in-feed, sponsored content that tells a story was the most important factor for making an…
Last week we discussed the benefits of performing A/B tests on images versus testing different variations of the ad copy. This week we’ll share how one brand benefited from examining the most engaging images to drive maximum engagement and inform…
It’s been commonplace for marketers to apply A/B testing to identify changes that will increase or maximize engagement or interest with a particular piece of marketing or advertising. As the name implies, two versions of advertising (A and B) are…
The buzz around native advertising is showing no signs of slowing down. It remains entrenched in the headlines, from discussions about how it can be made programmatic, to how traditional print publications are integrating native elements into their tool chest,…
