Irony at Apple in Viral Ad Patent
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In April, we told you about Facebook's patent application to create a new kind of ad exchange for digital content. This month, FB and Apple both announced partnerships to host news media content that has traditionally run on publisher channels....
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Apple’s Support of Ad Blocking Shocks Industry
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Buried in the fine print at last week’s Apple developer conference (WWDC) was some industry-shaking news: The next version of iOS will let users block ads on their iPhones and iPads. “What this means is, when iOS 9 launches in...
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Print Won’t Kick You Off Your Own Couch
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It’s no secret that a slew of online companies are printing magazines now. And the reasons behind each brand’s decision are as varied as the magazines themselves. According to Piet van Niekerk in Print Power, for some brands it’s about...
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Magazine Publishers Sell Magazines – Not Content
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As magazine publishers have made the transition to magazine media brands, something seems to have gotten lost in translation. We’ve lived through the contracted ad spending during the recent recession, which made publishers look to other avenues for revenue. But...
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Key Takeaways on the State of Print Ads
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The American Marketing Association has a message for publishers: print remains a solid top-of-funnel channel, maybe even more so now that readership has declined in recent years. “Print circulations are down, but in many cases that means that publications’ readership...
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Viewability a Huge Headache for Mobile Advertisers
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Interested in buying ads that are never seen? Clearly, the answer is no, and viewability issues on desktop computers are a known challenge to the industry. In fact, a study last year showed that digital marketers are getting ripped off, with...
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AT&T Case Study: Print ROI Four Times that of TV
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You can’t argue with the numbers. The Mobile Marketing Association recently published the results of an AT&T campaign for the company’s Moto X smartphones, and the results are clear. According to Guy Consterdine in FIPP, “magazines should be allocated a...
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15 Absurdly Clever Interactive Print Ads
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As digital advertising has eaten into traditional budgets and strategies, sometimes it seems that the creativity of print ad creators has waned. Fortunately, an article from Hubspot helps prove that this is not the case. “Print ads were once the...
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Blurred Lines Now Official per ASME
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Calling their new guidelines more “compass” than “map,” the American Society of Magazine Editors has overhauled the rules that define editorial integrity. “Unlike the old guidelines, where discouraging cover ads was the first item on the list, now there's no...
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Advertorials and the Ovaltine Effect
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I remember the first time I realized that what I was reading was an advertorial – although I had no idea at the time (I was maybe 17?) that this sort of “thing” had a name. I felt a lot...
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