Imagine a piece of sponsored content appearing at the top of The New York Times’ most-emailed articles list. It happened to work from T Brand Studio. Now someone from that team shares the secrets to creating a great native ad. Continue reading
This Week in Content Marketing: Is Native Advertising’s Fail on Brands or Publishers?
We dissect new stats on the state of native advertising and explore some optimistic CMO research. We also share rants and raves on creative energy and siloed measurement standards, and take on March Madness in our example of the week. Continue reading
This Week in Content Marketing: It Doesn’t Matter If You Call It Content Marketing
We reveal reasons why publishers struggle with the content studio model, explore print’s potential for targeting teens and tweens, and share views on new video research. We also share rants, raves, and an artful example of the week. Continue reading
This Week in Content Marketing: Go Home Facebook, Your Journalism Project Is Drunk
This week, we explore Facebook’s Journalism Project, and find irony in an attack on Star Magazine. Our rants include a soda promotion that fizzled out; then we wrap up with a lesson on finding your growth potential through content. Continue reading
This Week in Content Marketing: Native Advertising – Not the Savior Publishers and Brands Thought
The guys talk online fraud and programmatic advertising, rip into a trends post, and vent about a publisher-predicted bloodbath. Rants and raves include the Great Video Game Crash of 1983, the generations, and Purina as TOM example. Continue reading
This Week in Content Marketing: Deep Content Insights After Three Years of Podcasting
The guys ring in PNR’s third anniversary with some advice on how to build a successful career. They also offer rants, raves, and a toast to Chief Content Officer magazine, continuing to provide multiple levels of value to their business. Continue reading
This Week in Content Marketing: Thought Leadership Requires Actual Leading Thoughts
This week, the guys dissect the art of thought leadership and grill McDonald’s on its YouTube fail. They also review the NFL’s crackdown on game-day social spoilers and share rants, raves, and an example of the week from Pressed Juicery. Continue reading
How Does Native Advertising Fit in a Content Marketing Strategy?
You need to be thinking beyond owned and earned channels in your content marketing programs. Enter native advertising. Where does it fit within the larger context of a content marketing strategy? It’s time to think about your answer. Continue reading
This Week in Content Marketing: How Brands Could Inherit the Web
The guys talk content marketing-related acquisitions – Yahoo! and Dollar Shave Club – plus Medium’s content marketplace, New York Times content studio now an agency, rants and raves (yep, they talk native advertising). Continue reading