free
There is a lot of talk about 'native advertising', and pretty much all of it is... well... crap. It's just the lowest form of content, paid to be placed as articles on mostly viral optimized sites. Yes, it creates traffic, but it's a complete waste of everything.
So let me show you a really good example of native advertising. Subaru paid Hot Rod Magazine's very popular 'RoadKill' show to do a challenge between the new 2015 Subaru Legacy and whatever car the Hot Rod crew had in their garage, and the result was an absolutely excellent show that is fun and enjoyable to watch, which brought with it a ton of really powerful brand value for Subaru.
This is how it's done people!
Also, keep in mind that I have written two Plus reports about the strategies around native advertising. Native Advertising in 2014 and Native Advertising Needs to Shift to Purposeful Content.
When publishers want to engage with their audiences, are they really unengaging them instead?
Only about 15% of the public pays for news, so how we do convert the remaining 85%?
Founder, media analyst, author, and publisher. Follow on Twitter
"Thomas Baekdal is one of Scandinavia's most sought-after experts in the digitization of media companies. He has made himself known for his analysis of how digitization has changed the way we consume media."
Swedish business magazine, Resumé
plus
plus
plus
plus
plus
plus