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Content’s Evil Twin: Advertorial

B2B Memes

In other words, an advertorial. When I was in traditional publishing, I fought to set limits to advertorials, but ultimately had to tolerate them. In my liberated state, though, I can finally say it: Advertorials are evil. When I say advertorial , I’m not talking about all sponsored content that appears in a publication.

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Lewis DVorkin: Content Marketing or Advertorial?

B2B Memes

That’s never more true than when he writes about content marketing, as he did last Monday. DVorkin describes AdVoice as an outlet for content marketing, which he defines as “brands using the tools of digital media and social sharing to behave like original-content publishers.” But content marketing itself doesn’t worry me.

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Lewis DVorkin: Content Marketing or Advertorial?

B2B Memes

That’s never more true than when he writes about content marketing, as he did last Monday. DVorkin describes AdVoice as an outlet for content marketing, which he defines as “brands using the tools of digital media and social sharing to behave like original-content publishers.” But content marketing itself doesn’t worry me.

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Rethinking the Role of “Advertisers”

B2B Memes

In a twist we’ll see more of — another reason Quartz is worth watching — these advertisers are creating their own content for Quartz readers, through something called “Quartz Bulletin.”. As company president Justin Smith told Adweek , “We believe branded content is going to be an essential part of the site itself.”.

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Rethinking the Role of “Advertisers”

B2B Memes

In a twist we’ll see more of — another reason Quartz is worth watching — these advertisers are creating their own content for Quartz readers, through something called “Quartz Bulletin.”. As company president Justin Smith told Adweek , “We believe branded content is going to be an essential part of the site itself.”.

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Under the Influence

Contently

The practice is another form of native advertising, except it relies on social media influencers rather than in-house advertorial. And when marketers have to choose between transparency and authenticity, transparency often loses out. Subtle this is not. It’s like it seems more genuine.” Dealing with disclosure.

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The State of Native Advertising: Are Pinterest’s Paid Promotions a Bad Idea?

Adobe Experience Cloud Blog

Three days earlier, the Federal Trade Commission announced a workshop to examine native advertising in digital media, or “the practice of blending advertisements with news, entertainment, and other content in digital media.”. The term “native advertising” describes any ads that mimic the visual format and content of its environment.