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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

So when DVorkin talks about integrating his advertisers’ content-marketing efforts into the Forbes brand, I worry that he’s really talking about advertorial. Related posts: Content’s Evil Twin: Advertorial. His first line of defense against that charge is full disclosure. So I guess I still can’t answer my opening question.

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Lewis DVorkin: Content Marketing or Advertorial?

B2B Memes

So when DVorkin talks about integrating his advertisers’ content-marketing efforts into the Forbes brand, I worry that he’s really talking about advertorial. Related posts: Content’s Evil Twin: Advertorial. His first line of defense against that charge is full disclosure. So I guess I still can’t answer my opening question.

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Sponsored vs Branded Content

Brandpoint

Obviously advertorial. So your message will not scream “Advertorial!” In short, it is professional, polished and looks like it belongs there. And then, there are the sore thumbs. Content that looks like it was cut and pasted from someplace else. Hyping a product or brand ad nauseum. ” to the reader.

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8 Signs You're Writing an Advertorial, Not a Blog Post

Hubspot

Growing your website traffic through your blog is a great thing-- until thinly-veiled advertorials infiltrate your content. Advertorials are an advertisement disguised as an editorial; they are articles that appear to be informational but are actually intended to promote a product or service. 1) You’re a Blogging Cheerleader.

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Rethinking media mix modeling for today’s complex consumer journey

Martech

For instance, with podcasts, this research can show whether listeners prefer host-read ads or integrated advertorials. Qualitative consumer research, such as focus groups, panels and surveys, helps you align media spending with the customer experience.

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Infographic: A Brief History of Content Marketing

Contently

In 1895, John Deere published the first issue of The Furrow , an agricultural magazine that published print advertorials. And it would do the savvy content marketer good to have a few classic examples to bust out at parties—or, at the very least, strategy meetings. After a few decades, each issue reached millions of customers.