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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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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.

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5 Must-Watch Google Webmaster Videos for the B2B Marketer

KoMarketing Associates

What does Google think about advertorials, native advertising, and editorial content? An advertorial is another word for a paid editorial written for advertising purposes. The Google webmaster team views advertorials as deceptive when they lack transparency about their marketing intent.

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Marketing With Content: The Next Step for Brands

Contently

people largely treated content marketing as a euphemism for things that have been around for a long time: custom publishing, advertorials, owned media. Since it rose to popularity in the early 2010s (I thank the good folks at Content Marketing Institute!), Of course, content marketing was always more than those things.