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3 Ways Brands Can Make Native Advertising More Effective in 2017

Contently

When it comes to digital advertising, a “big four” have emerged: social ads, display ads, video ads, and native advertising. According to a Salesforce survey of 4,000 marketers, native advertising is currently the third-most popular tactic, tied with video. Insist upon clear labeling.

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8 Content Distribution Ideas to Meet Your Brand’s Goals

Moz

Posted by AlliBerry3 There’s a lot to consider when creating a content strategy in 2019. Not only is there more competition than ever online, but there are so many types of content and ways to reach your target audience. Should you focus on research studies or whitepapers? Content goal: Brand awareness. Do you podcast?

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White Papers are Not Dead. They’re on Life Support.

Marketing Craftmanship

Have Marketers Killed This B2B Golden Goose? The original purpose of white papers as a B2B marketing tactic was to produce objective information, packaged as quasi-academic research, that might validate a company’s or product’s value proposition. White papers jumped the shark when they became paid content.

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