Study: How Publishers Are Measuring Native Ads Today


Sites like Gawker and Forbes offer native advertising, but the jury is still out on how publishers should measure the effectiveness of these advertorial products.

The Online Publishers Association asked 29 of its member companies how they gauge success of native ads, and how they define the sometimes amorphous ad category. They found there really is no consensus but the largest portion — 57% — are using the metrics of content, namely engagement and time spent as key barometers for native ads.

That’s not too surprising considering native ads tend to be sponsored content such as articles or videos, thus publishers employ content metrics to measure them.

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Fubiz TV 21 – Thibaut de Longeville

Fubiz vous présente le nouvel épisode Fubiz TV Issue 21. Au sommaire de ce numéro, une sélection du meilleur de l’actualité de l’univers créatif et nous avons eu la chance de rencontrer le réalisateur et producteur Thibaut de Longeville dans les locaux de son agence 360 Creative pour une interview exclusive.

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Survive the Zombie Apocalypse with Hyundai’s ‘Walking Dead Chop Shop’

When zombies invade, some amass canned foods and hide in their cellars. Others create the ultimate zombie slaying machine and blast through the rubble to save mankind. For the latter breed, Hyundai and its agency partner-in-crime Innocean have invented the ultimate piece of fantasy fodder: “The Walking Dead Chop Shop.” Through the Chop Shop app, enthusiasts can use three different Hyundai cars as their base, then add vehicular accessories like a “horde plow” or two varieties of razor wire.

Host Veronica Belmont introduces the app and interviews people about their ideal car in “Conversations About a Zombie Survival Machine.” People (okay, men) seem to be filled with enthusiasm when they consider the question: Cattle Gun or Flamethrower?

In-app, they don’t have to make a choice, and aspiring zombie fighters can create as many machines as they want. One winning design will be transformed into the real thing. This does nothing for me, but judging by the 14,000 entries and level of appreciation in the videos, The Walking Dead fans will give this campaign legs.

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Chipotle Admits Hacking Its Own Twitter Account in Anniversary Stunt

It might have gone down as one of the least interesting Twitter hacks of all time, except it was fake. Which makes it … interesting?

Chipotle has admitted to Mashable that the brand was behind a series of what looked like rogue tweets last weekend. On Sunday, @ChipotleTweets began posting odd messages like "Find avocado store in Arvada, Colorado" and, "Hi sweetie, can you please pick up some lime, salt, and onions? twitter." Shortly after, "Joe" from the Chipotle team posted a message that seemed to confirm a hack: "Sorry all. We had a little problem with our account. But everything is back on track now!"

While brand hacks seem to be a dime a dozen these days, this one was apparently invented for publicity. The tweets were meant to obliquely tie into Chipotle's "Adventurito" promotion, a series of 20 puzzles in 20 days celebrating its 20th anniversary. Sunday's puzzle was about the ingredients that go into guacamole. "We thought that people would pay attention, that it would cut through people's attention and make them talk, and it did that," company spokesman Chris Arnold told Mashable on Wednesday.

Earlier this year, MTV and BET (both owned by Viacom) did something similar when they pretended to be victims of hacks similar to those befalling brands like Burger King and Jeep. Some social media and PR pundits are already bemoaning the loss of reliability that a brand can suffer by lying to its fans. But come on. If you're disappointed by the ethical integrity of a burrito-hustling Twitter feed, you have no one but yourself to blame.

    

L’Oreal, Walgreen’s Look to Measure Effectiveness of Mobile Coupons


L’Oreal has teamed up with Walgreens and Duane Reade locations in Manhattan for a mobile coupon campaign aimed at solving mobile advertising’s fundamental problem: Connecting mobile ads to real-world purchases.

The campaign involves ad tech startup Sparkfly serving L’Oreal product coupons within popular women’s beauty app Pretty in my Pocket (PRIMP), which are then redeemed at Walgreens or Duane Reade stores in New York’s Manhattan borough.

Because Sparkfly has partnerships with Walgreens and Duane Reade’s point-of-sale providers, its able to collect data on exactly what items a consumer bought when redeeming one of its coupons. And because each coupon has a unique barcode, Sparkfly can then connect those itemized purchases to the consumer’s PRIMP profile.

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Advertising Jobs: OMD, Northlich, LatinWorks

This week, OMD is hiring a global account director for retail, while Northlich needs a copywriter. LatinWorks is seeking a media planner, and MicroStrategy is on the hunt for an advertising manager. Get the scoop on these openings and more below, and find additional just-posted gigs on Mediabistro.

Find more great advertising jobs on the AgencySpy job board. Looking to hire? Tap into our network of talented AgencySpy pros and post a risk-free job listing. For real-time openings and employment news, follow @MBJobPost.

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Ikea shows how to ‘make small spaces big’ with 360° virtual tour

A stereotypical Swedish lady gives a virtual tour of a small flat that is packed full of “clever design ideas” from Ikea that make the most of the limited amount of space.

Internet and outdoor lead global ad spend growth

Internet and outdoor advertising recorded the steepest rise in adspend in the first quarter of 2013, up 26 per cent and four per cent year on year respectively, according to the latest Nielsen Global AdView Pulse report.

Ad Student Births a New Tumblr: ‘Ads for Anything’

This new Tumblr account comes from Avery Harrison, creative intern at Digitas and student at Miami Ad School, San Francisco. ‘Ads For Anything‘ was built under the premise of ideas that appeared brilliant in Harrison’s head at first-thought and not-so-brilliant once those ideas had a chance to roll around in his brain for a while. The dreaded creative letdown, an affliction that comes down like a thunderbolt after the initial honeymoon period. Been there myself, Mr. Harrison.

Scroll through the Tumblr, and you’ll see generic photos with blocks of generic fortune-cookie text that could be about any product. For example: “Live against the grain” is set over a wooden texture with a “Your Logo Here” block. Many of these genericisms could be early drafts of Mercedes spots, which probably doesn’t say a lot about Mercedes or Jon Hamm voice-overs. In fact, I’m somewhat surprised Mercedes hasn’t plucked Harrison for a job already – “To some people, passion is just a word” and ” There is always enough time to go for it” beg for Hamm’s voice to be played while a black SL zooms around a bend.

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BA launches digital platform to help consumers ‘picture your holiday’

British Airways has created a digital platform that aims to make picking a holiday simple and fun, through a visual and social online tool.

City-Based Survival Kits – Ryan Romanes’ ‘Urban Survival Kit’ Teaches Kids How to Live in a City (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) The ‘Urban Survival Pack’ by New Zealand designer Ryan Romanes is designed to combat poverty in cities by providing solutions for people with limited space and money. The compact boxed…

‘Superhuman’ paralympians return to Channel 4

Paralympians including David Weir, Hannah Cockcroft and Jonnie Peacock challenge one another to perform even better than at last year’s London 2012 Games, in a gritty black-and-white film promoting the Sainsbury’s-sponsored three-day Anniversary Games on Channel 4 this weekend.

OMO: Classroom Jungle, Classroom Forest

“Dirt is good.”

Advertising Agency: Lowe-SSP3, Bogotá, Colombia
Chief Creative Officer: Jose Miguel Sokoloff
Executive Creative Director: Jaime Duque, Gustavo Marioni
Creative Director: Carlos Camacho
Copywriter: Carlos Camacho
Art Director: Sebastian Pelaez, Andres Lancheros, Andres Mauricio Carvajal, Jaime Duque
Photographer: Liberum
Account Supervisor: Andrea Silva
Other Credits. Ranjit Jathanna, Rupen Desai

Guitarras legendárias, segundo Federico Mauro

Primeiro foram os óculos. Depois, os sapatos. Agora, o designer italiano Federico Mauro acrescenta às coletâneas de objetos famosos elas, as guitarras. De Chuck Berry a Paco de Lucia, passando por Kurt Cobain, Angus Young, Slash e Django Reinhardt. E tem Randy Rhoads, John Lennon, George Harrison, Jimi Hendrix, Brian May e tantos outros guitar heros do blues, jazz e rock.

As séries visuais Famous Eyeglasses, Famous Shoes e Famous Guitars são definidas pelo designer como um projeto pessoal, no qual ele tem a oportunidade de melhorar seu estilo e aprender a apreciar as preferências de outras pessoas. Para o público em geral, que tem acompanhado este projeto, é uma oportunidade de se divertir testando seus conhecimentos de cultura pop.

Com as guitarras, o nível de dificuldade sobe, apesar de grande parte dos instrumentos já ter entrado para a história junto com seus respectivos donos. Diferentemente das outras coleções, formadas apenas por imagens, Famous Guitars conta com um vídeo, no qual as imagens são acompanhadas pela trilha sonora correspondente. Se você curte rock ou música em geral, não deixe de apertar o play.

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Westcott Joins DigitasLBi, Which Has Also Unveiled a New Unicorn-Led Logo

We’ve received confirmation that the Publicis Groupe entity now known as DigitasLBi has brought on former Energy BBDO vet Jani Westcott as VP/group director, creative strategy in its Chicago office, where she will work with Team Sprint and on the Emerson account among others. Westcott spent well over five years at Energy BBDO as VP/account planning director and lead strategist on accounts including various Wrigley brands, Bayer and Ziploc. In addition to Westcott’s hiring, we’ve also received word from sources that the DigitalLBi Chicago office has parted ways with Carolyn Frazier, who spent nearly five years at the agency and worked for both the Windy City and San Francisco branch as VP/group director, client operations and project management lead

If we can kill a few birds with one stone here, DigitasLBi’s Instagram account is now alive and kicking, with images including the new logo (clip above) and other happenings throughout the network. Have at it if you please.

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Futuristic Monochromatic Shoots – ‘The Future in Black & White’ is a Stunning Grayscale Series (GALLERY)

(TrendHunter.com) Set in time ahead, ‘The Future in Black and White’ editorial displays a cold, cutting-edge series of pieces strategically stylized to contrast each other. Modeled by Jessica E and Nicole…

‘Everyday’ gets super-sized to promote Skoda’s power

Big-muscled people, a kid riding a mega-tricycle, a man pushing a super-sized lawnmower, a monster-truck ice cream van and a woman watering her garden with a massive hosepipe provide the residential backdrop for a man driving Skoda’s new Octavia vRS.

14 Product Launches That Rocked And Why


As most marketers know, product launches don’t prove their worth in the first year. It’s year two that really counts, as consumers either make repeat purchases or move on to the next shiny object. And the truth is, most new products fail to clear this hurdle.

But who has made it? And what can be learned? Nielsen gives some clues in its 2013 “breakthrough innovation report,” which singles out 14 winners after examining more than 3,400 consumer packaged-goods that hit shelves in 2011. All of the winners achieved at least 90% of year-one sales in year two.

Some of them come from some pretty staid categories like dinner kits and oral care. But they all relied on what Nielsen describes as “demand-driven insight,” or identifying the “unarticulated desires, partially expressed needs and recurring frustrations in consumers’ lives” which is a lot easier said than done.

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Unilever’s Omo detergent strongest UK-owned brand in China

Unilever’s Omo is the most powerful UK-owned brand in China, according to research from Millward Brown, ranking eighth in the burgeoning Asian marketplace in a list dominated by US-owned brands.

Yolles, Campbell Ewald Part Ways

Well, this is an interesting management shakeup in what’s already turned out to be quite the busy month at Campbell Ewald–sorry, Lowe Campbell Ewald. Less than a year after joining up with Detroit-based LCE as chief marketing officer, Barbara Yolles and said agency have parted ways. No word yet on if there are immediate plans to replace her, but this marks the second notable management shift at LCE following the departure of longtime CEO Bill Ludwig, who of course was succeeded by Jim Palmer earlier this month.

As for Yolles, the now-ex-LCE CMO joined from McCann, where she initially served in the same role of the latter’s Midwest region before moving up to chief growth officer, North America. During her career, she also had two stints on the account side at Doner and also served as EVP/group managing director at KBS+. Update: We’ve been told that there are no immediate plans to replaces Yolles at Campbell Ewald as of now.

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