Black Ops Advertising

Black Ops Advertising
Author: Mara Einstein
Publisher: OR Books
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1682190439

From Facebook to Talking Points Memo to the New York Times, often what looks like fact-based journalism is not. It’s advertising. Not only are ads indistinguishable from reporting, the Internet we rely on for news, opinions and even impartial sales content is now the ultimate corporate tool. Reader beware: content without a corporate sponsor lurking behind it is rare indeed. Black Ops Advertising dissects this rapid rise of “sponsored content,” a strategy whereby advertisers have become publishers and publishers create advertising—all under the guise of unbiased information. Covert selling, mostly in the form of native advertising and content marketing, has so blurred the lines between editorial content and marketing message that it is next to impossible to tell real news from paid endorsements. In the 21st century, instead of telling us to buy, buy, BUY, marketers “engage” with us so that we share, share, SHARE—the ultimate subtle sell. Why should this concern us? Because personal data, personal relationships, and our very identities are being repackaged in pursuit of corporate profits. Because tracking and manipulation of data make “likes” and tweets and followers the currency of importance, rather than scientific achievement or artistic talent or information the electorate needs to fully function in a democracy. And because we are being manipulated to spend time with technology, to interact with “friends,” to always be on, even when it is to our physical and mental detriment.

Native Advertising and Disclosure

Native Advertising and Disclosure
Author: Katherine A. Hunt
Publisher:
Total Pages: 110
Release: 2017
Genre: Internet advertising
ISBN:

This paper reviews the growing combination of advertising and editorial content in the converged paid media form of native advertisements. Because native advertisements have the potential to negatively impact the credibility of traditional news organizations by misleading consumers through hidden persuasion attempts, this text reviews native advertisements in five prominent online newspapers for disclosure and source credibility. Through a content analysis of 130 online newspaper native ads, this paper reviews disclosure according to FTC guidelines for native advertising proximity and placement, prominence, reputation, and language. In addition, this text reviews source credibility by attribution and source status: executives, professionals, public relations personnel, workers, celebrities, organizations, and students. This paper adds to research by its application of Agenda-Setting Theory in its sorting of native ads by their newspaper category and subject matter to determine which newspaper sections are utilizing native ads most frequently and ultimately driving the editorial agenda.

Advances in Advertising Research VIII

Advances in Advertising Research VIII
Author: Vesna Zabkar
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 294
Release: 2017-06-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 365818731X

This book addresses challenges in research and management pertaining to the media, contents, and audiences in our current era of (dis)engagement. These challenges relate to the evidence pointing to increasing/decreasing interactions between actors in social, cultural, and economic systems. Advances in Advertising Research are published by the European Advertising Academy (EAA). This volume is a selective collection of research presented at the 15th International Conference in Advertising (ICORIA) which was held in Ljubljana (Slovenia) in July 2016. The conference gathered more than 130 participants from various countries from nearly all continents.

Native Advertising in Online News

Native Advertising in Online News
Author: Anocha Aribarg
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019
Genre:
ISBN:

Native advertising is a type of online advertising matching the form and function of the platform on which it appears. In managerial practice, the choice between display and in-feed native advertising presents brand advertisers and online news publishers with conflicting objectives. While advertisers face a tradeoff between ad clicks and brand recognition, publishers need to strike a balance between ad clicks and the platform's trustworthiness. From a policy perspective, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has become more concerned about native advertising confusing consumers and hence has imposed guidelines requiring advertisers to clearly disclose their native ads. This research aims to understand how consumers respond to native ads versus display ads and to different styles of native ad disclosures. We employ a series of randomized online experiments and a field experiment combining clickstream behavioral data, eye movement data, and survey response data. The results show that when we control for the position of an ad on a news page, a native ad generates a higher click-through rate, as it better resembles surrounding editorial content. However, a display ad garners more visual attention and brand recognition than a native ad. Featuring native ads on news sites can also decrease the trustworthiness of the sites. Finally, with respect to native ad disclosure, the findings suggest that advertisers who prominently disclose native ads could benefit from greater brand awareness without sacrificing much in terms of click-through rates. Following the FTC guidelines closely may therefore be the optimal strategy for native advertising.

Handbook of Media Branding

Handbook of Media Branding
Author: Gabriele Siegert
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 405
Release: 2015-08-07
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 3319182366

This comprehensive handbook critically addresses current issues and achievements in the field of media branding. By discussing media branding from different viewpoints, disciplines and research traditions, this book offers fresh perspectives and identifies areas of interest for further research. The authors highlight the peculiarities of this field and reveal links and commonalities with other areas of study within communication science. The chapters address different research areas, such as society-, content-, management-, audience- as well as advertising aspects of media brands. This handbook thus brings together contributions from different areas making it a valuable resource for researchers and experts from industry interested in media branding.

Native Advertising

Native Advertising
Author: Lisa Lynch
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Internet advertising
ISBN: 9781138040410

Native advertising saves the newsroom? : how news outlets came to embrace native advertising and how audiences and regulators grapple with its rise -- Studio N: in-house native advertising at US and European news publishers -- Native on the issues : native advertising and issue-based messaging from corporations and nonprofits -- Going native at the new york times : a case study / by Ava Sirrah -- The future : the end of (native) advertising and the afterlife of news -- Index

Advertising Theory

Advertising Theory
Author: Shelly Rodgers
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 548
Release: 2019-04-15
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1351208292

Advertising Theory provides detailed and current explorations of key theories in the advertising discipline. The volume gives a working knowledge of the primary theoretical approaches of advertising, offering a comprehensive synthesis of the vast literature in the area. Editors Shelly Rodgers and Esther Thorson have developed this volume as a forum in which to compare, contrast, and evaluate advertising theories in a comprehensive and structured presentation. With new chapters on forms of advertising, theories, and concepts, and an emphasis on the role of new technology, this new edition is uniquely positioned to provide detailed overviews of advertising theory. Utilizing McGuire’s persuasion matrix as the structural model for each chapter, the text offers a wider lens through which to view the phenomenon of advertising as it operates within various environments. Within each area of advertising theory—and across advertising contexts—both traditional and non-traditional approaches are addressed, including electronic word-of-mouth advertising, user-generated advertising, and social media advertising contexts. This new edition includes a balance of theory and practice that will help provide a working knowledge of the primary theoretical approaches and will help readers synthesize the vast literature on advertising with the in-depth understanding of practical case studies and examples within every chapter. It also looks at mobile advertising in a broader context beyond the classroom and explores new areas such as native advertising, political advertising, mobile advertising, and digital video gaming.

Branded Content

Branded Content
Author: Jonathan Hardy
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 238
Release: 2021-08-26
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1317278887

This is a critical study of the changing relationship between media and marketing communications in the digital age. It examines the growth of content funded by brands, including brands’ own media, native advertising, and the integration of branded content across film, television, journalism and publishing, online, mobile, and social media. This ambitious historical, empirical, and theoretical study examines industry practices, policies, and ‘problems’, advancing a framework for analysis of communications governance. Featuring examples from the UK, US, EU, Asia, and other regions, it illustrates and explains industry practices, forms, and formats and their relationship with changing market conditions, policies, and regulation. The book provides a wide-ranging and incisive guide to contemporary advertising and media practices, to different arguments and perspectives on these practices arising in industry, policy, and academic contexts, and to the contribution made by critical scholarship, past and present. It also offers a critical review of industry, regulatory, societal, and academic literatures. Jonathan Hardy examines the erosion of the principle of separating advertising and media and calls for a new framework for distinguishing marketing communications across 21st-century communications. With a focus on key issues in industry, policy, and academic contexts, this is essential reading for students of media industries, advertising, marketing, and digital media.

15 Questions About Native Advertising

15 Questions About Native Advertising
Author: Massimo Moruzzi
Publisher: Massimo Moruzzi
Total Pages: 43
Release: 2017-08-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

15 questions about native advertising that are seldom asked or answered.