by Mike Shaughnessy on Feb 3, 12:09 PM
When vetting various partners, we considered various criteria, especially fees, features and reporting. Publishers should evaluate partners across these elements and ask probing questions.
by Sara Guaglione on Jan 27, 3:06 PM
Having an "onmichannel" channel does the "heavy lifting in terms of brand-building," according to Domino CEO Nathan Coyle. It's about having diversified initiatives and platforms. They give back in spades on the brand side and when you do it well and keep doing it, then you start to build meaningful business and revenue as well."
by Chip Schenck on Jan 20, 3:22 PM
As publishers seek out new revenue streams, from native advertising and paywalls to mobile apps, live video, and programmatic, first-party data has become increasingly important. Forrester predicted in its trend report that 2016 would be the year publishers take control of their data, and to a large extent, they did. Amid this shift, however, sits an often-neglected element of the publisher ecosystem that could become the next monetization frontier: the content management system, or CMS.
by Matt Murphy on Jan 13, 1:52 PM
Header bidding has become the new obsession of the fast-changing advertising industry. This advanced technology has presented a slew of new opportunities for both advertisers and publishers, but there is a learning curve involved.
by Christian Baesler on Dec 16, 11:03 AM
For every new dollar of digital advertising budget spent in Q1 of 2016, Google and Facebook earned 85 cents, according to Brian Nowak, a Morgan Stanley analyst cited in the New York Times. This stat should serve as a wake-up call for the hundreds of high-quality content publishers competing with these giants.
by Matt Murphy on Dec 9, 12:53 PM
It's no secret that video is the darling of the advertising industry. It is a highly engaging format that attracts both advertisers and publishers alike. This affinity has publishers quickly looking for ways to capitalize on a piece of the video pie.
by Sara Guaglione on Dec 2, 1:46 PM
Few companies have felt the effects of a changing publishing climate more than Leaf Group, formerly Demand Media. Once a prime example of how search-engine-optimized articles produced in large numbers could rake in traffic and ad dollars, the company was hit hard when Google changed its algorithm in 2011, punishing "content farm" sites that churned out a high number of low-quality, spam-like content. Now, Leaf Group is going back to the basics, prioritizing the production of higher-quality articles in less volume and creating dedicated verticals for its most popular categories of content.
by Christian Baesler on Nov 18, 11:29 AM
After a long stretch of publisher submission to Google and Facebook, the rising competition between digital platforms is good news for publishers. However, publishers must not waste time on bad deals or spread themselves too thin, or they will lose their opportunity to increase revenue from the broader array of content distribution options in front of them.
by Marc Rothschild on Nov 11, 11:02 AM
One solution being undertaken by more brands is to consolidate budgets in the hands of strategic publisher partners. They can serve as a "quarterback" for the entire initiative, helping coordinate the various players supporting a campaign.
by Sara Guaglione on Nov 3, 1:38 PM
While some publishers are turning to social media platforms as a way to distribute their content to new audiences, Mike Dyer, president and publisher of The Daily Beast, relies heavily on his own journalists and platform to build the brand. "Our journalists and their expertise are our single best source for building a consumer-facing brand," he said.
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