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5 Ways to See Digital Advertising in a Different Light

We are rapidly growing into a fully-digitalized world. Digitization: the transformation of secondary (print ads) to tertiary media (online ads). This mundane and normalized process inevitably helps influence an individual’s everyday choice of living digitally; now, digitization is more or less a social norm. Based on a 2018 D21 Digital Index study, 19% of Germany’s population was completely offline in 2017, however, in 2018, it decreased by 3%. Initially offline, today’s online advertising dominates digital devices, particularly through the Internet. Thus, the digitization of advertising also becomes a social domain of digitalization. Today, digital advertising exceeds its physical ad properties that now enable advertisers to better approach their audience. Brands can now sell a tailored message to target their audience. This leaves the opportunity to communicate more relevantly with a potentially-higher user acceptance if approached the right way.

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Case Study: Successful Communication with Powerful Branded Content

Have you ever had the pleasure of vacationing on the most beautiful beaches of Uruguay? Uruguay may be a small country in South America, however, it should not be underestimated. This country  is a force to reckon with as it offers more than must-see attractions, an enriching culture, and top gastronomic menus. Uruguay also greatly respects nature while radiating two humbling attributes: a particularly unique spirit and harmony in its broadest and deepest sets. Do you feel like visiting now? Find out more on how you can vacation in this beautiful country on the Uruguay Tourism Board online.

If you as the reader have been enticed and stopped to read the campaign-like text above of visiting Uruguay, you have just been hooked with powerful branded content.

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Case Study: Small Changes for a Greater, Monetized Outcome

Visuals make all the difference. For publisher sites, recommended ad slots placed in a certain order affects online visitors, which can yield greater, monetized outcomes. An online platform’s visual structure influences a “good” or “bad” user experience, yielding KPI success for online marketers.

Last time, we shared our case study on General Anzeiger’s widget performance increase. Today, we would like to build onto our optimization journey and share with you another publisher success. Check out our case study below.

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Part 7 – plista Client Wishes for the Future

Over the last 10 years, we have been grateful to have so many clients working with us, whether they are publishers or advertisers worldwide. Not only is it about business, it is also about a trusting and efficient professional relationship. Over the years, plista has stayed true to committing to its clients and in delivering the best services as possible. Due to this, we are happy to see the reciprocation of our clients satisfied with our work. Therefore, today, for our 10 years plista blog special, we would like to share some thoughtful birthday wishes that our clients have sent us for plista’s future!

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Branded Content vs. Advertorials – Knowing the Differences and How to Use Them

When it comes to communicating your product or service, something to consider is how to best distribute your message. Would you prefer to hire a trustworthy and reliable third party, or take the leap and directly distribute your message? Nonetheless, there is no right or wrong answer, but rather your own preference as an advertiser or publisher. Today, we would like to share our creative recommendations for inspiration on how to best communicate to your audience. Let us have a look at branded content vs. advertorials.

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Case Study: Bridging for Success with Subway’s “Fit Five” Campaign

We recently teamed up with Locarta to measure the number of store visits generated by Subway’s “Fit Five” campaign, which was running with plista.  Held from May to August 2017, the campaign was part of a larger campaign planned and created by Essence, a Düsseldorf-based media agency. Thus, plista took part in the native ad section. Locarta, a location analytics startup, is the “Google Analytics” for the physical world. With its GPS and Wifi-fingerprint-tracking services, we found that our native campaigns showcasing Subway’s “Fit Five” impacted quite a number of users in Germany. Here, sporty and healthy women between the ages of 20-39 years old were targeted.

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Case Study: Increased Mobile Performance KPIs through Block Widget

Recommended content is easy to go left unnoticed when it comes to user interaction and its accompanying adverts on publisher sites. However, appealing visuals, such as block widget, paired with article titles and adverts offer good online user experiences. Thus, this attracts more attention. Users are more likely to notice other recommendations that publishers and advertisers alike offer.

Publishers should consider different widgets to potentially achieve higher performance KPIs such as viewability and monetization. We previously discussed the differences of native and performance-based goals when it came to revenue, since online advertisers’ goals are what affect the results of the widgets used on the publisher site.

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Case Study: Revamping Ad Formats with Dynamic Creative Optimization

2018 is the year that calls for advertisers to consider revamping their ad formats. Nowadays, innovative and creative outlets go a long way in targeting markets. With more visual and optimized formats, advertisers are sure to reach their targets and offer a better, user experience. We recently discussed that advertisers have a need for innovation: creative optimization. Our expert, Stefan Klimek, Global Vice President of Finance, HR, and Commercial at plista describes that advertising formats are “becoming more dynamic, animated, and fundamentally more creative.” Today, we would like to share with you a case study of a plista e-commerce client who had a great campaign experience using our DCO technology.

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Native vs. Performance: The Differences and Relationship of the Two

When it comes to earning revenue, publishers and advertisers are quick to think of ways to best reach their target markets within the digital advertising industry. Media planners have to consider what types of tools they can use to push ads and content as well as how to target the right audiences.

That said, we would like to share the differences between native advertising and performance marketing. These two strategies are sure to help advertisers and publishers succeed in reaching their goals of offering target audiences a better user experience. We will also have a look at how the two can go hand in hand together as well as how different native ad formats can support performance.

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