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You Are Not Immune: Take Our Publishers’ State of Clickbait Survey

Ad Monsters

Clickbait ads and scams are a persistent scourge of the online publishing world, prompting the Department of Homeland Security to encourage people to install ad blocking software as a means of protection. No site, it seems, is immune, with clickbait ads appearing on even the most discerning properties. Take the Survey Now!

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How publishers are fighting clickbait ads and protecting audiences

Digiday

As a result, clickbait, offensive and misleading ads are on the rise, finding their way onto publishers’ sites, directly impacting the reader experience and ultimately hurting revenue. “Users no longer tolerate sketchy offers or scams pushed by clickbait ads,” he said.

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How cognitive biases shape email engagement

Martech

Here are three ways you can check yourself to be sure you’re operating above board with your subscribers and customers: Align the biases you choose with genuine audience needs. Rather, these devices can break through the noise in their inboxes, clarify your offers and value and make the decision to click through even easier.

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Trade Bodies Answer Call to Define ‘Made for Advertising’

VideoWeek

They typically use sensational headlines, clickbait a nd provocative content to generate page views, which in turn generate ad revenue for the site owner. Buying paid traffic is the primary cost driver of operating an MFA business.

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Google Is a Data Broker

Ad Monsters

Since a broker is an intermediary, and the basis of audience targeting is data, there should be no doubt Google is an enormous data broker — maybe the biggest of all time. No one knows as well as we do what drove the devolution of news toward clickbait.

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No Longer a Novelty, Attention Metrics are Now Fully Ingrained in Agencies’ Planning and Measurement

VideoWeek

The implicit assumption is that if you reach a large audience, a good portion of that audience will pay attention to the ad. They essentially assume that all reach is equal – that one of twenty ads crammed into a clickbait slideshow is as likely to grab someone’s attention as an ad on a quality news site.

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Why You Should Utilize Email With Ecomm Customers

Adtaxi

Other challenges facing email marketing include finding the right delivery frequency for your target audience (it’s not the same for everyone) and strengthening customer interest and intent through quality content. Want to Run Successful Email Campaigns? Learn more.