Native advertising has risen recently and marketers are divided about its use online -- some like its creativity and some find it deceiving. Done right, native advertising is actually a good way to boost your online presence and deliver valuable and relevant content to your audience. So, what makes a good native advertisement? Here are a few examples of native advertising done right and a couple of examples of native advertising gone bad.

1. The Good And Bad Of
Native Advertising
Examples

2. Native Advertising Is Advertising In
Disguise
• A form of paid media where the ad
experience follows the natural form
and function of the user experience in
which it is placed
• Traditionally known as advertorial

3. Polarizing Opinions About
Native Advertising
Fans love the
cleverness and
creativity that
goes into it
Other find it
deceptive and
intrusive

4. Just like any marketing strategy,
native advertising has its pros and cons

5. Good Example Of Native Advertising
• Native advertising is seen as less
obtrusive compared to traditional
advertising
• Example: Captain Morgan
advertisement on BuzzFeed
– Content is inherent to the medium
– Transparency in letting the audience
known that a content is sponsored
– Does not disrupt the user experience

6. Bad Example Of Native Advertising
• Church of Scientology ad campaign on The
Atlantic
• The ad appeared like a propaganda
• The ad did not offer value for the readers of
The Atlantic
• Obvious disconnect between the publisher
and the advertiser

7. For Native Advertising To Work…
• A seamless integration between
the advertisement and the
platform
• Tailor fit content for a specific
audience
• Requires a lot of creative work
• Overcome any ethical objection

8. You can definitely explore native advertising
as a strategy…
And you can use your social media as your
sandbox

9. Your Seriously Simple Marketing Hack
1. Log in to your Facebook or Twitter account.
2. Create a post or a tweet where you call to
action is to drive your audience to your blog
or website. Make sure that you are using
engaging copy and remember that the
content has to be related to your brand or
business.
3. Boost your post or promote your tweets.

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