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The Financial Times on Why They Embraced a New Ad Currency: Time Spent

The Financial Times recently announced that it will sell display ads based off the time its audience spends with content. The British newspaper hopes this will solve some of the viewability problems that plague the advertising industry, and more properly value The Financial Times' deeply engaged audience.

June 16, 2014 · Sam Petulla

Chipotle Said, ‘No, We Want a Cow to Explode’: An Interview With the Men Behind ‘Farmed and Dangerous’

It all starts with an exploding cow and a viral video—not a flash of the Chipotle brand name. “Farmed and Dangerous” premiered on Hulu in February, marking Chipotle’s foray into longform entertainment. While the content may be branded, it plays like a mainstream TV show, thanks in part to Daniel Rosenberg and Tim Piper, co-founders of branded… 

June 3, 2014 · Amanda Walgrove

The Charlotte Observer Takes Native Advertising Local

The Charlotte Observer is just the latest publication to jump on the native advertising bandwagon. But what differentiates this paper from the likes of The New York Times and Washington Post is its focus on local businesses.

May 15, 2014 · Sam Petulla

Finding Great Content Within the Company

Every brand has a plethora of information to share — locating the best of it and telling it in the right way is the key.

May 8, 2012 · Kylie Jane Wakefield