Jamie Labate / @jamielabate / [email protected] digital director, EMEA, Quartz
Native - more than just form and function
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Quartz revenue and advertiser growth, 2012-now: 87% advertiser
renewal rate
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The number one driver of branded content consumption is interest in the topic.
The second-most important driver is trust in the site where that content lives.
Daily distribution of time on mobile vs. desktop, 2014:
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Russia
Hungary Slovakia
Brazil South Africa
Turkey Australia
Italy Argentina
Canada Mexico
India Germany Indonesia
Nigeria
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Daily distribution of time on mobile vs. desktop, 2014:
0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100% Russia
Hungary Slovakia
Brazil South Africa
Turkey Australia
Italy Argentina
Canada Mexico
India Germany Indonesia
Nigeria
Milward Brown AdReaction 2014, via Mary Meeker’s 2014 Internet Trends
UK: 63% mobile
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Meanwhile, mobile advertising accelerates its surge past desktop.
$19.2 billion
$30.5
$42.0
$65.5
US desktop ad market:
US mobile ad market:
eMarketer,, September 2015.
$50.8
$58.0
$30.6 billion
$27.5 $24.9
$28.3 $24.7 $26.5
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qz.com
Quartz India
web email social apps events
Quartz Africa
Atlas
Daily Brief
Africa Weekly Brief
YouTube
Google Newsstand
Apple News
Quartz iOS app
Smartnews
Pulse
The Next Billion
Obsession Forums
Roundtables
Feedly
podcast
2016
“Blackrock’s branded content play at Quartz is brilliant and perfectly executed.”
Justin Breitfelder Investment strategy
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Native is already growing significantly…
US native ad spending (billions):
Socintel360 via eMarketer (September 2014); IAB UK
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…and its market potential has yet to be fully unlocked.
Quartz 2015 Global Executives Study; Association of National Advertisers 2015 Survey Report
84% of executives are
genuinely interested in content from
brands.
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…and its market potential has yet to be fully unlocked.
Quartz 2015 Global Executives Study; Association of National Advertisers 2015 Survey Report
84% of executives are
genuinely interested in content from
brands.
55%
32%
27%
18%
18%
Lack of familiarity
Budget concerns
Transparency concerns
Lack of creative
Limited reach
Top barriers to adoption among brands and agencies:
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“Here, look at this thing…” a surprising factoid or statistic a chart that shows a clear trend a photo that you have to look at a long, authoritative feature an exclusive bit of news a very strong argument a good headline a quip
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Quality native advertising content is: Clearly labeled Frictionless Visual Optimised for phones Tailored to the platform User-first in every dimension Expensive
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Charts 60%
Photography 47%
Quartz 2015 Global Executives Study
Visual features draw audiences into the content.
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Charts 60%
Photography
Interviews
Interactive features
Maps
Video
Audio
47%
39%
35%
31%
26%
9%
Quartz 2015 Global Executives Study
Visual features draw audiences into the content.
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“Hate to say this, but this advertorial on Quartz is better than a lot of stories on some tech sites.” Ben Rooney
Former tech editor, Wall Street Journal
Europe
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“I love the way you handle ads so much that I disabled adblocker for qz.com.”
James Thigpen Engineering executive