10. 1. “ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK”
on
The New York
Timesby Netflix
A fictional series of
women-in-prison,
based on a memoir.
A good example of
how a native ad can
look and feel like an
organic piece of the
publisher’s site.
15. on
Forbesby GAP International
A business article that
never once mentioned
the brand, other than
to define the CEO title
in the byline and to
give a link to a longer
whitepaper.
2. “THE SIX DEFINING TRAITS OF THE
SUCCESSFUL 21st CENTURY ORGANIZATION”
16. WHY IT WORKS
The article read as if it’s part of
any other section of the site.
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17. CONTENT ANATOMY
Utilising a feature
named BrandVoice
to display the
brand profile
Focusing on a certain category
20. on Buzzfeedby HBO
3. “HOW WOULD YOU DIE IN
GAME OF THRONES?”
A smart quiz that looks
and works just like
the publisher’s popular
interactive feature.
21. WHY IT WORKS
Integration with the publisher’s
well-known characteristic.
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24. on
Mashableby MasterCard
A number of data visualizations to paint a comprehensive picture of our
personal connection to our phones by highlighting different facets of the story.
4. “MOBILE-MINDED”
25. Effective content format to change
the brand perception from a credit card
company into a tech company.
WHY IT WORKS
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27. on
SB Nationby Nike
Video series documenting six pro football athletes crashing football practice
at their old high schools and dishing some much-needed advice.
5. “FIRST & LONG”
28. WHY IT WORKS
High level of interactivity due to
the shorter “hype” clips designed to
motivate any student athlete,
where users can sign up for a “pep
talk” from one of the six players.
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31. on
Thrillistby General Electric, Jack Thread, and Android Homme
A 45th anniversary bash of the moon landing
on Thrillist’s tech/gear site Supercompressor.
6. “THE LUNAR FOOTPRINT”
32. WHY IT WORKS
Thrillist strategically leverages
native partnerships with GE,
JackThreads, and Android
Homme in order to tell its story.
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36. on Micby Cole Haan
7. “HISTORY BEGINS HERE”
Blog stories that garnered significant social engagement, with many
pieces averaging thousands of social shares (most of them on Facebook).
37. WHY IT WORKS
The brand selflessly steps aside to let
people share empowering stories for
the next generation of science and
tech innovators.
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