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Stop Wasting Your Ad Spend On Made-For-Advertising Publishers

AdExchanger

There’s a new TLA (“three-letter acronym”) that’s crept into the media-buying conversation. MFA is a combination of paid traffic, clickbait and other incentivized traffic, engineered to create ad impressions and generate revenue. MFA: Made-for-advertising content.

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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. As noted in the characteristics, pop-up ads, auto-play videos and intrusive ads are placed around low-quality content to maximise ad revenue.

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5 Social Media Advertising Trends | 2021

Banner Flow

While 2020 didn’t pan out the way most digital marketers envisioned, social media advertising has experienced an unprecedented increase. For instance, cybersecurity company Akamai has reported a staggering increase in global internet traffic of up to 30 per cent. What 2021 social media advertising trends will we be discussing?

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6 Questions About Made-For-Advertising Websites

Basis

If you’ve ever clicked on a link like this, you’ve likely found yourself transported to a digital space that looks more like a carnival midway ride than a normal website: ads flashing, inventory refreshing, and call-to-action buttons leading you to other websites with even more pop-up ads. It starts with a clickbait headline.

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AI is Driving the Proliferation of Made for Advertising Websites

VideoWeek

On Monday, GroupM, WPP’s media unit, announced plans to exclude Made For Advertising (MFA) websites from campaigns. The industry is looking to fix this; there is talk among trade bodies about working to formulate a definition, and the ANA is conducting a follow-up study where MFA will be more clearly defined.

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5 Social Media Advertising Trends | 2022

Banner Flow

Then check out our 2022 social media advertising trend report now! While 2020 didn’t pan out the way most digital marketers envisioned, social media advertising has experienced an unprecedented increase. For instance, cybersecurity company Akamai has reported a staggering increase in global internet traffic of up to 30 per cent.

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Maximizing ROI: Analysis of Native vs Display Ads

Smart-Hub

Most likely, you have encountered content recommendation widgets after finishing reading the article and in-feed promotional posts on social media — these are native ads as well. Pop-up ads suddenly appear over the existing content as small windows, so they can be very effective in terms of grabbing attention.

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