Future Publishing Leverages 3rd Party Content to Increase Revenue (Case Study)

On December 1, 2011, in Case Studies, For Publishers, Future Publishing, Monetization, by Outbrain Staff

Future Publishing, one of Europe’s leading online publishers, was exploring opportunities to increase revenue for its websites. Historically, display and text-based advertising were its primary revenue streams so the team was looking for new ways to monetize their content without compromising the user experience. Future Publishing chose Outbrain as a partner to provide paid links to 3rd party content. Outbrain was able to [...]

Cost vs. Return: Marketers & Publishers Share The Mobile Pain, Part 2

On August 17, 2011, in For Marketers, For Publishers, Mobile, Mobile advertising, Monetization, by John LoGioco

Yesterday, I kicked off a two-part series investigating the pain points that marketers and publishers experience with their mobile strategies to offer some ideas on how to improve efforts. In Part 1, I chatted about marketers’ struggle with low engagement with the apps they create and the opportunity to first optimize their websites for mobile [...]

How To Monetize Your Content Online, Part II: Demand

On August 1, 2011, in For Marketers, For Publishers, Monetization, by David Sasson

In Part One of “How To Monetize Your Content Online,” I discussed the supply side of online publisher monetization, focusing on cultivating fans and working the “reader funnel” to drive audience engagement with four key steps: 1. Attract new audiences 2. Improve site recirculation 3. Move visitors upstream 4. Create loyal readers But this is [...]

How To Monetize Your Content Online, Part I: Supply

On July 22, 2011, in For Marketers, For Publishers, Monetization, by David Sasson

It’s tough being an online content publisher these days. While the flow of advertising dollars into digital continues to increase—online advertising spending is expected to grow 20% to $31.3 billion in 2011 in the U.S. alone, according to eMarketer—it has not resulted in higher CPMs for publishers. Rather, the increase in spending is spread thin [...]