Report: The State of Content Marketing, 2012

On March 7, 2012, in Content Marketing, For Marketers, Reports, by Kelly Reeves

Content marketing continues to be one of the rising stars of the online marketing world as brands from American Express and Proctor & Gamble to GE and General Mills use it alongside more traditional strategies to reach their target audiences. Why? Unlike traditional marketing, branded content is engaging, provides value and adds to the online [...]

Content Sites Refer Majority of Traffic to Other Content Pages, Google’s Relative Traffic Share Drops

On August 10, 2011, in Content Discovery, For Publishers, Reports, by Kelly Reeves

In the first quarter of 2011, we introduced a new quarterly report — the Outbrain Content Discovery and Engagement Report — that offers a glimpse into how readers access and engage with online content and allows for us to identify trends and fluctuations in referral traffic to content sites over time. Today, we’re releasing the [...]

Study Gives Insight Into Content Discovery Trends Across the Web’s Leading Publishers

On April 14, 2011, in Content Discovery, For Publishers, Quarterly Report, Reports, by Kelly Reeves

We’re excited to announce our inaugural study on how people discover and engage with content on the web! In the first quarter of 2011, for the first time ever, we decided to analyze our expansive data and share it with the industry to help inform conversations around content discovery. And now we’re ready to share [...]

Google Algorithm Change Increases Publisher Search Traffic, Outbrain Data Shows

On March 11, 2011, in Algorithms, data, Data Analysis, For Publishers, Google, Google Algorithm, Reports, Web/Tech, by Lisa LaCour

Google recently updated their search algorithm in an effort to move higher quality content to the top of its search results. Since Outbrain’s platform is installed on many of the largest publisher sites on the web, we decided to do some data digging to see the effect the algorithm tweak had on publisher search traffic. [...]

Content Is Key for Brand Strategies, 71% of Brands Keep Budget In-House

On March 10, 2011, in Content Marketing, Effie Awards, For Marketers, Reports, Social Media, Surveys, by Kelly Reeves

In late February, senior brand and agency executives gathered in New York City to participate in the final juding round of the 2011 Effie Awards — highlighting the best marketing and advertising programs of the year. Outbrain had the opportunity to sponsor the event and hosted a survey of the esteemed judges to learn about [...]