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Type of paid advertising

Native advertising, also called sponsored content, partner content, and branded journalism, is a type of paid advertising that appears in the style and format of the content near the advertisement's placement. It manifests as a post, image, video, article or editorial piece of content. In some cases, it functions like an advertorial. The word native refers to the coherence of the content with the other media that appear on the platform. Wikipedia →

🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path

  1. Read the overview: Native advertisingA 5-minute orientation
  2. Skim a recent paper: Disclosure-Driven Recognition of Native Advertising: A Test of Two Competing MechanismsInfluential work since 2022
  3. Pick up a classic book: O. A. C. Review Volume 23 Issue 2, November 1910The most-reprinted book on the subject
  4. Read the landmark paper: When news sites go native: Redefining the advertising–editorial divide in response to native advertisingCited 150 times
  5. Go sideways: TaboolaA closely related topic
  6. Go sideways: Sponsored postA closely related topic

📖 Definitions

Noun A type of surreptitious advertising that matches the form and function of the platform upon which it appears, often in the form of advertorials.

🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)

🆕 Influential since 2022

📚 Books worth reading

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