As the web becomes more and more fragmented and mobile traffic booms, it is increasingly important for publishers around the world to think about how they can best engage audiences across all platforms, and this challenge has no borders. In India, millions of people are just now starting to get their hands on mobile devices. This single purchase decision has transformed the general population’s access to information and with it, the opportunity for publishers, brands, and marketers to cultivate relationships with millions of new consumers. To that end, we’re excited to announce that Taboola has inked the largest deal in the Indian digital media space with NDTV Convergence, the digital arm of NDTV group. Our exclusive, 3-year deal is estimated to be worth approximately Rs. 90-100 Crores, or $13-15 million USD in revenue share for NDTV. Regarded as one of the most highly respected global publishers in the world, […]
Last month, we announced Taboola’s partnership with Allure Media, one of the leading digital publishers in Australia, with a network that includes the local editions of popular online titles such as Gizmodo, Lifehacker and Kotaku. Today, we’re excited to celebrate the official launch of Taboola’s personalized content recommendations on Business Insider Australia, another key property in the Allure Media portfolio, and the focus of some recent news regarding a major investment from German media company Axel Springer SE. Since its early days, Henry Blodget and the team at Business Insider have done an incredible job experimenting with new ideas and constantly reiterating, a skill that has become so evidently necessary in the digital media space. Today, the brand attracts a loyal audience with its mix of breaking news, current affairs and lifestyle features for aspirational business leaders. That success has been replicated in Australia, where the local edition reaches over […]
Over the past few years, it’s been exciting to watch Dan Abrams grow his company from an upstart into a fully-fledged digital media business. The level of competition for online audiences grows more intense each year, which has made the rapid ascent of his group all the more remarkable, fostering loyal and engaged readerships on sites like Mediaite, The Mary Sue, Styleite and The Braiser. Yesterday, Taboola announced an exciting new partnership with Abrams Media to boost content discovery and monetization efforts across its network of popular sites. Taboola’s predictive technology will power personalized recommendations alongside editorial, on both desktop and mobile platforms, presenting audiences with both in-network content as well as promoted stories from across the web. Abrams Media reaches some of today’s most passionate online audiences, and we look forward to working with Dan and the rest of his team on matching those valuable readers with personalized experiences, […]
UPDATE 09/24: NEW SPEAKERS HAVE BEEN ADDED (DETAILS BELOW) Online publishers today are experiencing a complicated relationship with technology companies. The rise of social media giants, from Facebook to Twitter to Snapchat, has created new channels for media companies to reach large audiences. But the personalized feeds of information that define each of those platforms also present an additional source of competition for user attention. As audiences increasingly expect personalized experiences, how can publishers adapt their online properties to not only meet the needs of readers, but also compete with the likes of Facebook? Join us on Wednesday, September 30 at 6:30 PM for an in-depth conversation with some of the leading players in online media today: Nick Denton, Founder and CEO of Gawker Media Group Adam Singolda, Founder and CEO of Taboola Ian Fette, CTO at Gawker Media Group Daniel Doubrovkine, CTO at Artsy The event will take place […]
Last week, several members from Taboola’s Asia-Pacific team were on-site at the iMedia Brand Summit in Goa, meeting with some of India’s most influential marketers and exchanging thoughts on how the digital media industry is evolving throughout the country. The three-day event, hosted at the beachside Alila Diwa Goa resort, included keynote speeches from executives at leading companies such as BBC News, Samsung, Forrester Research and IBM. The event also featured a session led by our own Joe France, Director of Sales and Partnership Management at Taboola APAC. Speaking in front of an audience of over 70 top brands, Joe walked through the fundamentals of Taboola’s algorithm and the ways that content discovery can enable brands to reach consumers through in-depth storytelling. While many of the brands in attendance were focused on the data segments of customers they already knew, Joe explained how “discovery” can engage with a much broader […]
Today, we’re excited to officially announce a new partnership with Australia’s fastest growing publisher: Allure Media. Reaching over 8 million unique browsers in Australia every month, Allure Media’s network includes some of the most innovative publishers on the Web, such as the Australian editions of Business Insider, Kotaku, Gizmodo, Lifehacker, POPSUGAR, ShopStyle, and more. Over the next few months, Taboola’s personalization technology will be seamlessly integrated across several of Allure Media’s sites, on both desktop and mobile platforms, engaging the publisher’s influential audiences with content they may like and never knew existed. We’ll also be collaborating with Allure Media’s editorial team to uncover new insights around how users behave across the network, boosting audience engagement and generating meaningful revenue. Our partnership with Allure Media signifies Taboola’s ongoing commitment to expanding our digital footprint in Australia. To learn more about the details around our partnership, please read the full press release […]
Ziff Davis CEO Vivek Shah has done a remarkable job transforming the 88-year-old publisher into a digital-first media organization. The company’s portfolio of sites reaches some of the web’s largest and most influential audiences, and includes trusted brands such as PCMag.com and IGN.com, and popular lifestyle sites like AskMen.com. Today, we’re excited to announce that Taboola is teaming up with Ziff Davis to bring content discovery to its entire network of sites, reaching over 120 million monthly unique visitors, spanning desktop and mobile websites, and native mobile apps. We believe there is an untapped opportunity for brands to engage these audiences through ROI-driven storytelling. Tech and gaming enthusiasts browse their favorite sites with high-intent, and targeted content can be the catalyst that helps them discover and purchase new products and services they may like and never knew existed. This is the first time that brands have been able to […]
Today, we announced an exclusive, three-year partnership with Gannett Co., Inc. to integrate Taboola’s discovery platform across their network of digital publishing assets in more than 110 markets. Gannett is one of the world’s leading media companies, featuring some of the most trusted names in news, including USA TODAY, and we’re honored to be working with such a talented team of people. Together, we’ll bring personalized content recommendations to Gannett’s audience on all platforms, and empower editorial teams with insights around how consumers are behaving across the network. We’ll also be experimenting with some exciting initiatives around audience segmentation, leveraging data to adapt the on-site experience for different groups of users. This type of next-generation personalization has become a key priority for us in years to come at Taboola as we see the web grow increasingly fragmented. When we started our mission around “discovery” over eight years ago, the web […]
Earlier this morning, we announced an exclusive, 2-year partnership with The Associated Press, the largest U.S.-based news agency and one of the most respected and trusted sources of independent news in the world. In our work together, Taboola’s personalized content recommendations will appear across the AP’s desktop and mobile websites, as well as in APMobile, the AP’s native mobile app for global and local news which has been downloaded over 13 million times. This is a huge step for publishers worldwide, as more and more are making mobile app monetization a growing priority. We’re excited to collaborate with The Associated Press on improving the in-app user experience, driving both engagement and revenue goals, and creating new value for AP’s readers and members alike. To learn more about Taboola’s partnership with The Associated Press, please read the full press release here.
When I first met with Jon Steinberg, we had a meaningful disagreement. But much like in life, that disagreement has evolved into an especially strong partnership (and friendship). I was already impressed by Jon’s previous work at BuzzFeed where he became known as the “Godfather of Native,” monetizing BuzzFeed without a single banner ad ever shown. Asking him questions over the past few months about what works and what might be broken around Native, I joked that his direct answers made me feel like he is “half Israeli” — transparent, and to the point. As we talked about the rapid changes sweeping through the web, and his current role as CEO of Daily Mail North America, it became apparent that the category Jon helped pioneer years ago was ready for another revolution, and a big one. We experimented with a new expansion of our Discovery platform as a test […]