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.
Earlier this month, we announced Taboola® Native, the latest addition to Taboola’s discovery platform, and an extension of our long-standing mission to help publishers better monetize their sites and marketers reach high-quality audiences across the web. As more and more companies adopt content marketing strategies, Taboola Native gives brands a powerful new way to reach audiences through exclusive in-feed and mid-article placements, on top publisher websites, across all devices. These premium real estates offer our partners 100% share-of-voice, maximum visibility, and the opportunity to generate higher CTRs and deeper engagement for their promoted stories. Taboola Native also includes more prominent and customizable interfaces on mobile, where the majority of audiences are now consuming content. Taboola Native is powered by our advanced predictive engine, and includes comprehensive brand safety features, such as negative keyword targeting and the ability to view performance by publisher site. Taboola also provides full transparency to consumers, […]
Though it is a comparative newcomer to the advertising landscape, native advertising has come to occupy a significant portion of the conversation surrounding digital marketing. Stellar examples of native ads in BuzzFeed and The New York Times have received a great deal of attention, and last year, John Oliver dedicated a lengthy (if cynical) segment of Last Week Tonight to the topic. In each instance, native advertising is discussed as something new. But while the name itself is only a few years old, native advertising actually has a history dating back almost a century—or longer. Native’s Predecessors: Advertorials and Branded Entertainment The precedent for native was first established in the form of print advertorials, which were sufficiently common by 1917 that a nationally syndicated column spoke out against “the paid write-up.” But the practice gained traction—and acceptance. In 1927, for example, the Honolulu Advertiser ran an eighty-page advertorial, sponsored by […]
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 […]
Have you joined the podcast revolution? We have. This week, Taboola founder and CEO, Adam Singolda, sat down with Fox News Reporter Jo Ling Kent for the latest episode in her podcast series Fast Forward. Each week, Fast Forward features movers and shakers from across the tech and media landscape to showcase innovative ideas and how they are shaping our future. In the podcast’s ninth episode, Jo asks Adam what inspired him to start Taboola and how the company has achieved success. You can listen to the entire interview in full by clicking below.
Yesterday, we announced an expansion of our long-standing partnership with Business Insider to drive on-site engagement and monetization through Taboola’s multi-platform, personalized content recommendations. With over 45 million monthly unique visitors, Business Insider is one of the world’s leading business sites, and we are thrilled to work with such a well-positioned and intelligence-driven publisher. Building on our previous work together, Taboola will be looking to deliver new audience development opportunities on Business Insider across all devices, especially around mobile and video which are proving to be key growth drivers for online publishers going forward. More than anything, we’re excited to continue working and innovating with the BI team, and taking part in the next chapter of Business Insider’s remarkable growth story. To learn more about our partnership with Business Insider, please read the full press release here.
This morning, we announced that the leading Chinese language Internet search provider, Baidu, has made a multi-million dollar strategic investment in Taboola. As the number one website in China and the fourth most popular website in the world, with billions of search queries daily, Baidu has redefined the global Search industry, and we are honored to name them an esteemed partner. Most importantly, we’re excited to embark on a new journey with Baidu of bringing discovery to China, where mobile is the number one way people access the Internet. As advertisers across the Asia-Pacific region continue to look for new, unique opportunities to reach consumers at scale on mobile, the synergy between Baidu and Taboola will become increasingly important. Today’s announcement is another step towards helping people all across the globe find content they may like and never knew existed. To read more about our partnership with Baidu, please view the […]
Last week, we were honored to be named the “2015’s Most Promising Startup In Israel” by the most widely distributed daily newspaper in Israel, Calcalist. We are humbled to be in the company of all 50 Israeli startups that were recognized by the publisher, including Kaltura, Playbuzz, Infinidat, Similar Web, eToro, Fiverr, and others. This distinction could not have been achieved without the unique team we call Taboolars – from our engineers that work around the clock in Tel Aviv to our top notch account managers around the world. We are extremely grateful to Calcalist for acknowledging our team’s achievements and rapid growth. If you read Hebrew, I welcome you to read the full story on Calcalist.co.il.
When I first met Bonnie Kintzer and Rich Sutton, CEO and CRO, respectively, of Reader’s Digest, it was clear that we shared a vision for connecting audiences around the globe to content they may like and never knew existed. Reader’s Digest, after all, is one of the most reliable and long-lasting publishers around. RD spends meaningful time and energy around keeping people engaged, and are on a mission to create the best user experience possible across all digital fronts. I’m thrilled to say that earlier today, we announced an exclusive, multi-year partnership with Reader’s Digest Association (RDA), to integrate personalized content recommendations and native placements into their entire network of well-established desktop and mobile sites including Reader’s Digest, The Family Handyman, Taste Of Home, Haven Home Media and Taste Network. Together, we will focus our efforts on the new revenue stream and work to optimize recommendations for each site, audience […]
Taboola’s media partners can rest assured knowing their campaign details and performance data are accessible around the clock through Taboola’s Backstage, our comprehensive analytics and campaign management dashboard. Backstage is available through our HTML5 website (supported on desktop and mobile devices), as well as our iOS mobile app, empowering our partners to make real-time, data-driven decisions about their campaigns and drive high-quality, cost-efficient traffic to their content. Backstage was built to be user-friendly and intuitive to navigate, and we now have several tutorial videos that provide additional step-by-step walkthroughs of the dashboard. We hope these videos help prospective partners to learn about Backstage’s robust capabilities, and existing partners to be even more hands-on with their campaigns. Read on below for brief descriptions and links to each of our five new videos, and stay tuned to our blog for more information on our best practices and how they can apply to your […]