It’s gonna be big! Because it’s like the classified section (sorta.)

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I don’t know about you but Amazon is far more a part of my life than I care to admit. Amazon is on my TV. It’s on my phone. It’s often on my doorstep..at least a couple times a week. In other words, I’m at peak Amazon! So to my surprise I’m here writing about the company….in my defense, at least I’m somewhat reluctant about it.

As we all know Amazon is big, really big. In terms of market value, Amazon is the second largest company in the world and it’ll likely hit $1 trillion soon. Given that Amazon is already so much a part of my life, I actually don’t pay that close attention to all the news about the company. I mean it is endless. But despite this my eye did catch a surprising headline- ‘Amazon Sets It’s Sights on the $88 billion Online Ad Market” -from Monday’s New York Times.

Google and Facebook dominate the nearly $100 billion online ad market. But ad dollars are starting to be diverted from these giants of the digital ad market to the giant of online shopping, Amazon. The reason why I’m saying that Amazon is likely going to play well in online ad buying (in the title of this post), is due to the fact that Amazon.com is kinda, sorta like a classified ad section of your local paper. I can imagine everyone doing a big eye roll at that last statement but bare with me.

Years ago, as many of you likely remember, the classified ad section was a huge source of revenue for newspapers. But even today, at Mediabids, we have print advertisers that generate tens of thousands of calls a year from classified liner ads alone. The reason is because the classified section is still where people go to shop.

Now consider this quote in reference to why Verizon sees Amazon as a good place to advertise (even though Verizon doesn’t sell anything on the Amazon site):

”It’s where the shoppers are. They have people who are in a shopping mind-set, so that’s valuable for Verizon to be seen as a resource within that mind-set,” said John Nitti, the chief media officer at Verizon.

Amazon has 100 million Prime members and judging by how often I see Amazon boxes on my doorstep (and Amazon’s market value) there’s a lot of shopping going on.

This is a long way of saying that publishers need to be thinking in terms of being places ”where people shop.” Brands are increasingly becoming performance marketers and performance marketers are migrating to the publications and platforms that offer the best places to reach people in the ”shopping mind-set.”

 

 

 

 

Trump’s Lesser Known Tariff Problem

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CanadaMany Americans are aware of Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum. We’ve been reading about the effects on companies like Harley Davidson, BMW and Alcoa. Americans are also probably aware of our emerging $500 billion ”trade war” with China. Tariffs that are impacting what we pay for a whole range of products we import from China.

But we’d bet few Americans are as aware that in retaliation to Trump’s tariffs on steel and aluminum, Canada slapped tariffs on paper and other goods. In fairness to the President, there has been long-running trade tensions between the U.S. and Canada about timber and timber products. Trump didn’t exactly create this issue. Nevertheless Canada’s paper tariffs are wreaking havoc on the newspaper industry, an industry that especially in terms of metro dailies can ill afford new and massive cost pressures.

Here’s a brief roundup of some of the great reporting on where things now stand:

New York Times

Politico

Nieman Lab (Newsonomics)

LA Times

WisCONTEXT

These tariffs have already cost newspaper industry jobs and if this goes on long newspapers will be forced to go out of business. This is especially a problem given that the press is already enduring a period of heightened attacks. What can you do?

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A Decade of Publishing Sales Tips, Tricks and Leadership Notes – On Demand

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If you’re a publisher and you haven’t yet tuned in to MediaBids’ free monthly Teleseminars, you’re missing out on valuable tips, tricks and anecdotes from both the President of MediaBids, Jedd Gould, and The PowerHour Coach, Earnest Oriente. Both hosts bring decades of advertising and publishing wisdom to listeners each month, and provide actionable guidance on how to make your publication the best it can be.

They’re available on demand HERE

Here’s a snapshot of some of the topics covered in 2018 –

June 2018 Essential Questions, Which Ones Generate More New Ad Sales?
May 2018 Navigating Adversity: Ad Sales Challenges & Opportunities?
March 2018 Ad Trends & Results, What Are The Stats Showing?
February 2018 Your Referral Engine, Working as Planned?
January 2018 S.W.O.T + S.M.A. = Giant 2018 Ad Sales?

If you have a request for any specific topics to be covered in our next TeleSeminar, please email marketing@mediabids.com

Creative Print Ads

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Canva, a unique online creative tool, put together a wonderful list of thought-provoking print ads that use a variety of design techniques to relay their message. Take a look at them here: https://www.canva.com/learn/print-advertising-ideas/

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Ad Talk – Omaha Steaks

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We’re going to try something new at Mediabids. It’s called Ad Talk. Once a week (or so) we will launch a new video about one of our great advertisers. The format or presentation will change but the goal will always be the same – to bring our great advertisers to life (or at least let you – the publishers – know more about why our advertisers are great for your readers and community.)

Here goes:

Omaha Steaks – Great for the Holidays!

Holiday Campaigns for Your Print Edition

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The holidays are fast approaching!  The ads below are now available to run in your print edition. Generate revenue each time one of your readers makes a purchase! Click on the links below to request individual ads or fill out the form below to request them all.

Omaha Steaks            Hale Groves        Pittman & Davis          SeaBear

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Submit the Form Below to Request All Four!

Questions about MediaBids Performance Ads? Call 860-379-9602 or email pihelp@mediabids.com

Happy National Newspaper Week!

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Oct. 1 – 7 is officially “National Newspaper Week” and MediaBids would like to thank each and every newspaper we work with.

The theme this year is “Real Newspapers…Real News” and a website has been set up for interested newspapers to download content & house ads reinforcing the importance of newspapers to use in print editions and online.

Here’s the link for more information – there’s still time to celebrate! http://www.nationalnewspaperweek.com/

Creative Newspaper Ad from L.L. Bean

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AdWeek reported on a clever newspaper ad that encourages readers to explore the great outdoors. The ad comes to life when exposed to sunlight through a unique type of ink used in the printing process.

The ad was placed in the New York Times. Read more here: http://www.adweek.com/creativity/l-l-bean-made-a-clever-newspaper-ad-that-you-can-only-read-outdoors/

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Global Print Titles with Subscriber/Readership Growth

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Spanning a wide variety of publication types, many newspapers and magazines have seen an uptick in readership in 2017 over the prior year. Here’s just a small sampling of those who have increased digital & print subscriptions –

Harvard Business Review – 10% Growth in the past year.

The Austrialian – Growth of 4.7% in the past year.

Private Eye (UK) – Growth of 8.6% circulation over the past year

Financial Times – 20% increase over prior year

New York Times – 11% increase over prior year

To take a look at other publications who are experiencing growth in circulation and beyond, Editor and Publisher put together a nice list of innovative newspapers who have made strides in 2017.

 

Free TeleSeminar Today – An Authoritative Approach…Achieves Additional Ads

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Join media/advertising sales expert Ernest F. Oriente, the founder of PowerHour, LLC [ http://www.powerhour.com ] the founder of the live weekly PowerHour Advertising Sales Academy [ http://powerhoursalesacademy.com/adsalestraining ] and Jedd Gould, CEO of MediaBids [ http://www.mediabids.com ] for a free MediaBids PowerHour on Thursday, June 22 at 1 p.m. Eastern/New York time focused on An Authoritative Approach…Achieves Additional Ads

Details are below for our 254th free educational PowerHour, since 1995

During this 60-minute MediaBids PowerHour we will be discussing the points below plus fielding your specific questions

  1. An authoritative approach, are you and your ad sales team on message?  Does your media brand mirror your messaging?
  2. What are the steps to focus your authoritative voice in a way that your best advertisers and prospective advertisers, take notice?  How will this approach, shift your relationship with ad agency buyers?
  3. How does your authoritative approach, achieve more ad sales?  What is your competitive stack?

As prep for #2 above and to continue this discussion with ad sales leaders from around the world, please join our flagship LinkedIn group, Advertising Sales Success—with 4500+ leaders on this url:  https://www.linkedin.com/groups/2379105

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When:  Thursday, June 22

Please note, the above MediaBids PowerHour starts at 1:00 p.m. Eastern/New York/Toronto time, which is

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Recording is available after the MediaBids PowerHour, but you must register below to receive it.

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