4 Types of Native Advertising
This is the most frequent native ad used. In-Feed Ad Units make the advertisement resemble the content of the website or other platform where the ad is placed. It’s like the advertisement is also part of the website content. So people can read it unconsciously without realizing they click on an advertisement.
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This ad type places the advertisement when a search engine shows search results. Of course, the ad shows up when the keyword is related to the ad. But sometimes the ad does not show up because the native ad also matches the device owner’s preference and search engine history. This is also a kind of search engine marketing (SEM) strategy.
This type of ad is usually filled with content from the same website. For example, a website with article content wants the reader to visit other articles to increase the number of visitors per article. Usually, they will put a widget with the words “Read also…”, “See also…”, and “Recommended for you…” below an article, followed by the article link.
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Promoted Listings usually shows up in an e-commerce site because it will show other product advertisement for promotion. When accessing an e-commerce site, you will see a thumbnail with the promoted products. The thumbnail is part of Promoted Listings.