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Top Native Advertising Engagement Metrics For 2015

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NATIVE

ADVERTISING

Reading &

Engagement

Metrics for 2015

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Analytics Case Study

• We analyzed 150+ sponsored stories

between June-October 2014

• Over 175,000 scrolling actions were captured

• Our technology allows us to track how long a

reader spends reading a story and how far

they scroll in the story

• We classified each individual story as an

Inspiration, Intent, or Purchase type of story

Key Takeaways for Travel Partners

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50% of People Read Halfway

Regardless of the story type, 50% of people

reading travel-related sponsored stories go

more than halfway through the story.

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‘Purchase’ Stories Get Read the Most

Sponsored stories of the ‘Purchase’ type have

a clear call-to-action such as download an

app or make a reservation.

More than 10% of ‘Purchase’ stories are read to

the very bottom past the comments.

Story Completion Rates by Story TypeStory Type Completion Rate

Inspiration 5%

Intent 9%

Purchase 11%

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City/State-Level Reading Time Metrics

We analyzed the reading time metrics for an

individual story on a popular travel blog. The

story is an ‘Inspirational’ type of story.

While Californians

seem to enjoy reading

more than half the

story, readers in Illinois

spend twice as much

time reading through

the story (2 minutes vs.

1 minute).

General Sponsored Story Trends

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30% of People Scroll More

Than Halfway Through

64% begin scrolling once

story loads

30% read through at least

half the story (of those

who scroll)

4% read to the very

bottom of the story past

the comments

Sponsored Story Readership

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Readers Most Engaged with

Stories on Finance Blogs

Readers spend nearly twice as much time

reading about finance and local events

compared to other stories.

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Fashion & Food Blogs Also

Encourage Scrolling

When the story first loads for Finance,

Fashion, and Food blogs, readers are more

likely to start scrolling.

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Local Events, Career, &

Fashion Top Engagement22.5 minutes

Avg. Total Engagement*

17.8 minutesAvg. Total Engagement*

11.5 minutesAvg. Total Engagement*

*Avg. Total Engagement defined as time between when the page loads and when the reader closes the tab in their browser

Local Events

Career

Fashion

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Inspirational Stories Draw

Longest Reading Time

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Readers from Certain States

Skim Stories

Top 5 States for Total Engagement*

State Minutes

District of Columbia 28.98

Washington 10.24

Illinois 10.12

Missouri 6.03

California 5.26

*Avg. Total Engagement defined as time between when the page loads and when the reader closes the tab in their browser

Top 5 States for Time Before First Scroll

State Minutes

Alaska 3.60

Texas 2.98

District of Columbia 2.35

Delaware 1.80

New Mexico 1.53

Top 5 States for Time to Read More Than Half of Story

State Minutes

New York 7.96

Nebraska 2.52

New Mexico 1.96

Wyoming 1.73

Colorado 1.65

Top 5 States for Time to Finish the Entire Story

State Minutes

Mississippi 9.62

West Virginia 4.58

Rhode Island 3.89

Oregon 3.84

Colorado 3.72

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International Audience

Reads More of Stories

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