Friday, July 10, 2009

10 examples of ‘advertorial’

Here are 10 examples of brand-publisher collaboration we found in the latest issue of Monocle:

1. Rosetta Stone - Monocle directed photo shoot for a series of ads for the language learning company that appear in the magazine.

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2. Hyundai Card - 4 page guide promotes a rather elitist Korean credit card to a global audience.

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3. Toto - The Clean energy company supports the weekly (very good) podcast from Tyler and his chums.

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4. Diageo Reserve - Cocktail and mixology news for the drinks company.

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5. Absolut - An 8 page travel-guide spread also promotes an Absolut sponsored 132-page pocket-sized travel handbook available with a sale of Absolut vodka at international duty free stores. The book is a guide to 25 leading business cities and 25 resorts for beach and snow.

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6. BMW - A 4 page Monocle styled ‘ad’ for the 5 series. BMW is also sponsoring a Summer Series of podcasts.

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7. Taiwan - A 4 page spread describes the hot spots of ‘Urban Taiwan’. This is the 3rd part of an advertorial series that has also run in previous issues of Monocle.

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8. Lille Tourism - A 2 page snapshot of the finer parts of the rail-connected French city.

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9. Singapore - A 2 page spread that advertises collaborative report on Singapore that can be purchased in August. (Ignores swipe made at the city by the writer Matthew Sweet earlier in the magazine!)

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10. Hirakawacho Mori Tower - A 4 page guide to 21st century Tokyo living covers everything that this new residential block has to offer - helipad included.

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