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9 Examples of Native Ads People Actually Enjoyed Reading

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The New York Times launched its sponsored content in January 2014, and the publication has become an example for the media in regards to how to present native advertising -- from the use of a subdomain to the labeling in the header. What was your favorite example of native advertising? Advertising Marketing Agency Daily'

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The Engagement Ring Story: How De Beers Created a Multi-Billion Dollar Industry From the Ground Up

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The slogan perfectly captured the sentiment De Beers was going for -- that a diamond, like your relationship, is eternal -- while also discouraging people from ever reselling their diamonds, as mass re-selling would disrupt the market and reveal the alarmingly low intrinsic value of the stones themselves. At the very beginning of N.W.