In recent years, branded content and entertainment have become standard practice for brands, advertising agencies, and production companies. This volume analyzes branded content through a theoretical and empirical study to examine the factors that have led to exponential growth and the adaptation of creative advertising processes in the creation of branded content. The book debates the suitability and acceptability of branded entertainment as an advertising practice, the different degrees of involvement of the brand in creating content, and the brands' mastery of entertainment. It explores the implications that may underpin the practice and discusses the necessary creative elements involved in their successful execution, as well as the effects it has on consumers and audiences. This insightful book will be a valuable guide for academics and upper-level students across marketing disciplines, including advertising, brand management and communications, as well as screenwriting.

"In recent years, branded content and entertainment has become standard practice for brands, advertising agencies, and production companies. This volume analyses branded content through a theoretical and empirical study to examine the factors that have led to exponential growth and the adaptation of creative advertising processes in the creation of branded content. The book debates the suitability and acceptability of branded entertainment as an advertising practice, the different degrees of involvement of the brand in creating content, and the mastery of entertainment by brands. It explores the implications that may underpin the practice and discusses the necessary creative elements involved in the successful execution, as well as the effects it has on consumers and audiences. This insightful book will be valuable guide for academics and upper-level students across marketing disciplines, including advertising, brand management and communications, as well as screenwriting"--

This is a critical study of the changing relationship between media and marketing communications in the digital age. It examines the growth of content funded by brands, including brands’ own media, native advertising, and the integration of branded content across film, television, journalism and publishing, online, mobile, and social media. This ambitious historical, empirical, and theoretical study examines industry practices, policies, and ‘problems’, advancing a framework for analysis of communications governance. Featuring examples from the UK, US, EU, Asia, and other regions, it illustrates and explains industry practices, forms, and formats and their relationship with changing market conditions, policies, and regulation. The book provides a wide-ranging and incisive guide to contemporary advertising and media practices, to different arguments and perspectives on these practices arising in industry, policy, and academic contexts, and to the contribution made by critical scholarship, past and present. It also offers a critical review of industry, regulatory, societal, and academic literatures. Jonathan Hardy examines the erosion of the principle of separating advertising and media and calls for a new framework for distinguishing marketing communications across 21st-century communications. With a focus on key issues in industry, policy, and academic contexts, this is essential reading for students of media industries, advertising, marketing, and digital media.

In a globalized world full of noise, brands are constantly launching messages through different channels. For the last two decades, brands, marketers, and creatives have faced the difficult task of reaching those individuals who do not want to watch or listen to what they are trying to tell them. By producing fewer ads or making them louder or more striking, more brands and communications professionals are not going to get those people to pay more attention to their messages; they will only want to avoid advertising in all media. The Handbook of Research on the Future of Advertising and Brands in the New Entertainment Landscape provides a theoretical, reflective, and empirical perspective on branded content and branded entertainment in relation to audience engagement. It reviews different cases about branded content to address the dramatic change that brands and conventional advertising are facing short term. Covering topics such as branded content measurement tools, digital entertainment culture, and government storytelling, this major reference work is an excellent resource for marketers, advertising agencies, brand managers, business leaders and managers, communications professionals, government officials, non-profit organizations, students and educators of higher education, academic libraries, researchers, and academicians.

Branded Entertainment in Korea examines the varied texts and wider context of branded entertainment and related advertising and marketing communications practices in Korea. The book discusses the origins, development, current state, ethics, and regulations of branded entertainment in Korea, considering the impact and implications for communication users and regulators as well as industry actors. Over 30 cases from 2013 to 2019 are offered to provide an up-to-date account of current developments, with a closer look at the ethical challenges and controversies surrounding branded entertainment. The book also provides a review of branded entertainment-related literature in order to help the readers to understand this growing marketing discipline. This is a valuable case study for scholars and students of critical advertising studies, as well as those interested in broader disciplines of communication and media studies.

Branded Entertainment explains how product placement, a long-time phenomenon in films, has gone beyond this to now embrace all media. Citing examples from film to music video, to computer games, the author explains the: history and development of product placement; advantages of this form of brand advertising; and methods employed by different brands Most importantly, Branded Entertainment discusses the future possibilities for using this form of promotion to recreate an emotional connection with customers and exploiting the opportunities afforded by advances in technology to spread the message across multimedia channels.

Our media options have increased and evolved more in the last decade then over the last century. This evolution affects all aspects of our lives and, more specifically, has forever altered how consumers interact with the brands vying for their attention on all types of media outlets. In today's world, a brand cannot just preserve the status quo but must be positioned correctly within a tumultuous world of options for both advertisers and consumers. One of the big questions for a brand manager is whether to place the brand inside content that's created exclusively with the brand in mind? This is the idea behind Branded Entertainment (BE). It is not product placement but a concept where brands and solid, entertaining content become truly intertwined. This book provides a thorough and practical understanding of the BE business including when it makes sense and when it doesn't. It explains the roles and thought process of all parties involved in a potential deal: the brands, the networks, the content producers, and the ad/marketing agencies. Branded Entertainment outlines the many different scenarios that could surface in these arrangements depending on who leads a deal and who accepts production costs. It summarizes the do's and don'ts of this business and gives the reader a checklist of things to keep in mind when at the deal table. Key Features Demystifies the concept of Branded Entertainment and separates what truly belongs in a BE deal and what does not Provides a context and "rules" for BE deals which have not been defined in the current media business environment Outlines deal parameters and considerations for brands, networks, ad agencies, and content producers (both in-house and independents) Describes the team that should be built by each party so the sides reach profitable agreements that meet the goals of all the players.

Branded entertainment is gaining popularity within marketing communications strategies. Blurring the lines between advertisements and editorial content, branded marketing provides advertisers and consumers with highly engaging media content that benefits them both. Engaging Consumers through Branded Entertainment and Convergent Media provides an interdisciplinary approach to connecting with the consumer through branding strategies in the entertainment and media fields. Featuring information regarding emergent research and techniques, this publication is a critical reference source for academics, university teachers, researchers and post-graduate students, as well as universities, advertising agencies, marketing directors, brand managers, and professionals interested in the usage and benefits of branded entertainment.

«El marketing tradicional no está funcionando». Con esta contundencia y precisión describe el gran maestro del marketing moderno, Philip Kottler, la situación a la que nos enfrentamos quienes, profesional o académicamente, nos ocupamos de esta disciplina. El marketing tradicional, desarrollado sobre todo a partir de los años sesenta, hoy aparece como un anciano irreconocible. Estamos en un nuevo contexto que exige nuevas comunicaciones de marketing centradas en la creación y distribución de unos contenidos tan relevantes para el consumidor que sea él mismo quien decida acceder libremente a ellos. Algunas marcas han elegido la producción de entretenimiento como vehículo de transmisión de sus mensajes de marca, aplicando los conocimientos de la industria del entretenimiento a la creación de unos contenidos propios, al servicio de los valores de la marca, capaces de despertar deseos y emociones por sí mismos. Estas marcas, han optado por el branded entertainment: contenido de entretenimiento, creado y producido por una marca, lo suficientemente interesante y atractivo como para que su público lo elija frente a otros productos de entretenimiento. En este libro, se profundiza en el conocimiento del branded entertainment; una herramienta de comunicación comercial que debe alcanzar un adecuado equilibrio entre la identificación de la marca y la capacidad del contenido creado para proporcionar una experiencia positiva para el consumidor. A través de sus páginas se van desgranando las características del branded entertainment y, mediante los ejemplos, se ponen de relieve las posibilidades de esta técnica capaz de llegar al consumidor como nunca antes se había logrado. Ha llegado el momento de decir adiós a la interrupción de contenidos elegidos para el consumidor, forzándole a ver publicidad que no desea, y de dar la bienvenida al branded entertainment, contenidos relevantes para el consumidor, que él mismo elige, distribuidos por una marca. ÍNDICE (Casi) todo está cambiando.- El marketing postmoderno.- La comunicación en el marketing postmoderno: los mensajes híbridos.- Branded content.- Content marketing.- Branded entertainment.- Situación actual del branded content en España.- Publicidad nativa.- El selfie de Ellen DeGenere.

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