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The Future of Advertising will be Integrated

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And as Jon Steinberg of Buzzfeed points out, the CTRs for social media banner ads are just 0.08%. One company that I previously wrote about trying to change this industry is, Solve Media , (I am not an investor) has created an interesting ad unit designed to drive up brand “engagement&# and recall. Holy Shiitake !

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Snapchat 101 for VCs and Old Folks

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It has Vice, Tastemade, Vox, ESPN, Comedy Central, BuzzFeed and more. The starting screen every time is the camera. It’s the frequency designed to keep old people out and keep the product cool and hip for young people. Look at the top of your screen in the middle and you’ll see the Snapchat ghost.

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