With the increased volume of commercial content online, some news sites have adopted so-called native advertising on their websites to convey marketing messages more discreetly. As an increased share of advertising budgets is spent on this form of advertising this essay aims to examine its news consumer’s attitudes towards the phenomenon. The research was carried out through a qualitative study where news consumers discussed their attitudes in two separate focus groups. This was analyzed with the help of the previous studies Advertisement - an uninvited guest? and Banner Blindness as well as theories including theory of science hermeneutics, reception analysis, convergence culture, brand schema, advertising schema and ad- brand attitude.The results show that in most cases native advertising is met with indifferent attitudes but in some cases also confusion, which could lead to negative attitudes towards the ad and the news site. The respondents mostly had a scientism towards native ads but because they don´t intend to pay for their news their attitudes are more indifferent than negative. However most of the respondents experienced a so called third-person effect which means that they think they’re not affected by ads, but others are. They say that their generation is the hardest group to fool. Thus this thesis concludes that the most favorable ads were technology- and channel driven, which is a form of semi native ads. This is making it a little less native and more recognizable as a commercial message

As online technology continues to progress, the modes of communication through which content can be shared have exponentially grown. These include advances in navigational options for presenting information and news online. Though the listicle has been around for centuries, the internet has proliferated its growth, as content producers rely on its structure as a vehicle for sharing information. This research shows that in the case of listicles, format had no direct effect on recall, however, participants who had a greater interest in the content showed significantly higher levels of memory sensitivity. This critical finding suggests that news outlets and content producers should concern themselves with ensuring that their content is interesting and relevant to their audience more so than worrying about whether the listicle is in clickable or scrollable form. This first attempt to examine listicles by comparing their navigational difference in terms of recall performance lays a framework for future research on listicles.

Background - The thesis topic was selected because of the increased value of ads as a promotional tool and the growing avoidance arising from the exposure rate towards advertising. The principle of native advertising gives marketers a less intrusive pathway. Despite the increased trend and the benefits of using native advertising as a digital marketing tool, native advertising has been criticized for its approach. However, we hope to provide another insight into the positive side of native advertising.  Purpose - We seek to help advertisers improve native advertising content based on individuals' preferences by focusing our attention on what motivates consumers to affect their attitude towards online advertisement in the form of native advertising. Therefore, the purpose of this thesis is to investigate the factors influencing internet users’ attitude towards native advertising.  Method - The thesis is an exploratory study which is based on a qualitative method along with an abductive approach within the interpretivism stance. Data collection was done through primary. Within the primary data, it is collected through a semi-structured interview with the eleven internet users. Both genders are included in the data collection as well as it consists of several nationalities. Also, the data analysis is done through a thematic analysis method.  Conclusion - Entertainment, informativeness, irritation and credibility were applied to research the attitude of customers towards native advertising. Participants agreed that native advertising itself is not enough to encourage them for consumption, but they find it a smart and new idea that makes it easier to recognize the brand. While all four factors were crucial, we could discover different categories within each type that can influence customers’ attitude. Moreover, participants did not feel overwhelmed or deceived by native ads.

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The past decade has endorsed an extensive adjustment in social media marketing characterized by a fluctuation toward influencer marketing. Despite the many beneficial outcomes of influencer marketing, the operation of the phenomenon has received criticism from organizations, including the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as well as the Swedish equivalent Konsumentverket, regarding how sponsorships are being disclosed on social media platforms. The purpose of this study is to examine how consumers’ advertising recognition is affected by the way influencers design their sponsorship disclosures in Instagram stories using the tools provided by Instagram’s own UI. The study used a mixed-methods approach, with a survey used to gather empirical data which was then analyzed using descriptive and thematic analysis. In the survey, participants were presented with five different fictive Instagram stories featuring sponsorship disclosures created by influencers using Instagram's own UI, with each scenario examining how different disclosure approaches affect consumer advertising recognition. The findings revealed that varied sponsorship disclosure practices generated different levels of advertising recognition depending on three factors: position, language, and visual prominence, with visual prominence being the most influential factor on advertising recognition. The study also looked into the efficacy of Instagram’s built-in disclosure tool and whether it was successful in generating advertising recognition. Although opinions were mixed, several participants believed that the tool did not produce enough advertising recognition and that it should be improved. Further, there is a need to achieve a better level of standardization regarding sponsorship disclosures on social media platforms.

Sociala medier är ett vanligt förekommande fenomen som används av allt fler människor världen över. På sociala medier ges både företag och privata användare möjlighet att publicera videoinnehåll. I linje med att video på sociala medier växt fram, har möjligheter att använda video i marknadsföringssyfte utvecklats. Det har resulterat i att allt fler företag och marknadsförare insett fördelen med att inkludera video som en aspekt i marknadsföringsstrategier. Det har identifierats ett teoretiskt gap inom forskning som behandlar vilka attribut som bör inkluderas i en video för att fånga en konsuments intresse och främja videodelning. Syftet med denna studie är således att få kunskap kring attribut som är av betydelse vid utformning av videomarknadsföring på sociala medier och om dessa attribut är av betydelse för huruvida en video sprids genom videodelning. Författarna ämnar dessutom undersöka om video på sociala medier kan ha en eventuell påverkan på tittarens köpintention. Studien ämnar således besvara följande forskningsfråga: Vilka attribut bör inkluderas i videomarknadsföring på sociala medier för att attrahera tittare och generera spridning? Studien har utförts utifrån en kvantitativ metod och studieobjektet är användare Instagram. I samband med att Instagram introducerade möjligheten att publicera video, har videomarknasföring blivit allt vanligare och mer framträdande i kanalen. Via videomarknadsföring på Instagram har företag och marknadsförare potential att nå ut till en stor publik. Utifrån syftet och den forskningsfråga som författarna ämnar besvara har teori gällande native advertising, viral marknadsföring, videodelning, elektronisk word- of-mouth (eWOM), AIDA-modellen samt attribut inom video inkluderats i studiens teoretiska referensram. Den empiriska data som återfinns i studien har samlats in genom en webbenkät och den urvalsstrategi som använts är snöbollsurval. Statistiska tester i from av chitvå-test samt korrelationstest har genomförts för att härleda samband mellan olika variabler. Cronbach’s Alpha har genomförts för att styrka studiens inre reliabilitet. Utifrån den data som samlats in och utifrån de statistiska tester som genomförts har det konstaterats att attributen underhållning, engagemang och utformning bör inkluderas i videomarknadsföring för att attrahera tittare och generera spridning. Studien bidrar med en teoretisk modell som revideras utifrån studiens resultat. Modellen bidrar med teorier och attribut som är av relevans att beakta vid utformning av videomarknadsföring på sociala medier av såväl företag som marknadsförare.