{"id":94592,"date":"2026-09-24T20:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/glossary\/advertorial\/"},"modified":"2026-09-24T20:16:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T20:16:27","slug":"advertorial","status":"publish","type":"glossary","link":"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/advertorial\/","title":{"rendered":"Advertorial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An advertorial is a type of content halfway between a news article and an advertisement, usually found in a media outlet, whether digital or print. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advertorials present products, services or companies using the journalistic &#8220;news&#8221; format, although far from being an actual news piece, the content is usually clearly promotional \u2014 even though it&#8217;s preferable that readers don&#8217;t perceive it as advertising.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, an advertiser pays for space within a media outlet, writes the article, and it gets published in that space. That article is usually meant to highlight the value of a company or its products, and get the reader to take a specific action.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Tips for writing an advertorial<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main goal of advertorials is to attract customers, drive sales, or improve a company&#8217;s image, so special care must be taken when writing them, so that they succeed and are worth the cost of publishing them.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out these tips to help you create an advertorial that&#8217;s profitable for the advertiser and, at the same time, interesting for the reader.<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Focus on brand recognition.<\/strong> Not everything is about selling right away. Think about how to grab readers&#8217; attention and increase their awareness of your brand or product after they finish reading the advertorial. So they want to learn more about your company and consider it a purchase option in the future, or even recommend you.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Help potential customers. <\/strong>Whenever possible, provide solutions to the doubts and\/or problems your customers may have. Only that way can you attract them and build their loyalty in the future.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s not just about &#8220;navel-gazing&#8221;.<\/strong> Avoid talking only about your own brand or the wonderful products you offer \u2014 you can use the opportunity to position yourself as a leader in the industry by mentioning other companies, making the article&#8217;s content more interesting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Not without a CTA.<\/strong> Calls to action are essential, since they&#8217;re an element that largely allows you to measure whether the investment made in the advertorial is justified based on the defined KPIs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s not just about advertising.<\/strong> Write the text <a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/blog\/2023\/06\/22\/marketing-vs-advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">not only with the intention of advertising<\/a>, it should also have valuable content for readers, and you must think about the reader above all else. If it&#8217;s entirely promotional, readers won&#8217;t read it and it will cause rejection.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>You should always be honest.<\/strong> The headline and intro are mainly responsible for capturing the reader&#8217;s attention, so both elements must match the text we&#8217;ll offer in the body. If you choose a headline that has nothing to do with the content, the reader will abandon the article immediately.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Advantages of using advertorials<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Advertorials are advertising actions that have been used for many years, even before the arrival of digital media, and this is because they offer multiple benefits, such as:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>They increase credibility.<\/strong> By offering information with apparent objectivity and providing value to the reader, it helps establish a relationship of trust with the target audience.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>They boost sales. <\/strong>This is one of the main goals of advertorials, since they make readers feel that the product and\/or service meets their needs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>They improve web traffic.<\/strong> They usually include links to our website or a specific part of it, which generates an increase in web traffic.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s assumed to be reliable content. <\/strong>Since this content aligns with the outlet&#8217;s ideology and the content it offers, it&#8217;s very likely that many readers won&#8217;t perceive it as advertising, and its message enjoys greater acceptance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related entries<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/crm-customer-relationship-management\/\">CRM (Customer Relationship Management)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/cro-conversion-rate-optimization\/\">CRO (Conversion Rate Optimization)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/cross-channel-marketing\/\">Cross Channel Marketing<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/cross-selling\/\">Cross Selling<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/css-cascading-style-sheets\/\">CSS (Cascading Style Sheets)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/ctor\/\">CTOR<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/ctr-click-through-rate\/\">CTR (Click Through Rate)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/glossary\/email-body\/\">Email body<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Discover how <a href=\"https:\/\/mailrelay.com\/en\/\">Mailrelay<\/a> can help you with your email marketing strategy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-94592","glossary","type-glossary","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.5 - 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