Native Ads

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When the user wants to run native ads on Taboola, Outbrain, or similar platforms. Also use when the user mentions "native ads," "Taboola," "Outbrain," "content recommendation," "sponsored content," or "in-feed ads." For strategy, use paid-ads-strategy.

Instructions onlyMarketing & Sales
AI-generated overview

Guides planning and optimizing native ad campaigns on Taboola, Outbrain and similar content recommendation networks.

What it does
This skill provides guidance for running native advertising on Taboola, Outbrain and content recommendation networks. It covers an initial assessment of goal, content and budget, platform reach and pricing benchmarks, creative testing combinations, copywriting rules, and funnel focus. Its output format suggests headline options, image guidance, landing page alignment and a budget recommendation.
When to use it
Use it when planning or optimizing native ad campaigns, or when the user mentions native ads, Taboola, Outbrain, content recommendation, sponsored content or in-feed ads. It is aimed at campaign strategy and creative decisions rather than general paid ads strategy.
Requirements
No scripts or special tooling; it is instructions only. It optionally reads a root contextus.md project file when present, and otherwise relies on available project material or user-provided facts.

Paid Ads: Native Ads

Guides native advertising on Taboola, Outbrain, and content recommendation networks. Native ads blend with publisher content and achieve ~18% higher CTR than display banners. Use this skill when planning or optimizing native ad campaigns.

When invoking: On first use, if helpful, open with 1–2 sentences on what this skill covers and why it matters, then provide the main output. On subsequent use or when the user asks to skip, go directly to the main output.

Initial Assessment

Project context: Read root contextus.md when present and load only the modules relevant to this task. Without Contextus, use available project material or user-provided facts and ask for missing information; do not create a parallel context system.

Identify:

  1. Goal: Traffic, leads, brand
  2. Content: Article, landing page, video
  3. Budget: Min $500–1,000; better at $5,000+

Platform Overview

PlatformReachFocus
Taboola500M+ daily impressionsPremium publishers; AI matching
OutbrainMajor publishersTop-funnel; helpful content

Pricing: CPC $0.10–0.30 avg; CPM $1–3 avg.

Creative Testing

ApproachGuideline
Combinations3 headlines × 3 images = 9 variants; test together
Image varietyHeadshot, product, illustration—distinct styles
AdvertorialsTest length, tone, aggressiveness; no universal formula

Copywriting Guidelines

RuleGuideline
HonestAvoid clickbait; match copy to content
FormatMatch character limits; respect UX per format
ToneSoft-sell; nurture, don't push

Funnel Focus

Target high-intent users in consideration and conversion stages; avoid one-size-fits-all funnel approach.

Output Format

  • Headline options (2–3)
  • Image guidance
  • Landing page alignment
  • Budget recommendation

Related Skills

  • display-ads: Display vs native; programmatic
  • copywriting: Headline, ad copy
  • landing-page-generator: Landing page for native traffic
  • paid-ads-strategy: Channel selection

Source and attribution

Source:kostja94/marketing-skillsinskills/paid-ads/formats/native-adsat commit8dd89c5

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