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advertorial

advertorial

2 7.7
An advertisement written like a news article to promote something
  • noun
  • /ˌæd.vɚˈtɔːr.i.əl/
  • Literature
translation icon : publirreportaje
  • The winning look will be featured in a L'Oreal Paris advertorial in Marie Claire magazine.

Examples

  • As with the print brand, where advertising is carefully considered and advertorial is often produced in-house by Monocle themselves, advertising online would be something we'd control rather than be subservient to.

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  • The post essentially is an advertorial and is riddled with links back to their site with keyword-rich anchor text.

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  • >> This advertorial will feature a limited edition 2011 color collection: Colors Take Flight.

  • To find the type of client you are looking for, you need to choose your advertorial material carefully.

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  • Any time paid ads are part of the editorial content, it is advertorial.

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  • You will receive an advertorial in Marie Clair magazine.

  • This is not a 'magazine' really; it is a very nicely put together advertorial reminiscent of an electronic inflight airline magazine.

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  • These advertorials grabbed readers attention with titles like Lies They Tell Our Children and Unsettled Science.

  • The bleeding of marketing into editorial (the so-called advertorial) is a blight on the journalistic landscape that should be purged from every corner.

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  • Many newspapers include an advertorial that blends seamlessly with other editorial content.

Synonyms

ad
vsadvertorial
1.0

A short message that tries to get people to buy something or support an idea

is crafted to look like editorial content rather than a clear promotion
commercial
vsadvertorial
804 2.9

A short paid advertisement on television or radio

is styled like a news article to appear as editorial content
AD
vsadvertorial
640 2.2

A paid message that tells people about a product or service

intentionally mimics news style to hide promotional origin
advertisement
vsadvertorial
148 1.8

A message, like on TV or a poster, that tries to make people buy something

is written and shown like a news piece to seem journalistic
advert
vsadvertorial
  • UK
15 2.2

A short message that tells people about a product, service, or event

uses journalistic style to blend into editorial material
newspaper ad
vsadvertorial
9 1.0

A short message printed in a newspaper that tells people about things for sale or jobs

uses newslike presentation to imitate editorial material
commercial message
vsadvertorial
3 3.4

An advertisement on radio or television paid for by a sponsor

uses editorial style to disguise that it is a paid message
newspaper advertisement
vsadvertorial
1 1.4

A printed message in a newspaper that tells people about jobs or things for sale

appears in journalistic form to resemble editorial writing
advertizement
vsadvertorial
  • US
1.4

A public message that tries to sell a product or service

is made to read like a news article rather than an obvious promotion

How Editorial

feature article
  • Literature
3 3.8
news article
  • Literature
18 1.2
advertorial
  • Literature
2 7.7
advertisement
148 1.8

Surface Forms

advertorial singular
advertorials plural

Morphology

advertorial = advert + editorial (transparent) = advert + editorial

Formed by blending 'advert(isement)' and 'editorial'; the meaning 'an advertisement styled as an editorial' follows directly from those components.

Etymology

The word advertorial is a blend of advertisement ('an ad') and editorial ('an article or opinion in a paper'). So an advertorial is an ad written to look like a regular article, which is why readers can sometimes miss that it is advertising.