MGID Announces the Top Ten Clickable Native Advertising Topics for the First Half of 2014

Mid-Year Trends Analysis Reveals Internet Destinations with the Best “Click Factor” Include Flash Games and “Then and Now” Childhood Crushes

SANTA MONICA, Calif. – Native advertising pioneer MGID identified the top-ten Internet content trends for the first half of 2014, having aggregated engagement and virility from millions of visitors to more than 3,000 entertainment, lifestyle and sports websites. Flash games topped the list as the type of content that had the best “click factor” among the visitors of the MGID network thus far in 2014.

“Whenever we see pop culture and entertainment trends in our system, it gives us some further insight into the behaviors of our audience”

The top 10 most clickable content trends for the first half of 2014 are:

  1. Flash Games
  2. Childhood Crushes (Then and Now)
  3. Facebook Picture Fails
  4. Couple Physical Training
  5. Luxurious Lifestyle
  6. Bollywood Stars
  7. Movie Mistakes
  8. Kaley Cuoco
  9. Elsa Transformation (from Frozen)
  10. Hayden Panettiere Bikini Style

MGID measures the “click factor” of Internet content by calculating specific traffic criteria, such as the number of articles published about the topic and the amount of “click-throughs” generated as a result of publishing the content.

The analyzed traffic came from nearly 9 million individual website visitors, clicking on content from more than 3,000 websites, worldwide. MGID tracked the data from user clicks on native advertising widgets that thousands of online publishers use to engage and monetize their audience.

“Whenever we see pop culture and entertainment trends in our system, it gives us some further insight into the behaviors of our audience,” said Sergey Denisenko, COO, MGID. “It is paramount that we understand audience behavior so that we know how advertisers can better engage website visitors with authentic and relevant content that is interesting to them. Our platform makes it possible for websites to create high valuable content and to connect with users looking for that content.”

MGID, a comScore-verified platform in the trending native advertising space, connects thousands of websites with millions of people annually and services publishers and advertisers with a content-driven campaign platform that improves the experience of both the advertiser and the consumer.

About MGID

MGID, established in 2008, was one of the first native advertising companies worldwide. Today, the global advertising partner promotes billions of news stories and goods daily, offering marketing solutions for advertisers, affiliate marketers, online stores, webmasters, web marketers, brand managers, performance-driven media buyers and publishers. A trusted partner, MGID drives relevant, genuinely interested visitors to its customer’s websites, increasing traffic and providing increased revenue.

MGID’s new U.S. Headquarters are at 1514 17th St. #207, Santa Monica, Calif., 90404. For more information, see http://mgid.com.