T Brand Studio

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T Brand Studio
Company typeStudio
IndustryAdvertising
Founded2014 [1]
Headquarters
New York, New York
,
United States
Key people
Adam Aston, Editorial Director
Nicole Marie Rincon, Design Director
ProductsPaid posts in The New York Times
Parent The New York Times
Website www.tbrandstudio.com

T Brand Studio is a custom content studio that is a unit of The New York Times and produces paid native advertising for the newspaper. [1] Notable campaigns have included a feature called "Woman Inmates: Why The Male Model Doesn't Work" to promote the Netflix program Orange Is The New Black, [2] and a feature on the New York City Ballet for footwear company Cole Haan entitled "Grit and Grace". [3] [4]

Contents

History

T Brand Studio was founded in early 2014. [1] In 2015, the studio opened an office in London, with plans to use that office for expansion into the rest of the world, including Asia. [4]

In March 2016, The New York Times bought Santa Monica, California-based Pinterest marketing company HelloSociety for an undisclosed amount, and it was announced that the company would be integrated with T Brand Studio. [5]

In June 2017, T Brand Studio opened its Asian branch in Hong Kong. [6]

Operations

The studio staff consists of journalists, video producers, technologists, strategists and social media experts. [7] As of October 2015, the group had developed over 100 campaigns for more than 50 different brands. [4] It was reported that almost 20% of The New York Times' digital advertising revenue came from T Brand Studio projects. That was estimated to be $35.7 million in 2014. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "How The New York Times T Brand Studio is evolving". naa.org. 2015-04-24. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  2. ↑ "Women Inmates: Why the Male Model Doesn't Work". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Grit and Grace". NYTimes.com. Retrieved 2016-03-13.
  4. 1 2 3 4 "We spoke to the two New York Times execs whose job is to double digital revenue to $800 million". businessinsider.com. 2015-10-13. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
  5. ↑ "New York Times Buys HelloSociety, A Social Media Agency". labusinessjournal.com. 2016-03-11. Retrieved 2016-03-11.
  6. ↑ "The New York Times opens branded content agency in Asia" . Retrieved 2017-06-22.
  7. ↑ "Inside T Brand Studio, The New York Times' native ad unit". Digiday . 2014-12-02. Retrieved 2016-03-12.
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