The Hindu
The Hindu Sees 34% Increase in Revenue and 55% in Click Through Rate With Taboola Feed
THE HINDU SEES 34% UPLIFT IN REVENUE YOY WITH TABOOLA FEED
- 34% Increase in Year over Year (YoY) Revenue
- 55% Increase in Organic Click Through Rate (CTR)
Company
The Hindu is an Indian newspaper with readership both in India and abroad, known for its independent editorial stand and reliable presentation of the news.
Challenge
Find a monetization solution that’s highly engaging for site visitors with high quality ads, seamless integration, and top-notch, local account management.
Solution
Use Taboola Feed to generate premium demand and revenue backed by a knowledgeable team.
Results
With Taboola, The Hindu saw a 34% increase in revenue YoY and a 55% increase in Click Through Rate (CTR).
Introduction
The Hindu is an Indian newspaper delivering reliable news in India and beyond. With a digital readership of 30 million and a print readership of 7.5 million, The Hindu is one of India’s most popular newspapers.
With Taboola, The Hindu has felt an increase in quality of demand and revenue, and also with ad content, analytics, and account management.
The Hindu enjoys how the native design of the Taboola Feed integrates seamlessly into their content, never detracting from the experience of the reader.
WITH TABOOLA FEED AND TABOOLA NEWSROOM, THE HINDU CAN MONETIZE AND INCREASE USER EXPERIENCE SIMULTANEOUSLY
One aspect that The Hindu attributes their continued partnership with Taboola to is the Taboola Feed’s seamless integration.
With previous partners, The Hindu felt that striking a balance between revenue and experience was difficult. With the native nature of the Taboola Feed, however, The Hindu could confidently marry their desired user experience (UX) with the ability to increase revenue and engagement with organic content..
This same principle carries over into advertisement quality. With previous partners, The Hindu ran into issues with the content of the placed advertisements. With Taboola, The Hindu has found a quality control that they trust and can rely on to feel on-brand and native.
In addition to the Taboola Feed, The Hindu uses Taboola Newsroom to provide their editorial team with the resources to increase reader engagement and user experience. Powered by Taboola’s predictive engine and massive data set of over 1B internet users, Taboola Newsroom helps writers, editors and special-interest teams make informed decisions to increase readership.
THE HINDU USES TABOOLA’S AMP INTEGRATION AND SDK TO ENGAGE AND MONETIZE MOBILE USERS
Another important benefit of Taboola for The Hindu is the ability to seamlessly showcase video. The elegant in-feed video placements are an additional revenue driver for The Hindu.
In addition to their website, The Hindu launched Taboola Feed on AMP pages, and use Taboola’s SDK to ensure that they render the most optimal user interface for performance. Taboola’s Mobile SDK seamlessly integrates into native applications to drive higher revenue and engagement.
THE HINDU AND TABOOLA’S PARTNERSHIP IS DEEPER THAN MONETIZATION
With previous monetization partners, The Hindu ran into regular issues with account management. Support and optimizations were provided sub-optimally, and often not in a timely fashion.
With Taboola, The Hindu has found an account management team that fits their needs.
“We cherish our partnership with Taboola. Adding new features for our website visitors is key to retaining them, and Taboola has helped us achieve this. Their constant tracking of performance and quick action to optimize when needed is really appreciated.”
– Suhaib Husain, Head of Programmatic Business & Ad Operations, The Hindu
The Hindu also cites dedicated performance tracking and swift action to optimize when needed as a pivotal part of the trust they’ve built with Taboola.
In the future, The Hindu plans to concentrate on further optimizing their app experiences with Taboola feed, and enable Taboola’s supply-side platform (SSP) to fill ad inventory.
Our partnership with Taboola has been great, and we’re impressed with the value they have been able to add in terms of user engagement, product experience and revenue. We appreciate the team at Taboola for being so agile & proactive in nurturing this relationship & helping us reach our goals.
- Pradeep Gairola, VP & Business Head - Digital, The Hindu