The Cinemaholic
The Cinemaholic Sees Unprecedented Growth in Revenue and Engagement Over the Course of a Year with Taboola.
The Cinemaholic Sees Unprecedented Growth in Revenue and Engagement Over the Course of a Year with Taboola.
- 285% Increase in Ad Revenue Per Mille (RPM) in One Year
- 117% Increase in Organic Click-Through-Rate (CTR) in One Year
- 324% Increase in Overall Ad Revenue in One Year
Company
The Cinemaholic is one of the most reliable sources of in-depth entertainment coverage, producing a range of content from long-form explainers to carefully curated lists.
Challenge
Engage and monetize organic traffic in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Solution
Work with Taboola to implement the Taboola Feed and Explore more on article pages to personalize organic content and sponsored content recommendations for readers.
Results
With Taboola, The Cinemaholic saw a 285% increase in ad RPM and an 117% increase in organic CTR between March 2020 and June 2021. Their partnership with Taboola grew ad revenue by 324% during the same timeframe.
Introduction
The Cinemaholic started as a passion project in 2014 and in the years since has become the fastest growing independent movie & tv news website in the world. In a short span of time, it has grown into one of the most reliable sources of in-depth entertainment coverage.
From long-form explainers to carefully curated lists, The Cinemaholic has everything to meet the informational needs of all types of movie, tv, and anime lovers. It is no surprise then that over 15 million cinephiles visit The Cinemaholic every month.
Their writers are not just movie or tv journalists, but so much more. From anime connoisseurs to film graduates, Team Cinemaholic is an eclectic mix of people from different backgrounds with one common purpose: to spread the love for cinema.
The Cinemaholic Captures Revenue and Engagement Growth When Organic Traffic Increases with Taboola Feed
The Cinemaholic is always looking for new and innovative ways to engage readers and monetize website traffic.
They started working with Taboola in 2019 to tackle both goals, but saw a large increase in both revenue and engagement after March of 2020, when COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic. The pandemic sent most of the world inside, where they sought information about the entertainment that was available to them through streaming services and other movie outlets.
With the Taboola Feed implemented on their article pages, The Cinemaholic was well-positioned to take advantage of the sudden and
large increase in traffic to their website, while driving meaningful sponsored content and recirculated editorial content.
Not only did revenue increase, but the Taboola Feed was able to scale their RPM when so many other vendors couldn’t — growth which has continued in 2021.
Taboola Feed brings the familiar scrolling experience that consumers love on social networks to publishers’ sites across the open web. The streamlined user interface helps publishers engage readers, combat high bounce rates, and boost stagnant RPMs.
With Taboola, The Cinemaholic saw a 285% increase in ad RPM and an 117% increase in organic CTR between March 2020 and June 2021. Their partnership with Taboola grew ad revenue by 324% during the same timeframe.
The Cinemaholic Further Engages Readers with Organic Content Using Taboola’s Explore More
In addition to Taboola Feed, The Cinemaholic implemented Taboola’s Explore More feature to further engage readers with organic content. Inspired by common native app experiences, Explore More is designed to help publishers keep users on their mobile pages longer; re-engaging users by surfacing relevant content recommendations.
For The Cinnemaholic, Explore More has driven almost 100,000 additional pageviews every 30 days.
“Taboola helped us realize the full potential of native advertising without compromising on the user experience. Taboola's uncluttered approach to advertising has also allowed us to single-mindedly focus on content creation.”
- Gautum Anand, Founder & CEO, The Cinemaholic