[Forum] How does PostRelease sponsored posts work?

[jca]

So vBulletin 4.2 integrates PostRelease.com sponsored posts into the forum.

Can anyone offer more information about how this works before I install it? The PostRelease.com website (and VB) doesn't really offer much background for publishers -- I can't really find a good example (just a tiny screenshot in an FAQ) of what a sponsored post looks like in both the forum view and in the thread itself.

Searching Google for forums already running PostRelease "pads" (post ads) only shows a bunch of single posts made by PostRelease in several car forums from several years ago. Do they not have advertisers or publishers outside of the auto industry? Is there anything current showing how this would work/look in vBulletin 4.2? For example, would the PostRelease thread exclude the built-in vBulletin ad slot inside the first/last/etc. post? (Having an inline ad inside a sponsored post would not be good for anyone.)

Anyone have any further info/docs/etc. about this?

[Mark Hewitt]

I'd also like to see some live examples. The PostRelease website is vague to say the very least!

[whitey92lx]

Id like to know more about it also before I unleash it unto my users.

[Pirate45]

I, too, fail to comprehend this. I would like to see this in action to see how it works!

[jca]

Well since I can't find any info about this (or at least a reply to this thread from someone involved with this "product"), there doesn't seem to be much reason to blindly implement it.

[RickM]

Check the Sponsored Post on http://www.nzandroid.com/f2/

[Ace]

Yeah.. I have it 'active' on 2 of my sites, but only on nzandroid does it actually show.

Probably related to vBSEO, but PostRelease claim all is working fine for both sites.

*edit* Oh. They have no relevant campaigns for the other site yet.

[JustinPostRelease]

To add further detail: The PostRelease units are inserted as the first post (under the sticky posts) in the threadlist views of each category. The system matches up contextually relevant posts by doing a keyword analysis of the recent posts in each thread (as well as reading the category names and descriptions). Each post is labeled as "sponsored" with the brand listed as the author. Each thread is also closed so there is no commenting.

We have advertisers (mostly major brands such as Ford, Intuit, Dell, etc.) in a variety of categories but we did start in autos so that is where we have the most activity at the moment. Tech, parenting, small business owners, power sports, etc. are other categories where we have a lot of activity but we're signing up advertisers across all categories.

A dashboard gives you control over who can see posts (all users vs. non-registered users) and lets you monitor campaign performance and revenue. We monetize your mobile traffic as well as your PC traffic by automatically working with most mobile themes.

A while ago, we actually placed the posts into the forum which is why you see our old posts when you do a Google search for us. The posts are no longer "inserted" into the forums- they just look like they are. When a campaign ends, the post is no longer accessible on your site.

We have over 900 forums already signed up including some of the largest forums on the web.

Please feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have other questions.

[g00gl3r]

How do I add websites to my account? It seems there are no websites listed in the account, that I didn't know I even had until I just tried to create one.

[myu1]

To add further detail: The PostRelease units are inserted as the first post (under the sticky posts) in the threadlist views of each category. The system matches up contextually relevant posts by doing a keyword analysis of the recent posts in each thread (as well as reading the category names and descriptions). Each post is labeled as "sponsored" with the brand listed as the author. Each thread is also closed so there is no commenting.

We have advertisers (mostly major brands such as Ford, Intuit, Dell, etc.) in a variety of categories but we did start in autos so that is where we have the most activity at the moment. Tech, parenting, small business owners, power sports, etc. are other categories where we have a lot of activity but we're signing up advertisers across all categories.

A dashboard gives you control over who can see posts (all users vs. non-registered users) and lets you monitor campaign performance and revenue. We monetize your mobile traffic as well as your PC traffic by automatically working with most mobile themes.

A while ago, we actually placed the posts into the forum which is why you see our old posts when you do a Google search for us. The posts are no longer "inserted" into the forums- they just look like they are. When a campaign ends, the post is no longer accessible on your site.

We have over 900 forums already signed up including some of the largest forums on the web.

Please feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have other questions.

Maybe you can help us then with information regarding payments, no one is replying back to us?

https://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php/410191-PostRelease-Payments?p=2365379#post2365379

I have now sent a message to [email protected] and have also pointed to this thread.