{"id":2662,"date":"2019-08-06T15:40:18","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T19:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/?p=2662"},"modified":"2023-02-07T16:26:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T20:26:56","slug":"paranoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/paranoid\/","title":{"rendered":"AdBiblio Case Study: Paranoid from Kensington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Whether it&#8217;s multi-layered targeting, A\/B testing, or proximity reach, we&#8217;re always up to the challenge of a complex campaign! So when Kensington came to us with unique targeting for two of their titles, we were thrilled to help! Even more exciting, Kensington reported that book sales were strong while the campaign was running, and the sales momentum continued after the campaign finished!&nbsp;&nbsp;That&#8217;s what we love to hear! Today we\u2019re going to share how we helped Kensington reach niche readers in select cities for <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/paranoid-by-lisa-jackson-hardcover\/-\/A-54505454\" target=\"_blank\">Paranoid<\/a><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/paranoid-by-lisa-jackson-hardcover\/-\/A-54505454\" target=\"_blank\"> <\/a>by Lisa Jackson. And stay tuned for part two next week where we share more about <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Long Flight Home (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/long-flight-home-by-alan-hlad-hardcover\/-\/A-76425584\" target=\"_blank\">The Long Flight Home<\/a> <\/em>by Alan Hlad!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-06-at-1.38.33-PM-700x427.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2674\" width=\"329\" height=\"201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-06-at-1.38.33-PM-700x427.png 700w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-06-at-1.38.33-PM-240x147.png 240w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-06-at-1.38.33-PM-768x469.png 768w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-06-at-1.38.33-PM.png 950w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 329px) 100vw, 329px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here at AdBiblio, we&#8217;ve run our share of Lisa Jackson campaigns, and we&#8217;re huge fans of her books! <em>Paranoid<\/em> is the newest thriller in her collection of more than 75 novels. A <em>USA Today<\/em> Bestseller and <em>Bustle <\/em>\u201cPerfect Vacation Read!,\u201d the riveting page-turner tells the story of a woman who is haunted by guilt and realizes that nothing can be trusted \u2013 even her own memory. It\u2019s a \u201ckeep you up all night\u201d kind of book!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-05-at-5.43.29-PM-700x497.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2668\" width=\"476\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-05-at-5.43.29-PM-700x497.png 700w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-05-at-5.43.29-PM-240x170.png 240w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-05-at-5.43.29-PM-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-05-at-5.43.29-PM.png 1308w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 476px) 100vw, 476px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For <em>Paranoid<\/em>, Kensington requested reaching Mystery, Thriller and Suspense readers within a select list of 50 cities with top Target stores. In addition to narrowing the genre reach to these specific locations, we also added in other traits and behaviors like Target shoppers, thriller TV and movie viewers, bestselling fiction buyers, and online book buyers. Keywords included comp authors like Mary Kubica and Lisa Gardner, and podcasts like <em>Dirty John<\/em> and <em>Dr. Death<\/em>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-05-at-5.43.39-PM-700x496.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2670\" width=\"461\" height=\"325\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign included both both Pre Roll and CTV video (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"more on CTV here!, (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/connected-tv-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">more on CTV here!<\/a>), and finished at an overall CTR of .48%! We loved that Kensington included a CTA at the end of the ad geared towards Target shoppers! The video ran on top-tier sites included <em>Slate, Vox, Slate, Mashable, E! Weekly, Rolling Stone, Refinery 29, USA Today,<\/em> and more. Top performing traits included bestseller readers (.52% CTR), horror TV and movie enthusiasts (.69% CTR), book club members (.29% CTR), True Crime enthusiasts (.68% CTR) and those who love crime movies (.85% CTR!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ready for your next thriller? You can pick up a copy of <em>Paranoid<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/paranoid-by-lisa-jackson-hardcover\/-\/A-54505454\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\">here!<\/a> And if you\u2019ve got unique requests for a campaign, we\u2019re ready to help \u2013&nbsp;you know where to find me: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"marybeth@adbiblio.com. (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"mailto:marybeth@adbiblio.com\" target=\"_blank\">marybeth@adbiblio.com.<\/a> Stay tuned for part 2 next week, where we share more about <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Long Flight Home! (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/long-flight-home-by-alan-hlad-hardcover\/-\/A-76425584\" target=\"_blank\">The Long Flight Home<\/a><\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Long Flight Home! (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/long-flight-home-by-alan-hlad-hardcover\/-\/A-76425584\" target=\"_blank\">!<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it&#8217;s multi-layered targeting, A\/B testing, or proximity reach, we&#8217;re always up to the challenge of a complex campaign! So when Kensington came to us with unique targeting for two of their titles, we were thrilled to help! 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