{"id":2684,"date":"2019-08-15T12:30:41","date_gmt":"2019-08-15T16:30:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/?p=2684"},"modified":"2023-02-07T16:13:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-07T20:13:15","slug":"adbiblio-case-study-the-long-flight-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/adbiblio-case-study-the-long-flight-home\/","title":{"rendered":"AdBiblio Case Study: The Long Flight Home from Kensington"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Welcome to part two! Last week, we shared how we helped Kensington promote reach mystery and thriller readers and Target shoppers for <em><a href=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/paranoid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Paranoid by Lisa Jackson (opens in a new tab)\">Paranoid<\/a><\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/paranoid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Paranoid by Lisa Jackson (opens in a new tab)\"> by Lisa Jackson<\/a>. This week, we\u2019re taking a deep dive into <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>by Alan Hlad. Using our niche targeting and unique reach, we were able to help Kensington reach fiction enthusiasts and WWII historical fiction readers in select cities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\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-2019-08-15-at-11.33.42-AM-700x425.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2685\" width=\"402\" height=\"244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-11.33.42-AM-700x425.png 700w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-11.33.42-AM-240x146.png 240w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-11.33.42-AM-768x466.png 768w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-11.33.42-AM.png 926w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 402px) 100vw, 402px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>WWII fiction is definitely having its moment, and Hlad&#8217;s debut <em>The Long Flight&nbsp;Home<\/em> joins the list of remarkable novels set in this time period. Based on true events, it follows the friendship between a young American crop-duster pilot named Ollie Evans and Susan Shepherd, a heroine working with the National Pigeon Service (<em>if you&#8217;re like me and haven\u2019t heard of this before the book, <\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here's more info!  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.classicwarbirds.co.uk\/articles\/pigeons-at-war-the-raf-and-the-national-pigeon-service.php\" target=\"_blank\"><em>here&#8217;s more info! <\/em><\/a><em>And then, also like me, you can go down a long dark hole of reading about birds&nbsp;in&nbsp;war<\/em>.) <em>New York Times<\/em> bestselling author Rhys Bowen says, \u201cTense, heartwarming and life affirming, <em>The Long Flight Home<\/em> gives a fresh slant on heroism in WWII.\u201d<\/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-2019-08-15-at-11.33.31-AM-700x495.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2686\" width=\"494\" height=\"349\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-11.33.31-AM-700x495.png 700w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-11.33.31-AM-240x170.png 240w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-11.33.31-AM-768x544.png 768w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-11.33.31-AM.png 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In similar fashion to<em> Paranoid<\/em>, Kensington wanted to reach readers and book buyers within the select 50 cities with top Target stores. In addition to targeting fiction enthusiasts, we also layered in traits like history buffs, period drama viewers, book club members, bestselling fiction buyers, and, of course, Target shoppers. With WWII fiction more popular than ever, keywords also played a huge role in reaching the best audience, targeting those interested in authors like Kristin Hannah, Martha Hall Kelly, and Kristina McMorris, and those reading content with phrases like <em>WWII Fiction, WWII bestsellers, must-read WWII books, best historical fiction novels, <\/em>and <em>best historical fiction book club picks.<\/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-2019-08-15-at-11.33.23-AM-700x494.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2688\" width=\"539\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-11.33.23-AM-700x494.png 700w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-11.33.23-AM-240x169.png 240w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-11.33.23-AM-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/adbiblio.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Screen-Shot-2019-08-15-at-11.33.23-AM.png 1276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The campaign included both pre roll and CTV, and finished at a .43% CTR! The video ran on top-tier sites included <em>Bustle, Buzzfeed, History Daily, Vox, The Guardian, AV Club, USA Today<\/em>, and more! Top performing niche traits included History readers (.24%), those with a strong interest in Military History (.41%), Period drama viewers (.34%), History Channel frequent viewers (.61%), History buffs (.64%), and bestseller readers (.34%)! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll definitely want to add <em>The Long Flight Home<\/em> to your bookshelf. You can <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"grab the book here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/p\/long-flight-home-by-alan-hlad-hardcover\/-\/A-76425584\" target=\"_blank\">grab the book here<\/a>! And if you\u2019re hoping to reach niche readers in a unique way, you know where to find me \u2192 marybeth@adbiblio.com. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to part two! Last week, we shared how we helped Kensington promote reach mystery and thriller readers and Target shoppers for Paranoid by Lisa Jackson. This week, we\u2019re taking a deep dive into The Long Flight Home by Alan Hlad. 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