festive seasons

Brands juggle between ads and branded content has given rise to hybrid formats, mostly seen during festive seasons

Hamsini Shivakumar, Founder, Leapfrog Strategy Consulting writes that hybrid format tends to mix up characteristics from ads and content, as per the perceived requirement and it makes more sense to the marketer who feels concerned about the ROI on a pure branded content film and sees this as a way to continue the product sell while making it less interruptive