My favorite things

Below is an always-evolving list of resources for anyone trying to learn more about native advertising, sprinkled with some of my favorite products, companies, courses and more.

Native Ad Resources 

The Overlap League is my biweekly newsletter with native ad news, examples, events, award reminders, and open jobs. Sign up.

Brandtale is a must-have tool that lets you look up digital native ad examples by advertiser, publisher, recency and ad category.

The Content Strategist is my go-to site for native news. It’s Contently’s digital magazine about content marketing.

The Content Marketing Institute has content, events, trainings and more related to content marketing.

Subscribe to Chief Content Officer Magazine (CCO), a FREE publication put out by CMI.

Here’s my recommended book list for every journalist new to native advertising, and here’s a book list for every marketer new to native advertising. Some great reads on there!

Here’s a list of some of my favorite Twitter chats that will sharpen your native ad instincts.

These are the top podcasts for anyone working in native advertising. Get out there and subscribe!

Professional Must-Haves

I get all of my business cards from Moo! The quality and customer service are awesome. Here’s 10% off.

I love being able to snag a Breather room for a quiet call or meeting when I’m out an about in the city.

If you’ve got a book in you, you might like Self Publishing School. 90-day course to get that book written!

I use Freshbooks for managing all my invoices and payments. This link gets you a free month!

I host my website with BlueHost. If you use this link, you can get it for just $3.95/month.

Digital Tools I Swear By

I love working in coffee shops. Coffitivity is cafe background noise to bring the shop to you.

Canva is a must-have if you like making graphics but aren’t… graphically inclined. So easy.

I use Pixabay for finding rights-free images for use on blog posts and other graphics.

Typorama ($2.99) is a great mobile app for making quick quote posts for Instagram.

Physical Things I Love & Recommend

I wear my custom black Converse Chuck Taylor All Stars with blue accents everywhere. (Customizing is free!)

Alex n Ani bracelets are my gift of choice. I wear this Make Your Mark bracelet from my mom every day!

I can’t get enough Big Train Vanilla Chai. They serve it at my favorite cafe in Brooklyn.

Moleskine notebooks are my favorites, but I like these Black n Red notebooks too.

Writing with these Sharpie felt-tip pens makes my writing look fancy and important. I like that.

*Some of the above links are affiliate links, which means I’m like an ambassador — the companies give me a small bonus when I refer new customers, at no extra cost to you. Since I only recommend things I really use and love, hopefully this makes it a win-win for everyone!