SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Business Wire today announced the launch of the Picture Capsule, a digital content marketing platform that turns still images and news photos into visually interactive marketing tools that are designed to increase user engagements while tracking all interactions. The Picture Capsule employs overlay technology which allows the placement of custom icons on digital images that when hovered over, open links to additional content.
“Every news photo and still image can now be fully interactive marketing tools,” said Laura Sturaitis, Business Wire’s EVP Media Services and Product Strategy. “The Picture Capsule adds tremendous value to a still image. Clients can now tell a complete story from a single picture.”
Conventionally, news release photos have been static images, providing no opportunity to discover more about the story without leaving the announcement page. With the Picture Capsule, engagement is increased by providing journalists, consumers and influencers multiple content files, including videos, audio, documents, images, social sharing and links to other websites, all within a single image. The Picture Capsule can be shared via one embeddable link that enables users to publish the interactive branded image to websites, blogs and social media channels.
Every interaction with every piece of content in the Picture Capsule is monitored and measured. Clients receive access to a real-time dashboard that provides in-depth metrics on views, shares, engagements and more. Beta versions of the Picture Capsule have delivered engagement rates that exceed static images by 20 to 100 times.
The Picture Capsule is powered by NextWorks, developer of the Content Capsule™ interactive content marketing platform.
“Clients are calling the Picture Capsule one of the most innovative sales and marketing tools they have seen,” said Tim Bahr, CEO, NextWorks. “We are thrilled that Business Wire is making the Picture Capsule available to their global client base. The traditional news photo will never be the same.”
About Business Wire
Business Wire, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is the global leader in press release distribution and regulatory disclosure. Investor relations, public relations, public policy and marketing professionals rely on Business Wire to accurately distribute market-moving news and multimedia, host online newsrooms and IR websites, build content marketing platforms, generate social engagements and provide audience analysis that improves interaction with specified target markets. Founded in 1961, Business Wire is a trusted source for news organizations, journalists, investment professionals and regulatory authorities, delivering news directly into editorial systems and leading online news sources via its multi-patented simultaneous NX Network. Business Wire has 32 offices worldwide to securely meet the varying needs of communications professionals and news consumers.
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About NextWorks
NextWorks is a next-generation content marketing company that creatively produces, packages and delivers multiple forms of content on unique interactive platforms. The company’s Content Capsule™ syndication platforms are designed to provide viewers all information necessary to understand client stories and take desired actions without leaving client content. All interactions with every piece of content are monitored and measured. Data collected is used to update and enhance content while in distribution, guide production of future content and provide clients the ability to build their own media networks over time. www.nextworks.com
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