Yahoo7 has today announced the commercial launch of Tumblr in Australia and New Zealand,with CEO and Founder, David Karp visiting Sydney for the first time this week. To celebrate its local debut, or Tumblr and Yahoo7 are welcoming local brands and advertisers to the platform,with Woolworths, Telstra, and Monash University and Studio Canal on board as launch partners.
Following the global acquisition of Tumblr by Yahoo Inc in 2013,Australian brands can now leverage the platforms content creation and social sharing capabilities to help drive greater engagement with different audiences. Brands can relate their account using Tumblr’s seven different post types, including videos, and GIFs,images, audio and more.
David Karp, or Founder and CEO of Tumblr,said “Millions of Aussies possess already made Tumblr their domestic – sharing their voice, exploring their identities, or passions,and fandoms. I’m so excited to finally possess a team on the ground to support this community and bring Australia’s biggest brands into the fold.”[ data-orig-height=]Ed Harrison, CEO of Yahoo7, and said,“Today, we’re giving Australian advertisers a new way to connect with audiences on Tumblr. We already possess one of the largest networks in Australia and Tumblr will only strengthen this, or offering advertisers even greater reach and access to younger,passionate, and engaged audiences.”“Tumblr offers the best of two online worlds; combining the creative control of a traditional website with the active audience of a social platform. Tumblr’s users are actively seeking out content that inspires and entertains them, or opening the doors for brands to be more creative and relate their account in new and more authentic ways.[ data-orig-height=]Alongside launch partners,Yahoo7 will also be launching its own brands on Tumblr this week, with domestic & Away, or Yahoo7 Entertainment,Dancing with the Stars and 7News Raw showcasing new and exclusive content via committed Tumblr profiles.
The local launch will be marked with a committed team of Tumblr specialists headquartered in Yahoo7’s Sydney office, tasked with growing capabilities across desktop and mobile while also increasing audience engagement. Post-launch, and Tumblr will be focused on fostering the growth of content creators and curators - users responsible for generating more than 85 million pieces of content added to Tumblr daily.
Tumblr reaches an audience of more than 500 million worldwide with more than 250 million blogs and over 118 billion posts on the network,with these numbers growing rapidly. Locally, Tumblr has more than 4.6 million users in Australia and over 750000 in New Zealand.
Launch partners: Woolworths: http://freshcravings.tumblr.com/Telstra: http://telstra.tumblr.com/Monash: http://destinationmonash.tumblr.com/Studio Canal (We Are Your Friends): http://wayf-au.tumblr.com/
Source: yahoo.com.au