The three reasons CPG brands can't ignore ecommerce
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The three reasons CPG brands can't ignore ecommerce

6y Idris Nagri

The three reasons CPG brands can't ignore ecommerc...

The lucrative CPG space has historically been dominated by some of the world's most powerful brands, like Unilver and Procter & Gamble. But the ma...

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Social media marketing spend has surged over the years, but falls short of estimates
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Social media marketing spend has surged over the years, but falls short of ...

8y Idris Nagri

Social media marketing spend has surged over the y...

Marketers' spending on social media has tripled in the past seven years but falls way short of where marketers expected it to be when they peered into...

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Behavioral targeting is coming to Snapchat
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Behavioral targeting is coming to Snapchat

8y Idris Nagri

Behavioral targeting is coming to Snapchat

Advertisers have been flocking to Snapchat, which now has more daily users than Twitter and is increasingly seen as perhaps the biggest threat to Face...

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Great Ritz Holiday Parade Brings Shopping Deals for Christmas
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Great Ritz Holiday Parade Brings Shopping Deals for Christmas

10y Idris Nagri

Great Ritz Holiday Parade Brings Shopping Deals fo...

Ritz's holiday parade website features a float-building tool that allows consumers to create their own digital floats with circular Ritz-like componen...

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Why Coca-Cola's No-Ad Stance in the Philippines is Genius Cause Marketing
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Why Coca-Cola's No-Ad Stance in the Philippines is Genius Cause Marketing

10y Idris Nagri

Why Coca-Cola's No-Ad Stance in the Philippines is...

Coca-Cola's much touted move to suspend brand advertising in the Philippines in favor of local relief aid is proving to be a big brand win. Read More...

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Smartphone-Empowered Shopping Is the New Norm
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Smartphone-Empowered Shopping Is the New Norm

11y Idris Nagri

Smartphone-Empowered Shopping Is the New Norm

A new study about the impact of smartphone use on in-store shopping concludes that smartphones are transforming the shopping experience. Read More...

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Van Heusen Partners With Funny or Die for New Campaign
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Van Heusen Partners With Funny or Die for New Campaign

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Van Heusen Partners With Funny or Die for New Camp...

Men's clothing brand Van Heusen has partnered with comedy website Funny or Die to attract so-called schlubs with humor and football in the latest iter...

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Campbell Soup Trying to Attract Millenials With Digital Content
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Campbell Soup Trying to Attract Millenials With Digital Content

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Campbell Soup Trying to Attract Millenials With Di...

Campbell Soup Company has launched a new line of bold-flavored soups in microwaveable packaging and is trying to cultivate a whimsical, humorous perso...

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Why Gift Marketing Is the Next Big Thing
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Why Gift Marketing Is the Next Big Thing

11y Idris Nagri

Why Gift Marketing Is the Next Big Thing

By giving shoppers a gift, retailers get hyper-efficient marketing that can truly change consumer behavior and create profitable new visits at the sca...

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Mondelēz Intl, Formerly Kraft, to Spend 10% on Mobile
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Mondelēz Intl, Formerly Kraft, to Spend 10% on Mobile

12y Idris Nagri

Mondelēz Intl, Formerly Kraft, to Spend 10% on Mob...

Mondelēz International, formerly Kraft Foods, is betting on a risky leap into mobile with an initiative to find funded mobile tech firms to incubate a...

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What The China Video Site Merger Means for Marketers
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What The China Video Site Merger Means for Marketers

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What The China Video Site Merger Means for Markete...

In May, Unilever ran a video campaign for its ice cream which was seen on both Tudou and Youku websites - now owned by the same parent company. Read M...

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Reckitt Benckiser Shares Digital Plans for China
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Reckitt Benckiser Shares Digital Plans for China

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Reckitt Benckiser Shares Digital Plans for China

A substantial portion of Reckitt Benckiser's digital marketing budget will go into mobile in 2013. Read More...

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Back to School Brings Open Consumer Mindsets to Marketers
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Back to School Brings Open Consumer Mindsets to Marketers

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Back to School Brings Open Consumer Mindsets to Ma...

More consumers are looking to their smartphones and computers for deals, price comparisons, and new products. Read More...

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Coca-Cola's New Tumblr Shares Happiness
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Coca-Cola's New Tumblr Shares Happiness

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Coca-Cola's New Tumblr Shares Happiness

"Happiness Is" page is aimed at teen bloggers. Read More...

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Orville Redenbacher's Tries Augmented Reality on Facebook
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Orville Redenbacher's Tries Augmented Reality on Facebook

12y Idris Nagri

Orville Redenbacher's Tries Augmented Reality on F...

Advances in augmented tech could bring such experiences to mobile next year. Read More...

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Nielsen: Media Sellers Are Not Created Equal
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Nielsen: Media Sellers Are Not Created Equal

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Nielsen: Media Sellers Are Not Created Equal

Research firm examines the reach of three ad networks and a women's interest site for an advertiser. Read More...

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P&G's Cheer Finds Hit With Interactive Music Video
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P&G's Cheer Finds Hit With Interactive Music Video

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P&G's Cheer Finds Hit With Interactive Music Video

Laundry soap's hotspotted video delivers color and clicks. Read More...

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Coca-Cola to Expand Spotify Integration
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Coca-Cola to Expand Spotify Integration

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Coca-Cola to Expand Spotify Integration

Multi-month campaigns to feature exclusive content. Read More...

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Execs: P&G Taps Digital Chief, LBi Names Director of Innovation
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Execs: P&G Taps Digital Chief, LBi Names Director of Innovation

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Execs: P&G Taps Digital Chief, LBi Names Direc...

Plus moves at Dachis Group, LocalResponse, and Attik. Read More...

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Clorox Sponsors First 'DailyBuzz' Site from Federated Media
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Clorox Sponsors First 'DailyBuzz' Site from Federated Media

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Clorox Sponsors First 'DailyBuzz' Site from Federa...

Series of new sites will curate content on specific topics with a variety of brands attached. Read More...

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Frito-Lay Thanks 1.5M New Facebook 'Likes' With Bag of Chips
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Frito-Lay Thanks 1.5M New Facebook 'Likes' With Bag of Chips

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Frito-Lay Thanks 1.5M New Facebook 'Likes' With Ba...

PepsiCo keeps the pedal down on social media marketing. Read More...

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PepsiCo Talks Social After Soda Brand's Fall to Third Place
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PepsiCo Talks Social After Soda Brand's Fall to Third Place

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PepsiCo Talks Social After Soda Brand's Fall to Th...

Global director for digital says blaming decline on social media is wrong-headed. Read More...

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Kraft Brings Back 'Real Women of Philadelphia'
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Kraft Brings Back 'Real Women of Philadelphia'

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Kraft Brings Back 'Real Women of Philadelphia'

Community video effort was a big hit last year, generating over 30 million recipe views. Read More...

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SXSWi Video: Pepsi's Shiv Singh on Geo-Social
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SXSWi Video: Pepsi's Shiv Singh on Geo-Social

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SXSWi Video: Pepsi's Shiv Singh on Geo-Social

Beverage brand's head of digital talks about Foursquare as SXSW goers play the actual schoolyard game. Read More...

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YouTube Ads Serve Up Negative Messaging for Cheerios
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YouTube Ads Serve Up Negative Messaging for Cheerios

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YouTube Ads Serve Up Negative Messaging for Cheeri...

Promoted video placements lead viewers to a slew of mocking comments left by YouTube users. Read More...

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Pepsi Returns to Super Bowl With User Generated Ads
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Pepsi Returns to Super Bowl With User Generated Ads

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Pepsi Returns to Super Bowl With User Generated Ad...

Users are invited to submit ad creations and vote for favorites. Read More...

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Pepsi Re-Ups 'Refresh,' Extends Project Overseas
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Pepsi Re-Ups 'Refresh,' Extends Project Overseas

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Pepsi Re-Ups 'Refresh,' Extends Project Overseas

Says the campaign benefits both its brand and local communities, and plans global roll-out in 2011. Read More...

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