Apple strikes back at the Worldwide Developers Conference
Conference Coverage

Apple strikes back at the Worldwide Developers Conference

8y Mike O'Brien

Apple strikes back at the Worldwide Developers Con...

During the Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple announced that Siri will, in fact, become open to third-party developers, in addition to desktop use...

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Stats of the week: All about mobile apps
Ad Industry Metrics

Stats of the week: All about mobile apps

8y Mike O'Brien

Stats of the week: All about mobile apps

What do 11, 15, -42 and 1 (and 5) have in common? They're all big numbers from the past week in digital for Pandora, Apple, Facebook, and Chick-fil-A....

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Google beats Apple to become world's most valuable brand [Study]
Ad Industry Metrics

Google beats Apple to become world's most valuable brand [Study]

8y Mike O'Brien

Google beats Apple to become world's most valuable...

Since 2011, Google and Apple have been competing to be the most valuable, according to Millward Brown Digital's annual report. This year, Google is ba...

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Where do the biggest brands spend their marketing dollars?
Ad Industry Metrics

Where do the biggest brands spend their marketing dollars?

8y Mike O'Brien

Where do the biggest brands spend their marketing ...

Different retailers have different priorities when it comes to their marketing budgets, but the most valuable brands - Amazon and Apple - are banking ...

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The Digital Download: In with TAG anti-fraud program; out with Facebook Exchange
Media

The Digital Download: In with TAG anti-fraud program; out with Facebook Exc...

8y Mike O'Brien

The Digital Download: In with TAG anti-fraud progr...

This week in digital, we said goodbye to Facebook Exchange and Post-it wars, as we welcome TAG's latest anti-fraud development, Shift, and maybe Siri ...

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The Digital Download: From AI to alleged algorithms
Media

The Digital Download: From AI to alleged algorithms

8y Mike O'Brien

The Digital Download: From AI to alleged algorithm...

Google's I/O conference commences today, but that's not all that happened this week. Facebook, Apple and Line - and maybe Snapchat? - had updates, as ...

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Brands' Snapchat handles: ClickZ's master list
Social Media

Brands' Snapchat handles: ClickZ's master list

8y Mike O'Brien

Brands' Snapchat handles: ClickZ's master list

If you want to see a brand's Snapchat Stories, you have to know exactly what its username is. It's not always clear, so ClickZ has compiled this list ...

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The Digital Download: New Instagram video offering, new Pinterest partner, NewFronts
Media

The Digital Download: New Instagram video offering, new Pinterest partner, ...

8y Mike O'Brien

The Digital Download: New Instagram video offering...

This has been a big week in digital, as many industry giants had their NewFronts in New York. Still, Pinterest and Instagram have newsworthy items of ...

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All customers are not created equal, says American Apparel CDO
Conference Coverage

All customers are not created equal, says American Apparel CDO

8y Emily Alford

All customers are not created equal, says American...

One of the most valuable sets, according to American Apparel's Thoryn Stephens? Each individual customer's lifetime value, something that can actually...

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The Digital Download: Facebook and Amazon soar, while Yahoo struggles
Media

The Digital Download: Facebook and Amazon soar, while Yahoo struggles

8y Mike O'Brien

The Digital Download: Facebook and Amazon soar, wh...

A book highlights Yahoo's problematic finances on the eve of its bidding day, as Facebook and Amazon each become more competitive in a new area. Read ...

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The Digital Download: Transparency, viewability win the week's news
Media

The Digital Download: Transparency, viewability win the week's news

8y Mike O'Brien

The Digital Download: Transparency, viewability wi...

This week's viewable and transparent happenings include Spotify's new mobile ad format, new insights from Facebook and the IAB, and Adobe's data ambit...

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How Ford plans to evolve past selling cars
Strategies

How Ford plans to evolve past selling cars

8y Mike O'Brien

How Ford plans to evolve past selling cars

One of the largest automakers on the planet, Ford plans to stay relevant in the digital age by transitioning from a product brand to a product and s...

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Case study: How MasterCard is disrupting the disruptors
Case Study

Case study: How MasterCard is disrupting the disruptors

8y Mike O'Brien

Case study: How MasterCard is disrupting the disru...

VR and mobile payments have the potential to completely alter the way we watch videos and make purchases. MasterCard plans to disrupt both disruptors,...

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The Digital Download: Apple gets current, Google and billboards get futuristic
Media

The Digital Download: Apple gets current, Google and billboards get futuris...

8y Mike O'Brien

The Digital Download: Apple gets current, Google a...

Here are five of the biggest deals from the world of digital marketing this week, such as the enhanced targeting from LinkedIn and... billboards? Read...

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Apple Pay launches in China
Asia

Apple Pay launches in China

8y Sophie Loras

Apple Pay launches in China

Apple faces domestic competition from Alibaba and Tencent as it launches Apple Pay in China. Read More...

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The face of omnichannel in APAC: Spotlight on Decathlon's Clarence Chew
Asia

The face of omnichannel in APAC: Spotlight on Decathlon's Clarence Chew

8y Sophie Loras

The face of omnichannel in APAC: Spotlight on Deca...

Established retail sports giant Decathlon has given its Singaporean team free reign to implement an omnichannel strategy, and Clarence Chew is the man...

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How can brick-and-mortar retailers deal with showrooming?
Ecommerce

How can brick-and-mortar retailers deal with showrooming?

8y Mike O'Brien

How can brick-and-mortar retailers deal with showr...

Showrooming is a big obstacle retailers face as the world becomes more connected. How can they combat it, ensuring they're not left in digital's dust?...

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Happy birthday to ya: a look back on 12 years of Facebook
Media

Happy birthday to ya: a look back on 12 years of Facebook

8y Yuyu Chen

Happy birthday to ya: a look back on 12 years of F...

It's Facebook’s 12th birthday, and we're celebrating by looking back at the platform’s milestones over the years. Read More...

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Formulating a credible go-to market strategy for your mobile site or app
Insights

Formulating a credible go-to market strategy for your mobile site or app

8y Idris Nagri

Formulating a credible go-to market strategy for y...

Planning and budgeting for your promotional campaign at the very start of your mobile project is critical to success. Read More...

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IAB: Preparing for the year of the mobile-video boom
Media

IAB: Preparing for the year of the mobile-video boom

8y Joe Laszlo

IAB: Preparing for the year of the mobile-video bo...

Mobile devices are increasingly becoming the platform of choice for viewing both short and long-form video content. How can advertisers take full adva...

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What's the difference between UX and UI?
Insights

What's the difference between UX and UI?

8y Mike O'Brien

What's the difference between UX and UI?

User interface isn’t the same as the user experience, though it’s part of it. The two terms are often confused, in part because they bleed together so...

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Seven of our favorite stats of the week
Ad Industry Metrics

Seven of our favorite stats of the week

8y Mike O'Brien

Seven of our favorite stats of the week

Featuring figures from eMarketer, Snapchat and the Super Bowl, here are seven important industry stats from the last week. Read More...

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Why e-commerce brands need native apps
Mobile

Why e-commerce brands need native apps

8y Yuyu Chen

Why e-commerce brands need native apps

Thanks to HTML5 and other advanced mobile technologies, browser-based apps can now function like native apps and reduce the barrier of downloads. Howe...

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How UX helped Netflix take over the world
Conference Coverage

How UX helped Netflix take over the world

8y Mike O'Brien

How UX helped Netflix take over the world

The idea of putting the customer first is something of a marketing cliche. But that's exactly how Netflix became the world's biggest broadcaster. Read...

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Then and now: the evolution of branding
Acquisition

Then and now: the evolution of branding

8y Mike O'Brien

Then and now: the evolution of branding

Budweiser branding has gone from regal to relatable, while Coke has become much more subtle over the years. How else have brands evolved from the TV-o...

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Top 10 industry highlights of 2015
Trends

Top 10 industry highlights of 2015

8y Yuyu Chen

Top 10 industry highlights of 2015

As we step into 2016, ClickZ presents the most important news in digital marketing over the past year, such as Periscope's debut and Google's "Mobileg...

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Three ways digital marketers can use data to defeat ad blocking in 2016
Media

Three ways digital marketers can use data to defeat ad blocking in 2016

8y Pelin Thorogood

Three ways digital marketers can use data to defea...

While ad block software may appear to hinder the publishing efforts, digital marketers can collect and use customer data to avoid it. Read More...

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