Ten examples of how brands stand out on Instagram
Brand awareness

Ten examples of how brands stand out on Instagram

5y Tereza Litsa

Ten examples of how brands stand out on Instagram

Instagram's one of the most popular social platforms. Ten creative ways how brands like Casper, Starbucks, Sprout Social, NatGeo, and Mailchimp stand ...

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List-growth strategies that break through your acquisition barriers
Email

List-growth strategies that break through your acquisition barriers

8y Ryan Phelan

List-growth strategies that break through your acq...

Marketers struggle with list growth because of things like poor hygiene and subscriber quality. Tackling them can ensure that your emails go to the ri...

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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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Five tips for ensuring harmony between CIOs and CMOs
Ecommerce

Five tips for ensuring harmony between CIOs and CMOs

8y Jay Marwaha

Five tips for ensuring harmony between CIOs and CM...

Alex and Ani demonstrates how today's businesses must operate like silo-less ecommerce brands, avoiding friction between different departments. Read M...

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Lessons learned from Cyber Weekend
Ecommerce

Lessons learned from Cyber Weekend

8y Tessa Wegert

Lessons learned from Cyber Weekend

With Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday now behind us, what can marketers and retailers predict based on consumers' behavior duri...

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Being 'social' helped brands win on Cyber Monday
Ecommerce

Being 'social' helped brands win on Cyber Monday

8y Mike O'Brien

Being 'social' helped brands win on Cyber Monday

Social media isn't known for being the best driver of ROI, but it's still played a big role in the success of Cyber Monday - the biggest online shoppi...

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Less Is More: Simple Data Serves Killer Email Marketing
Email

Less Is More: Simple Data Serves Killer Email Marketing

9y Mike O'Brien

Less Is More: Simple Data Serves Killer Email Mark...

Though marketers have access to a wealth of consumer data, many of them leverage the most basic data sets, such as birthdays and purchase histories, f...

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Disney, Samsung Among Instagram Carousel Ad Pioneers
Social

Disney, Samsung Among Instagram Carousel Ad Pioneers

9y Mike O'Brien

Disney, Samsung Among Instagram Carousel Ad Pionee...

Shortly after Instagram launched carousel ads, which give advertisers more flexibility on the platform, brands like Banana Republic, Showtime, and L'O...

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Instagram Direct Remains Uncharted Territory for Brands
Social

Instagram Direct Remains Uncharted Territory for Brands

10y Lisa Lacy

Instagram Direct Remains Uncharted Territory for B...

Buffalo Wild Wings is joining in on World Cup fever and using Instagram Direct to reward select fans. That makes it one of only a handful of brands to...

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Gap Goes 'Back to Blue' With Tumblr, Styld.by
Marketing

Gap Goes 'Back to Blue' With Tumblr, Styld.by

11y Lisa Lacy

Gap Goes 'Back to Blue' With Tumblr, Styld.by

Gap's "Back to Blue" fall campaign includes an initiative that will own all of Tumblr's mobile ads for one day. Read More...

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Cathay Engages Instagram Fans to Celebrate the Snake Year
Asia

Cathay Engages Instagram Fans to Celebrate the Snake Year

11y Adaline Lau

Cathay Engages Instagram Fans to Celebrate the Sna...

Cathay Pacific, Changi Airport, and Starbucks are capitalizing on the niche network to roll out photo contests. Read More...

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Holiday Marketing Traditions, Old and New
Media

Holiday Marketing Traditions, Old and New

11y Tessa Wegert

Holiday Marketing Traditions, Old and New

Holiday campaigns like the ones from J. Crew, Gap, and OfficeMax are a surefire way to entertain and engage consumers. Read More...

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Digital Catalogs Take on Social Role for IKEA, Gap
Marketing

Digital Catalogs Take on Social Role for IKEA, Gap

12y Joan Voight

Digital Catalogs Take on Social Role for IKEA, Gap

Digital catalogs are evolving into branded content hubs for retailers. Read More...

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BrightTag Gets $15 Million in VC
Display Advertising

BrightTag Gets $15 Million in VC

12y Anna Maria Virzi

BrightTag Gets $15 Million in VC

Ad tag management firm's clients include the Gap and the Obama campaign. Read More...

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3 Social Community Strategies to Drive Innovation, Engagement, and Sales
Community Management

3 Social Community Strategies to Drive Innovation, Engagement, and Sales

12y Michael Della Penna

3 Social Community Strategies to Drive Innovation,...

Have you nurtured an active community of brand advocates? Here's what's next. Read More...

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Gap Global CMO: Marketing 'More Honest' Than Journalism
Social

Gap Global CMO: Marketing 'More Honest' Than Journalism

12y Anna Maria Virzi

Gap Global CMO: Marketing 'More Honest' Than Journ...

Former TV news reporter also emphasizes the importance of "community" in telling a brand's story. Read More...

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AKQA Builds Social Catalog for Gap's Fashions
Social

AKQA Builds Social Catalog for Gap's Fashions

12y Lisa Lacy

AKQA Builds Social Catalog for Gap's Fashions

Styld.by lets users easily share looks that include Gap clothes. Read More...

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ClickZ Holiday Social Showdown: Round One Winners
Social

ClickZ Holiday Social Showdown: Round One Winners

12y ClickZ News Staff

ClickZ Holiday Social Showdown: Round One Winners

Big brands like Coke, Target, and Verizon are cut, as eBay, Converse and others stay alive! Read More...

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ClickZ Holiday Social Showdown: Vote Your Picks!
Social

ClickZ Holiday Social Showdown: Vote Your Picks!

12y ClickZ News Staff

ClickZ Holiday Social Showdown: Vote Your Picks!

Which brands will have the best social media campaigns this holiday season? Vote each week for your picks! Read More...

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75,000 Fans Unlock Gap Discount with GetGlue and EW.com
Media

75,000 Fans Unlock Gap Discount with GetGlue and EW.com

13y Lisa Lacy

75,000 Fans Unlock Gap Discount with GetGlue and E...

Gap rewards shoppers getting fashion inspiration from fall TV characters. Read More...

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F-Commerce, the Arrival of the Facebook Consumer
Social

F-Commerce, the Arrival of the Facebook Consumer

13y Janice Diner

F-Commerce, the Arrival of the Facebook Consumer

Retailers, businesses, and brands test approaches for commerce inside or influenced by Facebook. Read More...

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#HelpJapan: Do's and Don'ts for Brands
Marketing

#HelpJapan: Do's and Don'ts for Brands

13y Anna Maria Virzi

#HelpJapan: Do's and Don'ts for Brands

StrawberryFrog chief strategy officer explains how brands can promote humanitarian and relief efforts – but not themselves. Read More...

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Scvngr CEO Says Location Can Be '10X' Bigger Than Social [Video]
Data insights

Scvngr CEO Says Location Can Be '10X' Bigger Than Social [Video]

13y Christopher Heine

Scvngr CEO Says Location Can Be '10X' Bigger Than ...

At SXSWi, young geo-social exec packs a punch with marketing examples. Read More...

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'Project Reindeer' Ties a Bow on Gap's Big Social Media Year
Social

'Project Reindeer' Ties a Bow on Gap's Big Social Media Year

13y Christopher Heine

'Project Reindeer' Ties a Bow on Gap's Big Social ...

Clothing retailer has leveraged Facebook, Twitter, Groupon, Foursquare, and Loopt since last summer. Read More...

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The Face of the New Branded Contest – Mobile and Social Media
Media

The Face of the New Branded Contest – Mobile and Social Media

14y Tessa Wegert

The Face of the New Branded Contest – Mobile and S...

Gap's Casting Call checks every to-do on the best practice list for engagement marketing. Read More...

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How Gap's 'Groupon' Went Crazy Viral
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How Gap's 'Groupon' Went Crazy Viral

14y Christopher Heine

How Gap's 'Groupon' Went Crazy Viral

An in-depth look at the group-buying platform's biggest and most successful campaign to date. Read More...

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