How China's Singles Day smashed global e-commerce sales records
Asia

How China's Singles Day smashed global e-commerce sales records

8y Sophie Loras

How China's Singles Day smashed global e-commerce ...

Mobile, pre-sales marketing and a live television gala event starring James Bond, were just some of the elements making this year's Alibaba Singles Da...

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Outstream video: the secret weapon for retailers
Media

Outstream video: the secret weapon for retailers

8y Eric Wheeler

Outstream video: the secret weapon for retailers

A fiscally conservative alternative to pre-roll ads, here's why retailers should consider using outstream video to showcase brand content during the h...

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Digital people on the move: StubHub and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf have new marketing leaders
Marketing

Digital people on the move: StubHub and The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf have...

9y Yuyu Chen

Digital people on the move: StubHub and The Coffee...

StubHub, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Havas, EVB, and the Interactive Advertising Bureau (IAB) announced key hires and promotions this past October...

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How does Under Armour differentiate itself from Nike via digital marketing?
Marketing

How does Under Armour differentiate itself from Nike via digital marketing?

9y Yuyu Chen

How does Under Armour differentiate itself from Ni...

With $3 billion in annual global sales last year, Under Armour has become the second largest athletics brand in the U.S. Here's how its use of digital...

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Tweets of the week: winners and losers of Back to the Future Day
Social

Tweets of the week: winners and losers of Back to the Future Day

9y Mike O'Brien

Tweets of the week: winners and losers of Back to ...

Since the ClickZ team is a bunch of '80s babies, we decided to center this edition of Tweets of the Week on Back to the Future Day. Which brands elici...

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Tweets of the Week: Soccer and Sharks, Chicken and Chocolate
Social

Tweets of the Week: Soccer and Sharks, Chicken and Chocolate

9y Mike O'Brien

Tweets of the Week: Soccer and Sharks, Chicken and...

This week on Twitter kicked off with the Women's World Cup, around which Nike had the most engagement. Shark Week and two food related holidays inspir...

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Nike Takes the Women’s World Cup with #NoMaybes
Media

Nike Takes the Women’s World Cup with #NoMaybes

9y Yuyu Chen

Nike Takes the Women’s World Cup with #NoMaybes

Nike’s #NoMaybes campaign has caught lots of attention during the Women’s World Cup. What can other brands learn from the Nike's success? Read More...

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YouTube Cannes Leaderboard Showcases Year’s Most Popular Video Ads
Media

YouTube Cannes Leaderboard Showcases Year’s Most Popular Video Ads

9y Greg Jarboe

YouTube Cannes Leaderboard Showcases Year’s Most P...

Right before this year's Cannes Lions, YouTube has released its leaderboard celebrating the most popular global video ads from the last year. Read Mor...

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Your Terrible Website is Ruining Your PPC Performance
Paid Search

Your Terrible Website is Ruining Your PPC Performance

9y Michelle Morgan

Your Terrible Website is Ruining Your PPC Performa...

Today's consumers are savvy online shoppers and won't bother with websites they don't find user-friendly or don't trust. Read More...

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Instagram Beefs Up Ad Offerings
Social

Instagram Beefs Up Ad Offerings

9y Mike O'Brien

Instagram Beefs Up Ad Offerings

In the next few days, Instagram will begin testing further calls-to-action for sponsored posts. The Facebook-backed platform also plans to expand its ...

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Spotify Transitions from Music App to Video Platform
Media

Spotify Transitions from Music App to Video Platform

9y Emily Alford

Spotify Transitions from Music App to Video Platfo...

Spotify has partnered with dozens of media outlets, including NBC, ABC, and BBC, to publish and create original video content that will soon be availa...

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Top Five Reasons Why Dot Brands Will Have a Data Edge
Data insights

Top Five Reasons Why Dot Brands Will Have a Data Edge

9y Jennifer Wolfe

Top Five Reasons Why Dot Brands Will Have a Data E...

Applying for generic top-level domains and having their own Internet neighborhoods would allow brands like Google, Amazon and Nike to mine customer da...

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Brands <3 Emojis
Marketing

Brands <3 Emojis

9y Mike O'Brien

Brands <3 Emojis

Emojis are so popular among consumers that brands have graduated from tweeting them to launching keyboards, and in the case of Domino's, allowing cons...

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Hyundai Tops YouTube's April Leaderboard
Media

Hyundai Tops YouTube's April Leaderboard

9y Mike O'Brien

Hyundai Tops YouTube's April Leaderboard

The video-sharing giant released its monthly list, which highlights the 10 video ads that amassed the most views. Featured brands include Hyundai, Nik...

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Tumblr Lets Brands Run Ads in Users’ Dashboards for 24 Hours
Social

Tumblr Lets Brands Run Ads in Users’ Dashboards for 24 Hours

9y Yuyu Chen

Tumblr Lets Brands Run Ads in Users’ Dashboards fo...

Nike is the first company to test out Tumblr's new ad offering, which allows marketers to serve ads in users’ dashboards for a full 24 hours. Read Mor...

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Beats by Dr. Dre’s CMO: We’re Moving at the Speed of Culture
Marketing

Beats by Dr. Dre’s CMO: We’re Moving at the Speed of Culture

9y Yuyu Chen

Beats by Dr. Dre’s CMO: We’re Moving at the Speed ...

Omar Johnson, chief marketing officer (CMO) at Beats by Dr. Dre, shares how the brand stays hyper-creative in order to meet the needs of the transform...

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McDonald's, Nike, Sprint Among March Madness Ad Winners
Marketing

McDonald's, Nike, Sprint Among March Madness Ad Winners

9y Mike O'Brien

McDonald's, Nike, Sprint Among March Madness Ad Wi...

Post-tournament research found that McDonald's was the most-consumed brand, while luxury automakers like Cadillac and Mercedes-Benz saw more brand lif...

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Instagram Followers Don't Equal Engagement [Study]
Data insights

Instagram Followers Don't Equal Engagement [Study]

9y Mike O'Brien

Instagram Followers Don't Equal Engagement [Study]

A new study by digital think tank L2 found that Instagram content, rather than audience size or posting frequency, helps brands like Nike and Starbuck...

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Social Media Week: Cult Brands Breed Community
Community Management

Social Media Week: Cult Brands Breed Community

9y Mike O'Brien

Social Media Week: Cult Brands Breed Community

According to leaders from Virgin Mega, SoulCycle, and Refinery29, providing fresh experiences and quality social content are two ways brands can maint...

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Nike Uses Wearable Data to Recreate "Your Year"
Data insights

Nike Uses Wearable Data to Recreate "Your Year"

9y Emily Alford

Nike Uses Wearable Data to Recreate "Your Year"

Nike is drawing from athletes' Nike+ wearable data to compile one-minute personalized videos that summarize users' achievements and are shareable acro...

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Kohl's Teams Up With Fitness Bloggers for #MakeYourMove Campaign
Ecommerce

Kohl's Teams Up With Fitness Bloggers for #MakeYourMove Campaign

9y Mike O'Brien

Kohl's Teams Up With Fitness Bloggers for #MakeYou...

As part of its new fitness-focused social media marketing, Kohl's is giving gift cards to bloggers who will write about their products. But is there a...

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What Were the Top 10 YouTube Videos, Ads, and Collaborations for 2014?
Media

What Were the Top 10 YouTube Videos, Ads, and Collaborations for 2014?

9y Greg Jarboe

What Were the Top 10 YouTube Videos, Ads, and Coll...

As we near the end of the year, here's a look at what topped the list of the most popular advertisements, videos, and collaborations on YouTube for 20...

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What Are the Most Shared Ads of 2014?
Media

What Are the Most Shared Ads of 2014?

9y Greg Jarboe

What Are the Most Shared Ads of 2014?

A new report from Unruly shows the most shared ads of the past year, with several spots from the World Cup leading the pack. Read More...

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When Content Meets Social - Aligning the Content Message to the Social Medium
Social

When Content Meets Social - Aligning the Content Message to the Social Medi...

10y Roger Katz

When Content Meets Social - Aligning the Content M...

As consumers become more and more fluent in the nuances of different social media platforms, brands are tasked to tailor their content marketing effor...

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A Social Media Presence Isn’t Enough – Brands Need Engagement [Report]
Social

A Social Media Presence Isn’t Enough – Brands Need Engagement [Report]

10y Mike O'Brien

A Social Media Presence Isn’t Enough – Brands Need...

A new report from Sprinklr finds that simply developing social media platforms isn't enough for brands — conversing with customers is to the key to av...

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What Can Brands Do to Capitalize on Real-Time Moments in Live TV?
Marketing

What Can Brands Do to Capitalize on Real-Time Moments in Live TV?

10y Lisa Lacy

What Can Brands Do to Capitalize on Real-Time Mome...

Google says Nike struck gold during the World Cup with its Phenomenal Shot app thanks in part to a new real-time ad tool, but what other options do br...

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4 of the 10 Most Shared Video Ads of 2014 Are From World Cup
Media

4 of the 10 Most Shared Video Ads of 2014 Are From World Cup

10y Greg Jarboe

4 of the 10 Most Shared Video Ads of 2014 Are From...

The latest data from Unruly shows that World Cup video ads have done extremely well, taking four of the top 10 spots. Meanwhile, only one ad from this...

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