Snapchat Leads to 'Bestie Brands' #CZLTO
Conference Coverage

Snapchat Leads to 'Bestie Brands' #CZLTO

9y Mike O'Brien

Snapchat Leads to 'Bestie Brands' #CZLTO

It may seem like a flash in the pan, but compared with Facebook and Twitter, Snapchat gives marketers a better chance to create close relationships wi...

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Are You a Fireworks or Bonfire Marketer?
Social

Are You a Fireworks or Bonfire Marketer?

9y Marko Muellner

Are You a Fireworks or Bonfire Marketer?

Many campaigns focus on large spikes of awareness that fade quickly. But to consistently and efficiently drive business outcomes, brands must capture ...

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Core Strength Is Key, Both In Athletics and Marketing #CZLTO
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Core Strength Is Key, Both In Athletics and Marketing #CZLTO

9y Mike O'Brien

Core Strength Is Key, Both In Athletics and Market...

Brand excellence trickles down to the podium, according to Canadian Olympic Committee CMO Derek Kent, who discussed the importance of social during h...

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Dr Pepper Crosses All Platforms with Social Media Influencers
Social

Dr Pepper Crosses All Platforms with Social Media Influencers

9y Mike O'Brien

Dr Pepper Crosses All Platforms with Social Media ...

Rather than confining content to a single platform, Dr Pepper incorporates Twitter, Snapchat, Instagram, Vine and Periscope in its first foray into so...

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Snapchat, WPP and DailyMail Launch Content Marketing Agency
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Snapchat, WPP and DailyMail Launch Content Marketing Agency

9y Melanie White

Snapchat, WPP and DailyMail Launch Content Marketi...

Three of the largest names in marketing have partnered to create Truffle Pig, a tri-party content-led media agency. Read More...

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China Set to Star At Cannes Lions
Asia

China Set to Star At Cannes Lions

9y Sophie Loras

China Set to Star At Cannes Lions

Innovation, mobile integration, social, technology, and media platforms entering the fray will all star at Cannes Lions this year. Read More...

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Can Snapchat Help McDonald's Combat its Millennial Problem?
Marketing

Can Snapchat Help McDonald's Combat its Millennial Problem?

9y Mike O'Brien

Can Snapchat Help McDonald's Combat its Millennial...

Snapchat is very popular with Millennials, while McDonald's is not. Could McDonald's glean some of that popularity, being the first brand to use the p...

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The Three C’s of Spotify’s Video Play: CPMs, Creators, and Competition
Competition

The Three C’s of Spotify’s Video Play: CPMs, Creators, and Competition

9y Frank Sinton

The Three C’s of Spotify’s Video Play: CPMs, Creat...

Despite being the world's largest music-streaming platform, Spotify is not profitable. Its recent move into the video space illustrates mobile video a...

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Is YouTube a Social Network?
Media

Is YouTube a Social Network?

9y Guest

Is YouTube a Social Network?

Most people don't seem to consider YouTube a social network, but they ought to. The overwhelming majority of views of brand-related content come from ...

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Beyond YouTube: Alternate Video Venues
Media

Beyond YouTube: Alternate Video Venues

9y Kevin Lee

Beyond YouTube: Alternate Video Venues

While YouTube is the dominant platform when it comes to video SEO, the video offerings on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, and Snapchat ...

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What Challenges Do Agencies Face in 2015?
Agency Spotlight

What Challenges Do Agencies Face in 2015?

9y Mike O'Brien

What Challenges Do Agencies Face in 2015?

According to some agency higher-ups, the quickly-growing digital space calls for constant innovation. Read More...

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Social Media Marketing Beyond Twitter and Facebook
Conference Coverage

Social Media Marketing Beyond Twitter and Facebook

9y Sarah Ong

Social Media Marketing Beyond Twitter and Facebook

In advance of her session at ClickZ Live Toronto, Chief Marketing Officer of shopbake.com, Anastassia Boguslavskaya chats to us about how marketers sh...

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Five Ways to Market to Millennials Online
Media

Five Ways to Market to Millennials Online

9y Tessa Wegert

Five Ways to Market to Millennials Online

Prioritizing brand experiences, spontaneity, interactivity, Facebook and mobile are five ways to engage millennials, a group that makes up an annual $...

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Emojis Allow Brands to Engage on Messaging Apps
Media

Emojis Allow Brands to Engage on Messaging Apps

9y Mike O'Brien

Emojis Allow Brands to Engage on Messaging Apps

Brands like MillerCoors and 1-800-Flowers consider emojis and stickers a non-disruptive way to engage consumers on messaging apps, the world's most po...

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New Snapchat Videos to Cost Advertisers $0.02
Display Advertising

New Snapchat Videos to Cost Advertisers $0.02

9y Mike O'Brien

New Snapchat Videos to Cost Advertisers $0.02

With the new offering, announced at The Daily Mail's NewFront event yesterday, Snapchat's publishing partners can run 10-second ads on Discover. Read ...

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Snapchat Looks to Reinvigorate Discover With New Feature
Social

Snapchat Looks to Reinvigorate Discover With New Feature

9y Yuyu Chen

Snapchat Looks to Reinvigorate Discover With New F...

The ephemeral messaging service has added a new feature to Discover, which may help boost the product’s decreasing traffic. Read More...

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Are Dating Apps the Next Big Thing in Marketing?
Marketing

Are Dating Apps the Next Big Thing in Marketing?

9y Mike O'Brien

Are Dating Apps the Next Big Thing in Marketing?

Dating apps are growing in popularity among older Millennials, who are generally single, employed, and attractive to brands. Is Tinder's first video a...

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UNICEF Turns to Snapchat to Advocate Awareness of Missing Childhoods in Nigeria
Social

UNICEF Turns to Snapchat to Advocate Awareness of Missing Childhoods in Nig...

9y Mike O'Brien

UNICEF Turns to Snapchat to Advocate Awareness of ...

In UNICEF's latest campaign, Snapchat's disappearing messages represent missing childhoods as a way to remind Millennials that the violence in Nigeria...

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Clinton's Social Candidacy: A Sign of the Times
Social

Clinton's Social Candidacy: A Sign of the Times

9y Mike O'Brien

Clinton's Social Candidacy: A Sign of the Times

Social media played a big role in President Obama's campaign four years ago. Hillary Clinton announcing her candidacy via YouTube shows that trend wil...

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3 Reasons Why Brands Are Flocking to Chat App Kik
Media

3 Reasons Why Brands Are Flocking to Chat App Kik

9y Tessa Wegert

3 Reasons Why Brands Are Flocking to Chat App Kik

Kik is drawing brands like Burger King and publishers like the Washington Post to its platform with interactive advertising opportunities. Read More...

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VIDEO: Playboy 'Fishes Where the Fish Are' on Social
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VIDEO: Playboy 'Fishes Where the Fish Are' on Social

9y Yuyu Chen

VIDEO: Playboy 'Fishes Where the Fish Are' on Soci...

In the second part of our video interview with Robin Zucker, senior vice president of digital marketing for Playboy, she shares how the brand builds a...

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Brands Should Focus More on Owned "Middleweight Content" Than Social [#CZLNY]
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Brands Should Focus More on Owned "Middleweight Content" Than Social [#CZLN...

9y Mike O'Brien

Brands Should Focus More on Owned "Middleweight Co...

At ClickZ Live New York, JWT's Jinal Shah spoke about the content continuum. To publish their own content successfully, brands should find a middle gr...

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Are Brands Robbing Publishers for Profits?
Media

Are Brands Robbing Publishers for Profits?

9y Jeanniey Mullen

Are Brands Robbing Publishers for Profits?

Are publishers using their content in new ways to attract brands, or are brands leveraging publisher content to help them monetize and profit? Read Mo...

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VIDEO: How Wendy’s Leverages Social and Native to Target Millennials
Marketing

VIDEO: How Wendy’s Leverages Social and Native to Target Millennials

9y Yuyu Chen

VIDEO: How Wendy’s Leverages Social and Native to ...

In this video interview, Brandon Rhoten, vice president of digital and social media at Wendy's International, talks about the brand’s approach to soci...

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Best of South by Southwest Interactive 2015
Marketing

Best of South by Southwest Interactive 2015

9y Emily Alford

Best of South by Southwest Interactive 2015

ClickZ met with brands and agencies at South by Southwest 2015 and asked about their favorite panels and discussions along with exciting new trends in...

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Alibaba Bets on Social Commerce With Snapchat Investment
Asia

Alibaba Bets on Social Commerce With Snapchat Investment

9y Yuyu Chen

Alibaba Bets on Social Commerce With Snapchat Inve...

The largest e-commerce company in China plans to invest $200 million in Snapchat. How will the Alibaba-Snapchat relationship evolve in the future? Rea...

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Revamped Pepsi Challenge Aims to Attract Millennials
Marketing

Revamped Pepsi Challenge Aims to Attract Millennials

9y Mike O'Brien

Revamped Pepsi Challenge Aims to Attract Millennia...

Bringing back a classic marketing campaign, Pepsi targets Millennials with pop culture, social media, and philanthropy. But is the soft drink brand tr...

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