How was Snapchat's first Super Bowl?
Social Media

How was Snapchat's first Super Bowl?

8y Mike O'Brien

How was Snapchat's first Super Bowl?

The social Super Bowl has traditionally referred to Twitter and Facebook. This year, Snapchat is in the mix, having had Super Bowl sponsors for the f...

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The digital download: Instagram ups video ads to 60 secs, Twitter customizes emojis
Media

The digital download: Instagram ups video ads to 60 secs, Twitter customize...

8y Yuyu Chen

The digital download: Instagram ups video ads to 6...

With the whole country in full Super Bowl swing, Instagram and Twitter get in on the fun. Read More...

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The consumer gravity effect: why it should be a force for your marketing
Media

The consumer gravity effect: why it should be a force for your marketing

8y Larry Allen

The consumer gravity effect: why it should be a fo...

To achieve success in today's market, advertisers and publishers must consider consumer gravity's impact on digital strategy. Read More...

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The force is strong: The best of Star Wars marketing
Strategies

The force is strong: The best of Star Wars marketing

8y Mike O'Brien

The force is strong: The best of Star Wars marketi...

Brands have shown that you don't necessarily have to be involved or even relevant to the movie to cleverly insert yourself into the Star Wars buzz. Re...

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What western social networking platforms can learn from Japan's Line
Asia

What western social networking platforms can learn from Japan's Line

8y Motoko Hunt

What western social networking platforms can learn...

The Japanese messaging social app Line is widely used in the Asia-Pacific region and is now starting to make headway in the U.S. How does this company...

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Native advertising 101: the good, the bad and the ugly
Display Advertising

Native advertising 101: the good, the bad and the ugly

8y Mike O'Brien

Native advertising 101: the good, the bad and the ...

Native advertising is all the rage in digital marketing, though not everyone quite gets it. Here are some of its pluses and minuses, as well as exampl...

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What do ad blockers mean for mobile apps?
Display Advertising

What do ad blockers mean for mobile apps?

8y Mike O'Brien

What do ad blockers mean for mobile apps?

Ad blocking resulted in advertisers losing more than $21 billion last year, 98 percent of which came from desktop. But the latest iOS update shows tha...

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Tweets of the Week: AMAs and Adele keep brands rocking, while also saying thanks
Asia

Tweets of the Week: AMAs and Adele keep brands rocking, while also saying t...

8y Sophie Loras

Tweets of the Week: AMAs and Adele keep brands roc...

Between "The American Music Awards," "Dancing With the Stars", and the launch of Adele's record-breaking album "25," Twitter was awash with singing an...

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4 E.A.S.Y opportunities you must master before 2016
Marketing

4 E.A.S.Y opportunities you must master before 2016

8y Jeanniey Mullen

4 E.A.S.Y opportunities you must master before 201...

Creating consumer-centric experiences and solutions can be "easy" and will help separate the winners from the losers in 2016. Read More...

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Digital marketing people on the move: GE has a new CMO
Marketing

Digital marketing people on the move: GE has a new CMO

9y Yuyu Chen

Digital marketing people on the move: GE has a new...

This is a roundup of new hires and promotions in the digital marketing industry during September of 2015. Read More...

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Pandora and Spotify CMOs: Music Is Everything When It Comes to Millennials
Conference Coverage

Pandora and Spotify CMOs: Music Is Everything When It Comes to Millennials

9y Yuyu Chen

Pandora and Spotify CMOs: Music Is Everything When...

Brands must unleash the power of music in this connected world. An effective music marketing strategy requires authenticity and personalization, accor...

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4 Strategic Tips for Building a Lasting Social Campaign in China
Asia

4 Strategic Tips for Building a Lasting Social Campaign in China

9y Sophie Loras

4 Strategic Tips for Building a Lasting Social Cam...

We Are Social's Pete Lin shared his secret sauce for developing lasting creative campaigns during his keynote address at ClickZ Live Shanghai. Read Mo...

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Mobile Advertising and Its Original Medium
Media

Mobile Advertising and Its Original Medium

9y Anna Bager

Mobile Advertising and Its Original Medium

The evolution of audio as a portable medium justifies the progressive rationale behind leveraging digital audio resources to support mobile advertisin...

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Pandora's Sponsored Listening: How Less Interruption Could Create More Engagement
Media

Pandora's Sponsored Listening: How Less Interruption Could Create More Enga...

9y Emily Alford

Pandora's Sponsored Listening: How Less Interrupti...

Pandora's Sponsored Listening ad offering has exited beta, giving listeners 60 minutes of uninterrupted music and allowing brands to target content to...

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Periscope Marketing 101: Lessons from 3 New Campaigns
Social

Periscope Marketing 101: Lessons from 3 New Campaigns

9y Tessa Wegert

Periscope Marketing 101: Lessons from 3 New Campai...

According to Twitter, Periscope's helps brands to "forge a more personal relationship with consumers." Dunkin' Donuts, GE and St-Germain are three bra...

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Marketing Music-How Heineken, Coca-Cola, and Beefeater Connected With Consumers Through Song
Media

Marketing Music-How Heineken, Coca-Cola, and Beefeater Connected With Consu...

9y Tessa Wegert

Marketing Music-How Heineken, Coca-Cola, and Beefe...

Audio has the capacity to communicate authenticity and stick with listeners, and brands have come a long way from the jingles of days gone by. Read Mo...

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Pandora on the Power of Music in a Connected World
Conference Coverage

Pandora on the Power of Music in a Connected World

9y Melanie White

Pandora on the Power of Music in a Connected World

In this video interview, Heidi Browning, senior vice president of strategic solutions for Pandora, talks about how marketers can leverage music to bui...

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Big Analytics, Good Will and 'The Queen of the Internet'
Analytics

Big Analytics, Good Will and 'The Queen of the Internet'

9y Marshall Sponder

Big Analytics, Good Will and 'The Queen of the Int...

Spotify recently bought an analytics platform to quickly stay competitive after Apple got some brand good will at the hands of Taylor Swift. Read More...

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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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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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Starbucks And Spotify Team Up To Create "Music Ecosystem"
Marketing

Starbucks And Spotify Team Up To Create "Music Ecosystem"

9y Mike O'Brien

Starbucks And Spotify Team Up To Create "Music Eco...

The music in 7,000 Starbucks locations will be powered by Spotify, per letters of intent the two brands signed earlier this week, connecting them in a...

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Spotify's Playlist Targeting Takes Behavioral Marketing to the Next Level
Data insights

Spotify's Playlist Targeting Takes Behavioral Marketing to the Next Level

9y Emily Alford

Spotify's Playlist Targeting Takes Behavioral Mark...

Today, Spotify introduced its new Playlist Targeting feature that lets brands factor users' moods, needs, and activities into cross-device sponsored c...

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YP Partners With Uber to Bring Cars to Your Door
Media

YP Partners With Uber to Bring Cars to Your Door

9y Mike O'Brien

YP Partners With Uber to Bring Cars to Your Door

In the platform's first API integration with a local search site, Uber is now featured on the directory listings in YP's app, allowing users to order ...

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Mountain Dew and Spotify Among First to Experiment With Twitter's Periscope
Media

Mountain Dew and Spotify Among First to Experiment With Twitter's Periscope

9y Emily Alford

Mountain Dew and Spotify Among First to Experiment...

As most brands plan ahead for Twitter's new livestreaming app, Mountain Dew and Spotify tried Periscope on its first day and say initial response was ...

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Tic Tac Turns to Digital to Lure SE Asian Millennials
Asia

Tic Tac Turns to Digital to Lure SE Asian Millennials

9y Sophie Loras

Tic Tac Turns to Digital to Lure SE Asian Millenni...

Tic Tac is drawing on celebrities in Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines to target Millennials in a design-your-own packaging contest. Read More...

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Spotlight On: Pandora's Jack Krawczyk
Data insights

Spotlight On: Pandora's Jack Krawczyk

9y Mike O'Brien

Spotlight On: Pandora's Jack Krawczyk

The director of product management recently spoke with ClickZ about Pandora's troves of user data, which goes back more than eight years, and how it e...

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Data's Role in Music and Marketing
Data insights

Data's Role in Music and Marketing

9y Mike O'Brien

Data's Role in Music and Marketing

Platforms like Pandora, Spotify, and Shazam know a lot about their millions of users. How does this vast amount of data impact the relationship betwee...

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