Mike O'Brien

A former ClickZ editor, Mike O'Brien couldn't stay away and now contributes to the site in addition to working as a content marketer at Sailthru, the world's largest sender of personalized email. He primarily writes about the innovative ways brands use technology now and the ways they might in the future.

Where is video going? 5 areas for marketers to focus on
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Where is video going? 5 areas for marketers to focus on

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Where is video going? 5 areas for marketers to foc...

Video is getting bigger and bigger, but where is it going? According new research, programmatic video buying and branded video content are just two ar...

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

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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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And the top digital marketer in the presidential race is...
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And the top digital marketer in the presidential race is...

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And the top digital marketer in the presidential r...

There are nearly 20 politicians currently vying to be the next president of the United States. Which of them has the best digital marketing? Here are ...

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How to construct the perfect marketing email
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How to construct the perfect marketing email

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How to construct the perfect marketing email

"Perfect" is subjective, but new data shows the optimal number of words in a subject header and what kind of language to use in a promotion, among oth...

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Where does social media fit in the holiday shopping season?
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Where does social media fit in the holiday shopping season?

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Where does social media fit in the holiday shoppin...

Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram may not be able to compete with Amazon for e-commerce, but the platforms' recent slew of offerings show the...

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Hashtag hijacking doesn't have to live and die on Twitter
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Hashtag hijacking doesn't have to live and die on Twitter

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Hashtag hijacking doesn't have to live and die on ...

Brands tweet about trending topics all the time, but they don't always use the platform's powerful reach in order to promote themselves beyond a Twitt...

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How can marketers combat the mobile ad viewability issue?
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How can marketers combat the mobile ad viewability issue?

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How can marketers combat the mobile ad viewability...

The amount of money mobile marketers lose due to a lack of viewability is substantial, but unsurprising. Awareness of the imperfections within current...

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How to come back from venomous virality
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How to come back from venomous virality

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How to come back from venomous virality

Whether it's a big scandal or a social media slip-up, companies are always having their mistakes go viral. Here's a step-by-step guide for dealing wit...

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Spotlight on: Adam Tucker, president, Ogilvy NYC
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Spotlight on: Adam Tucker, president, Ogilvy NYC

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Spotlight on: Adam Tucker, president, Ogilvy NYC

As one of the top agencies in the world, Ogilvy & Mather specializes in campaigns that engage consumers in unique ways - something New York president ...

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How will the IoT affect CPG brands?
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How will the IoT affect CPG brands?

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How will the IoT affect CPG brands?

Bud Light is officially selling smart fridges that let you know when you're almost out of beer. Is this a fun novelty item, or does it show how CPG br...

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Personalization helps Amazon prevail
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Personalization helps Amazon prevail

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Personalization helps Amazon prevail

It's no secret that Amazon is the retail sector's biggest disruptor. As to why that is, BloomReach research found top-notch personalization to be the ...

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Allrecipes.com Sees Increased Engagement Despite Polarizing Redesign
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Allrecipes.com Sees Increased Engagement Despite Polarizing Redesign

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Allrecipes.com Sees Increased Engagement Despite P...

Allrecipes.com launched a new look last month, when the site became more social. Many users were angry about the change, though the company has seen m...

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NYC Is Still the Place to Be for Agencies, Despite Its Difficulties
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NYC Is Still the Place to Be for Agencies, Despite Its Difficulties

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NYC Is Still the Place to Be for Agencies, Despite...

During Advertising Week's first-ever Periscope-streamed session, three marketers discussed the importance of moving an agency to New York, and the inh...

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Tweets of the Week: Brands Cracked Up as Facebook Was Down
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Tweets of the Week: Brands Cracked Up as Facebook Was Down

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Tweets of the Week: Brands Cracked Up as Facebook ...

Between Google's news and Facebook's outage, this week on Twitter was dominated by tech giants. However, National Coffee Day was also this week - we'r...

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There Is No Mobile Experience: The Key to Understanding Mobile Data
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There Is No Mobile Experience: The Key to Understanding Mobile Data

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There Is No Mobile Experience: The Key to Understa...

An Advertising Week panel on mobilizing data agreed that the most important thing to keep in mind is that there is no mobile experience. Mobile is now...

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What Are Some of the Best Practices for Visual Content Marketing?
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What Are Some of the Best Practices for Visual Content Marketing?

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What Are Some of the Best Practices for Visual Con...

When it comes to visual content, what are some big dos and dont's? We reached out to some of the top dogs at Pinterest, Tumblr, Killer Infographics an...

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Is Native Advertising Content Marketing?
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Is Native Advertising Content Marketing?

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Is Native Advertising Content Marketing?

Industry leaders have different feelings on whether native advertising is content marketing, but maybe the answer lies in the middle: it can be, but m...

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Social Content Helps Fast Food Brands Beat Stigma
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Social Content Helps Fast Food Brands Beat Stigma

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Social Content Helps Fast Food Brands Beat Stigma

Fast food bucks today's healthier dining trends, but brands like Burger King and Taco Bell still get lots of love online. Are solid content strategies...

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Jennifer Convertibles Comes Back with Influencer Content
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Jennifer Convertibles Comes Back with Influencer Content

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Jennifer Convertibles Comes Back with Influencer C...

Reemerging from Chapter 11 as a more modern digital brand, Jennifer Convertibles partnered with content-creation platform SheSpeaks for its first fora...

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Beverage Brands Illustrate Importance of Online Content for Offline Products
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Beverage Brands Illustrate Importance of Online Content for Offline Product...

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Beverage Brands Illustrate Importance of Online Co...

Soft drink and beer brands aren't exactly huge in the e-commerce space, but Coca-Cola, Bud Light and Mountain Dew demonstrate how important content is...

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How a Blasé Approach Helped Swedish Fish Reach Gen Z
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How a Blasé Approach Helped Swedish Fish Reach Gen Z

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How a Blasé Approach Helped Swedish Fish Reach Gen...

Swedish Fish candies have been around forever, but they're not especially popular with the younger generation. To change that, Mondelez abandoned the ...

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Why Quality Content Can Help Top Rankings
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Why Quality Content Can Help Top Rankings

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Why Quality Content Can Help Top Rankings

Content scored high in Moz's biennial ranking of search engine ranking factors. It may have been the first time that it was included in the research, ...

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Small Publishers Are Most Affected by Ad Blockers, Says IAB
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Small Publishers Are Most Affected by Ad Blockers, Says IAB

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Small Publishers Are Most Affected by Ad Blockers,...

Ad-blocking software is especially damaging to small publishers, but IAB MIXX says they understand why users download it. It's up to the industry to t...

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5 Tips to Make Sure Your Content Connects with the C-Suite
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5 Tips to Make Sure Your Content Connects with the C-Suite

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5 Tips to Make Sure Your Content Connects with the...

What's the best way to influence a C-level marketer? Given their creative predilections and busy schedules, strong content is a good bet. Here are fiv...

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How Is UGC Changing Content Marketing?
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How Is UGC Changing Content Marketing?

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How Is UGC Changing Content Marketing?

Consumers find the word-of-mouth nature of user-generated content to be particularly trustworthy, which has resulted in a surge of popularity comparab...

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Brands Still Matter - Just Not Like They Used To
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Brands Still Matter - Just Not Like They Used To

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Brands Still Matter - Just Not Like They Used To

Ogilvy's Colin Mitchell asked, "Do brands still matter?" They do, but today's informed consumers care less about a brand's image and more about servic...

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Tweets of the Week: Labor Day Was No Match for Apple's Day
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Tweets of the Week: Labor Day Was No Match for Apple's Day

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Tweets of the Week: Labor Day Was No Match for App...

While holidays always bring out brand Tweets, Labor Day was drowned by the attention Apple received on Twitter, where the hashtag for its annual event...

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