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.

Spotlight On: Tribal Worldwide's Rich Guest
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Spotlight On: Tribal Worldwide's Rich Guest

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Spotlight On: Tribal Worldwide's Rich Guest

Get to know the president of U.S. operations at Tribal Worldwide as he discusses his all-time favorite campaigns, his next Netflix fixation, and his d...

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Can Pinterest Make Your Small Business Bigger?
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Can Pinterest Make Your Small Business Bigger?

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Can Pinterest Make Your Small Business Bigger?

Pinterest's head of online sales and operations has four tips for leveraging the platform to push your brand’s products. Read More...

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Turning Dialect Into Data
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Turning Dialect Into Data

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Turning Dialect Into Data

U.K-based company Relative Insight analyzes language and turns it into a data file. Originally developed to help law enforcement to catch cyber crimin...

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Pandora Goes Ad-Free, for One Hour
Marketing

Pandora Goes Ad-Free, for One Hour

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Pandora Goes Ad-Free, for One Hour

In exchange for interacting with a banner ad, Pandora is offering users an hour of uninterrupted music with its new ad program Sponsored Listening. Re...

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Canada Goose Campaign Embraces "Friluftsliv"
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Canada Goose Campaign Embraces "Friluftsliv"

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Canada Goose Campaign Embraces "Friluftsliv"

The Canadian outerwear brand centers its first European campaign on a region where it's always been popular: Scandinavia, home of the "friluftsliv" ph...

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Bing Ads Improves Speed, Bidding, and Targeting
Paid Search

Bing Ads Improves Speed, Bidding, and Targeting

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Bing Ads Improves Speed, Bidding, and Targeting

A marketing toolkit for Small Business Saturday is the most recent in a series of upgrades Microsoft made within its search engine's advertising platf...

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Will Snapchat's Lack of Targeting in First Ad Do More Harm Than Good?
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Will Snapchat's Lack of Targeting in First Ad Do More Harm Than Good?

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Will Snapchat's Lack of Targeting in First Ad Do M...

Over the weekend the platform launched its first ad, a Snap from the movie "Ouija" that appeared in users' Recent Updates feed. But will the lack of t...

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UPDATE: Frito-Lay Turns to Social Media to Pick New Chip Flavor
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UPDATE: Frito-Lay Turns to Social Media to Pick New Chip Flavor

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UPDATE: Frito-Lay Turns to Social Media to Pick Ne...

In the second "Do Us a Flavor" campaign, consumers in the U.S., U.K., and Canada submitted potential chip flavors, and used hashtags to vote for their...

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Embracing Technology Leads to Business Success [Study]
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Embracing Technology Leads to Business Success [Study]

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Embracing Technology Leads to Business Success [St...

After surveying marketers and rating their businesses, Forrester Consulting found that those who qualify as modern marketers are more likely to exceed...

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IAB Highlights Best Campaigns From All Over the World
Display Advertising

IAB Highlights Best Campaigns From All Over the World

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IAB Highlights Best Campaigns From All Over the Wo...

In its first "What Works & Why Global Insights Report," the Interactive Advertising Bureau focuses on 18 award-winning advertising campaigns and w...

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Amazon to Open Its First Physical Store
Ecommerce

Amazon to Open Its First Physical Store

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Amazon to Open Its First Physical Store

Amazon is reportedly expanding from online to offline with a 34th Street location in Manhattan, right in time for the holidays. It's still being very ...

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Can Ello Dethrone Facebook?
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Can Ello Dethrone Facebook?

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Can Ello Dethrone Facebook?

Brands are welcome to join Ello, but sponsored posts are out of the question, since the hottest new social network is adamantly against advertising. R...

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Pepsi's CMO Talks Mobile
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Pepsi's CMO Talks Mobile

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Pepsi's CMO Talks Mobile

Frank Cooper discusses Pepsi's mobile growth and engagement, some of his favorite mobile campaigns, and why he and Snapchat are kindred spirits. Read ...

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Sophisticated Cyber Criminals Cost Brands Billions
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Sophisticated Cyber Criminals Cost Brands Billions

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Sophisticated Cyber Criminals Cost Brands Billions

During an Ad Week presentation last week, Michael Tiffany, chief executive of White Ops, explained ad fraud and the bots that make it possible. Read M...

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Spotlight On: Jennifer Kasper, Macy's
Ecommerce

Spotlight On: Jennifer Kasper, Macy's

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Spotlight On: Jennifer Kasper, Macy's

The group vice president of digital media and multicultural marketing at Macy's speaks to ClickZ about social media, in-store marketing, and more. Rea...

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Mobile Native Advertising Yields the Biggest Wins [Ad Week]
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Mobile Native Advertising Yields the Biggest Wins [Ad Week]

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Mobile Native Advertising Yields the Biggest Wins ...

Experts from Rubicon Project, InMobi, Business Insider, and Heineken discuss the native advertising opportunities around mobile and how these can lead...

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British Newspapers Embrace Native Advertising
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British Newspapers Embrace Native Advertising

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British Newspapers Embrace Native Advertising

Following on the heels of the Guardian and Metro UK, News UK has developed a Creative Content Unit to focus on native advertising for the digital vers...

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Diet Coke’s New Campaign Taps Social Media to Amplify Its Message
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Diet Coke’s New Campaign Taps Social Media to Amplify Its Message

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Diet Coke’s New Campaign Taps Social Media to Ampl...

The soda brand will use social channels to spread the message of its "Get a Taste" campaign, engaging the soft drink's biggest fans in areas where the...

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Mr Kipling Boosts Social Media Engagement With Cake Deliveries
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Mr Kipling Boosts Social Media Engagement With Cake Deliveries

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Mr Kipling Boosts Social Media Engagement With Cak...

This past weekend, the British cake manufacturer launched a contest on its social channels that rewards winners with a cake delivered in time to watch...

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Digital Tops Marketing Priorities for Retailers This Holiday Season [Study]
Ecommerce

Digital Tops Marketing Priorities for Retailers This Holiday Season [Study]

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Digital Tops Marketing Priorities for Retailers Th...

Only 32 percent of retailers plan to invest in mobile commerce this holiday season, despite it being defined as a "competitive weakness." Read More...

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Macy's Brings Location-Based Deals Nationwide With Expansion of iBeacon
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Macy's Brings Location-Based Deals Nationwide With Expansion of iBeacon

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Macy's Brings Location-Based Deals Nationwide With...

Implementation of location technology is just one example of Macy's new omni-channel improvements, which also include smart fitting rooms and enhanced...

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Will Microsoft's Acquistion of Minecraft Lead to Another Marketing Platform?
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Will Microsoft's Acquistion of Minecraft Lead to Another Marketing Platform...

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Will Microsoft's Acquistion of Minecraft Lead to A...

The popular game has always been ad-free. Could Microsoft's recent acquisition change this? Industry participants are divided. Read More...

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Why Do Brands Have Such Small Mobile Advertising Budgets? [Study]
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Why Do Brands Have Such Small Mobile Advertising Budgets? [Study]

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Why Do Brands Have Such Small Mobile Advertising B...

Forrester research shows that brands shy away from investing in mobile advertising because it's difficult to track performance. Read More...

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Social TV Tweeters = Greater Consumers
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Social TV Tweeters = Greater Consumers

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Social TV Tweeters = Greater Consumers

Twitter's head of global media and agency research believes that those who tweet while watching TV, make the more loyal consumers. Read More...

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IKEA Mocks Apple in Hilarious Ad for Its New Catalog
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IKEA Mocks Apple in Hilarious Ad for Its New Catalog

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IKEA Mocks Apple in Hilarious Ad for Its New Catal...

Because of its good-natured humor, IKEA's commercial has been watched almost 9 million times on YouTube since last week. Read More...

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Twitter Delves Further Into E-Commerce With Buy Button
Social

Twitter Delves Further Into E-Commerce With Buy Button

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Twitter Delves Further Into E-Commerce With Buy Bu...

Following a summer of social commerce initiatives, Twitter is taking the opposite of Facebook's approach and testing its new Buy button on accounts wi...

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How Will Facebook's New Privacy Settings Affect Marketers?
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How Will Facebook's New Privacy Settings Affect Marketers?

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How Will Facebook's New Privacy Settings Affect Ma...

Facebook's Privacy Checkup feature will make people more aware of their privacy settings, cutting off the flow of free information marketers have alwa...

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