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.

What makes Ben & Jerry's so good at social?
Social

What makes Ben & Jerry's so good at social?

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What makes Ben & Jerry's so good at social?

According to a new report analyzing restaurant chains' social, Ben & Jerry's is the best, despite its comparatively smaller size. What's the brand...

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Stats of the week: Six Snapchat figures from Mary Meeker
Social Media

Stats of the week: Six Snapchat figures from Mary Meeker

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Stats of the week: Six Snapchat figures from Mary ...

Mary Meeker's annual trends report was full of interesting stats. Here are six about Snapchat that demonstrate what a threat the platform poses to Fac...

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Where do the biggest brands spend their marketing dollars?
Ad Industry Metrics

Where do the biggest brands spend their marketing dollars?

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Where do the biggest brands spend their marketing ...

Different retailers have different priorities when it comes to their marketing budgets, but the most valuable brands - Amazon and Apple - are banking ...

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The middle: Where Nissan thinks IT and marketing should meet
Conference Coverage

The middle: Where Nissan thinks IT and marketing should meet

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The middle: Where Nissan thinks IT and marketing s...

Nissan's European CIO discussed how uniting marketing and IT is crucial for brands who want to thrive as the gap between physical and digital continue...

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Are you prepared for digital transformation? Probably not [Study]
Digital Transformation

Are you prepared for digital transformation? Probably not [Study]

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Are you prepared for digital transformation? Proba...

While most marketers are aware of digital transformation, but when it comes to adapting to it, a surprisingly small group of them actually have a plan...

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The Digital Download: In with TAG anti-fraud program; out with Facebook Exchange
Media

The Digital Download: In with TAG anti-fraud program; out with Facebook Exc...

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The Digital Download: In with TAG anti-fraud progr...

This week in digital, we said goodbye to Facebook Exchange and Post-it wars, as we welcome TAG's latest anti-fraud development, Shift, and maybe Siri ...

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Tesco and M&S: seamlessness will be the new 'sadvertising' this Christmas
Ecommerce

Tesco and M&S: seamlessness will be the new 'sadvertising' this Christm...

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Tesco and M&S: seamlessness will be the new 's...

As the line between traditional and digital marketing gets blurrier, consistent, easy experiences will be what makes brands successful this holiday se...

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Vodafone's top three tips to improve your mobile marketing
Conference Coverage

Vodafone's top three tips to improve your mobile marketing

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Vodafone's top three tips to improve your mobile m...

While marketers realize the importance of mobile, many of them have yet to catch up with consumer expectations , or realize how SEO and mobile impact ...

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Six cool user experience features on Norwegian Airlines
Ecommerce

Six cool user experience features on Norwegian Airlines

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Six cool user experience features on Norwegian Air...

I came to London for Shift, flying with Norwegian Airlines for the first time. It was also my best flight, from a digital user experience standpoint. ...

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The U.K. Government's top five tips for dodging disruption
Conference Coverage

The U.K. Government's top five tips for dodging disruption

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The U.K. Government's top five tips for dodging di...

Being comfortable with failure and making research a team sport are just two ways to avoid disruption, according to Alex Holmes of Government Digital ...

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Five fantastic 'phygital' campaigns from this spring
Strategies

Five fantastic 'phygital' campaigns from this spring

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Five fantastic 'phygital' campaigns from this spri...

We're always talking about the growing convergence of the physical and digital worlds. Here are five brands with great phygital campaigns all over the...

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The Digital Download: From AI to alleged algorithms
Media

The Digital Download: From AI to alleged algorithms

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The Digital Download: From AI to alleged algorithm...

Google's I/O conference commences today, but that's not all that happened this week. Facebook, Apple and Line - and maybe Snapchat? - had updates, as ...

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Artificial intelligence the star of Google I/O
Disruptive MarTech

Artificial intelligence the star of Google I/O

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Artificial intelligence the star of Google I/O

Google I/O was full of announcements about upcoming products and enhancements. The most notable, such as Google Assistant and Google Home, revolved ar...

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Why Pinterest is Gardener's Supply Company's top social channel
Ecommerce

Why Pinterest is Gardener's Supply Company's top social channel

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Why Pinterest is Gardener's Supply Company's top s...

Facebook may be the king of social platforms, but for Gardener's Supply Company, it's all about Pinterest, which brings the company far more traffic a...

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Brands' Snapchat handles: ClickZ's master list
Social Media

Brands' Snapchat handles: ClickZ's master list

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Brands' Snapchat handles: ClickZ's master list

If you want to see a brand's Snapchat Stories, you have to know exactly what its username is. It's not always clear, so ClickZ has compiled this list ...

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Seventeen brands with stellar Snapchat Stories
Social Media

Seventeen brands with stellar Snapchat Stories

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Seventeen brands with stellar Snapchat Stories

If you know Snapchat is a valuable marketing tool, but are unsure how where to begin, fear not. Here are 17 examples of branded Stories that really na...

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The Digital Download: Ad blocking, online video, Facebook updates on the rise
Media

The Digital Download: Ad blocking, online video, Facebook updates on the ri...

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The Digital Download: Ad blocking, online video, F...

New statistics show the explosion of original digital programming viewership and ad blocker usage. Facebook, Instagram, YouTube and Amazon have new fe...

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Be a dragon, not a unicorn, says Mondelez's Bough
Mobile

Be a dragon, not a unicorn, says Mondelez's Bough

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Be a dragon, not a unicorn, says Mondelez's Bough

Mondelez executive B. Bonin Bough equates being a dragon with fearlessness. Right now that means Oreo embracing messaging apps as brands begin to test...

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How M&M's mastered multilingualism for its milestone birthday
Strategies

How M&M's mastered multilingualism for its milestone birthday

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How M&M's mastered multilingualism for its milesto...

A song that's been trending on the iTunes for months was created as part of an M&M's promo. Mars helped it succeed by treating each channel like i...

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Viewability has much more gray area than you realize [Study]
Ad Industry Metrics

Viewability has much more gray area than you realize [Study]

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Viewability has much more gray area than you reali...

Perfect viewability should be your goal, right? Not necessarily, according to new research that highlights the fact that viewability isn't quite that ...

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NewFronts News: YouTube adds to Google Premium
Media

NewFronts News: YouTube adds to Google Premium

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NewFronts News: YouTube adds to Google Premium

Video has been the theme of this year's NewFronts. Along those lines, YouTube announced new channels and programmatic capabilities, as well Google Pre...

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The Digital Download: New Instagram video offering, new Pinterest partner, NewFronts
Media

The Digital Download: New Instagram video offering, new Pinterest partner, ...

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The Digital Download: New Instagram video offering...

This has been a big week in digital, as many industry giants had their NewFronts in New York. Still, Pinterest and Instagram have newsworthy items of ...

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NewFronts News: Merging video, data still the main focus for AOL
Media

NewFronts News: Merging video, data still the main focus for AOL

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NewFronts News: Merging video, data still the main...

It's all about content for AOL, per the media giant's NewFront event. But AOL is focused on distribution, formats and data, rather than just the conte...

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Three last minute tips to make your Mother's Day marketing resonate
Email

Three last minute tips to make your Mother's Day marketing resonate

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Three last minute tips to make your Mother's Day m...

Mother's Day shoppers have a tendency to procrastinate so even though the holiday is just a few days away, it's not too late for your messages to reac...

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From the horse's mouth: Three expert tips from three different brands
Conference Coverage

From the horse's mouth: Three expert tips from three different brands

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From the horse's mouth: Three expert tips from thr...

We covered ClickZ Live New York pretty thoroughly, but couldn't get everything. With a week to reflect, here are expert tips from some of the most pop...

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How Hilton balances digital and 'traditional' marketing
Strategies

How Hilton balances digital and 'traditional' marketing

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How Hilton balances digital and 'traditional' mark...

At ClickZ Live New York, we spoke with Hilton Worldwide's Melissa Walner about the brand's digital spend balance and the challenges of infrequent int...

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The Digital Download: Another volume of video vignettes
Media

The Digital Download: Another volume of video vignettes

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The Digital Download: Another volume of video vign...

The past week in digital was once again dominated by video: interactive videos on Facebook and Instagram, YouTube's live streaming and Amazon challeng...

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