What became of 2014's social disruptors?
Social Media

What became of 2014's social disruptors?

10y Mike O'Brien

What became of 2014's social disruptors?

It's been more than a year since ClickZ wrote about the advent of alternative social platforms Ello, Tsū and Bubblews. We though it was time for an up...

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The 10 most cringeworthy social fails of 2015
Social Media

The 10 most cringeworthy social fails of 2015

10y Mike O'Brien

The 10 most cringeworthy social fails of 2015

For the second year, ClickZ ranks the top 10 social media fails from brands like Starbucks and Tinder, which range from embarrassing to egregiously of...

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Which brands are leading the way in social media?
Social Media

Which brands are leading the way in social media?

10y Leighann Morris

Which brands are leading the way in social media?

A study of behaviour and attitudes towards social media among 180 agencies and brands by The Internet Advertising Bureau UK reveals Coca-Cola and Nike...

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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

10y 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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Tweets of the Week: The Force Awakens among brands
Social

Tweets of the Week: The Force Awakens among brands

10y Yuyu Chen

Tweets of the Week: The Force Awakens among brands

This week Star Wars turned Twitter into a marketing juggernaut in celebration of its premiere on December 18. Read More...

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How to link social and Google Analytics with UTM parameters
Analytics

How to link social and Google Analytics with UTM parameters

10y Yuyu Chen

How to link social and Google Analytics with UTM p...

UTM tracking can bridge the gap between Google Analytics and results provided by different social media platforms. Here's how you can use it to your a...

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Why sponsored social is one of 2015's most effective marketing tactics [Study]
Social

Why sponsored social is one of 2015's most effective marketing tactics [Stu...

10y Mike O'Brien

Why sponsored social is one of 2015's most effecti...

Digital marketing is everywhere, but new research shows that sponsored social posts are actually getting noticed, explaining their growing popularity....

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10 ways the presidential candidates are winning on Twitter
Social

10 ways the presidential candidates are winning on Twitter

10y Bob Cargill

10 ways the presidential candidates are winning on...

To increase engagement on social channels, brands can observe and analyze effective Twitter strategies being utilized by U.S. presidential candidates ...

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Being 'social' helped brands win on Cyber Monday
Ecommerce

Being 'social' helped brands win on Cyber Monday

10y Mike O'Brien

Being 'social' helped brands win on Cyber Monday

Social media isn't known for being the best driver of ROI, but it's still played a big role in the success of Cyber Monday - the biggest online shoppi...

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Social display mutations work for advertisers
Display Advertising

Social display mutations work for advertisers

10y Susan Kuchinskas

Social display mutations work for advertisers

Social media display combines the DNA of traditional display advertising with unique properties of the various social platforms in which it's incubati...

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#GivingTuesday reflects the changing landscape of online fundraising
Social

#GivingTuesday reflects the changing landscape of online fundraising

10y Yuyu Chen

#GivingTuesday reflects the changing landscape of ...

#GivingTuesday harnesses the power of social media, demonstrating that online sharing has become a crucial motivator for making a charitable donation....

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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...

10y 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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Why Twitter's removal of share counts is a big pain in the ass
Social

Why Twitter's removal of share counts is a big pain in the ass

10y Yuyu Chen

Why Twitter's removal of share counts is a big pai...

Last week, Twitter removed share counts as part of a change to its widely used tweet and follow buttons. This update has implications on Twitter and p...

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3 takeaways from Social Media Week Chicago
Social

3 takeaways from Social Media Week Chicago

10y Mike O'Brien

3 takeaways from Social Media Week Chicago

Relevance as a quantifiable concept and brands themselves being influencers were a couple of eye-openers I picked up from spending a day at Social Med...

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What Twitter marketers can learn from JetBlue, Emirates and Royal Dutch Airlines
Marketing

What Twitter marketers can learn from JetBlue, Emirates and Royal Dutch Air...

10y Yuyu Chen

What Twitter marketers can learn from JetBlue, Emi...

What are the most important Twitter marketing strategies you can learn from JetBlue, Emirates and Royal Dutch Airlines? Read More...

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How to use Pinterest Group Boards to drive traffic and increase engagement
Asia

How to use Pinterest Group Boards to drive traffic and increase engagement

10y Navneet Kaushal

How to use Pinterest Group Boards to drive traffic...

Here's how you can effectively use Group Boards on Pinterest and leverage the social platform as a marketing channel, to increase engagement and drive...

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Starbucks shows the power of silence during the red cup controversy
Social

Starbucks shows the power of silence during the red cup controversy

10y Mike O'Brien

Starbucks shows the power of silence during the re...

Starbucks' plain red holiday cup has been oddly polarizing. But rather than defend itself against the controversy, the brand came out ahead by letting...

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Tweets of the Week: Starbucks, singles, and supporting our troops
Social

Tweets of the Week: Starbucks, singles, and supporting our troops

10y Mike O'Brien

Tweets of the Week: Starbucks, singles, and suppor...

Responses to Starbucks' red cups spilled into this week, which marked Veteran's Day, Singles Day and National Sundae Day. Taco Bell celebrated none of...

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Social messaging: East versus West
Asia

Social messaging: East versus West

10y Yuyu Chen

Social messaging: East versus West

As social messaging continues to grow, what are the differences between the West and the East, and can one learn from the other? Read More...

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Tweets of the week: Rugby World Cup and a race that stops a nation
Asia

Tweets of the week: Rugby World Cup and a race that stops a nation

10y Sophie Loras

Tweets of the week: Rugby World Cup and a race tha...

Because Australia and New Zealand battled it out in the rugby and the first female jockey won the Melbourne Cup, sport was a major part of this week's...

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3 lessons we can learn from the most 'contagious' brands
Social

3 lessons we can learn from the most 'contagious' brands

10y Mike O'Brien

3 lessons we can learn from the most 'contagious' ...

Nobody can predict virality, though some brands do create content that consistently gets lots of social shares. Here are three lessons from brands lik...

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4 ways Boomerang enhances the Instagram advertising experience
Social

4 ways Boomerang enhances the Instagram advertising experience

10y Mike O'Brien

4 ways Boomerang enhances the Instagram advertisin...

A new app adds GIFs to Instagram's list of video offerings for advertisers. Creating content that's inherently shareable is one way marketers can use ...

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

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

10y Mike O'Brien

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

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

10y Mike O'Brien

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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Facebook’s new emoticons: the good, the bad and the future
Social

Facebook’s new emoticons: the good, the bad and the future

10y Yuyu Chen

Facebook’s new emoticons: the good, the bad and th...

Facebook unveiled six emojis last week. What challenges and opportunities will the emoticons bring to brand marketers? Read More...

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Instant Articles reflect a changing publishing landscape
Media

Instant Articles reflect a changing publishing landscape

10y Yuyu Chen

Instant Articles reflect a changing publishing lan...

Publishers used to get 100 percent of their ad revenue. But now, they have to share it with Facebook, Google and Apple. The opportunity cost is ad rev...

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How to come back from venomous virality
Social

How to come back from venomous virality

10y Mike O'Brien

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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