GDPR: How US businesses are preparing
Analytics

GDPR: How US businesses are preparing

8y Clark Boyd

GDPR: How US businesses are preparing

With the May 25 2018 deadline for implementing the GDPR's stipulations fast approaching, global businesses are investing heavily to get their house in...

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18 lessons we can learn from Airbnb, Nike and IKEA in 2017
Content

18 lessons we can learn from Airbnb, Nike and IKEA in 2017

8y Tereza Litsa

18 lessons we can learn from Airbnb, Nike and IKEA...

2017 is almost over and it’s time to review some of the best marketing campaigns of the year. What made them special and what can we learn from them? ...

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ClickZ's top 5 tech predictions for 2018
Emerging Technology

ClickZ's top 5 tech predictions for 2018

8y Mike O'Brien

ClickZ's top 5 tech predictions for 2018

We're looking at the year ahead and making five predictions around the technology that will define 2018. Read More...

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The blockchain workout: ClickZ's most popular articles from October, November and December
Emerging Technology

The blockchain workout: ClickZ's most popular articles from October, Novemb...

8y Mike O'Brien

The blockchain workout: ClickZ's most popular arti...

The summer was retail-focused, but fall was more of a mixed bag. Amazon strategies, AI-powered personal trainers and blockchain made up your favorites...

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Looking back on 2017: ClickZ's most popular articles from January, February and March
Digital Marketing

Looking back on 2017: ClickZ's most popular articles from January, February...

8y Mike O'Brien

Looking back on 2017: ClickZ's most popular articl...

As 2017 winds down, ClickZ is looking back and reflecting on our year. Throughout the week, we'll be sharing our most-read articles from each month. W...

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Flashback to the forecast: Revisiting our 2017 predictions
Leadership

Flashback to the forecast: Revisiting our 2017 predictions

8y Mike O'Brien

Flashback to the forecast: Revisiting our 2017 pre...

Before we make predictions for 2018, we decided to take a look back at the ones from last year, such as explosions in artificial intelligence, live vi...

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How 4 travel brands are using AI for a better experience
AI & Automation

How 4 travel brands are using AI for a better experience

8y Mike O'Brien

How 4 travel brands are using AI for a better expe...

When you think of AI transforming businesses, travel probably isn't the first industry to come to mind. Still, brands like Delta, JetBlue, Kayak and t...

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6 changes in marketing measurement that will impact 2018
Analytics

6 changes in marketing measurement that will impact 2018

8y Sam Carter

6 changes in marketing measurement that will impac...

Too many marketers continue to rely on last-click attribution, without understanding the value played by all touchpoints in the customer journey. Here...

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Empathy, transparency and the omni-channel customer: Q+A with Walmart CMO Tony Rogers
Leadership

Empathy, transparency and the omni-channel customer: Q+A with Walmart CMO T...

8y Jenna Sereni

Empathy, transparency and the omni-channel custome...

Amazon has become Walmart's biggest competitor over the past few years, though the world's largest retailer has come back in a big way by investing in...

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7 ways to reduce cart abandonment with a more seamless checkout
Ecommerce

7 ways to reduce cart abandonment with a more seamless checkout

8y Mike O'Brien

7 ways to reduce cart abandonment with a more seam...

Cart abandonment is rampant, with fewer than a quarter of ecommerce transactions actually being completed. While expensive shipping is the number one ...

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Machine learning and choice paralysis: How Netflix personalizes title images
AI & Automation

Machine learning and choice paralysis: How Netflix personalizes title image...

8y Mike O'Brien

Machine learning and choice paralysis: How Netflix...

A sophisticated recommendation engine has been a crucial part of Netflix's success. Using machine-learning algorithms, Netflix personalizes everything...

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The three reasons CPG brands can't ignore ecommerce
CPG

The three reasons CPG brands can't ignore ecommerce

8y Al Roberts

The three reasons CPG brands can't ignore ecommerc...

The lucrative CPG space has historically been dominated by some of the world's most powerful brands, like Unilver and Procter & Gamble. But the ma...

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Five reasons SMBs should be using email automation
Email

Five reasons SMBs should be using email automation

8y Al Roberts

Five reasons SMBs should be using email automation

Marketing automation is such a crucial element of most marketers' overall strategies that there's a strong argument to be made that small and medium-s...

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What makes a great digital marketing and analytics shop
Educating leadership

What makes a great digital marketing and analytics shop

8y Adam Singer

What makes a great digital marketing and analytics...

As a consultant, I'm frequently asked by CMOs and marketers of all types what makes a great agency. Sharing data and educating clients are just two de...

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Real-time relevance and predicting purchases
Analytics

Real-time relevance and predicting purchases

8y Mike O'Brien

Real-time relevance and predicting purchases

Data is useless if brands aren’t making the most of it. Today’s technology gives marketers the tools to serve personalized offers at the right moment ...

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How the GDPR promises to improve personalization
Analytics

How the GDPR promises to improve personalization

8y Mike O'Brien

How the GDPR promises to improve personalization

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will give marketers less data to work with… but the data they have will be better. With consumers opting...

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Website conversions and the 'North Star' metric: Q&A with Subway’s Chad Sanderson
Ecommerce

Website conversions and the 'North Star' metric: Q&A with Subway’s Chad...

8y Mike O'Brien

Website conversions and the 'North Star' metric: Q...

How does the world’s largest restaurant chain make enough sense of its data to drive online conversations? According to Chad Sanderson, Subway's Exper...

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TechSEO Boost: The key trends in technical SEO today
Digital Marketing

TechSEO Boost: The key trends in technical SEO today

8y Clark Boyd

TechSEO Boost: The key trends in technical SEO tod...

ClickZ attended TechSEO Boost on November 30, a conference hosted by Catalyst at District Hall in Boston. As an event dedicated entirely to technical ...

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GDPR: Increased transparency and increased trust
Analytics

GDPR: Increased transparency and increased trust

8y Mike O'Brien

GDPR: Increased transparency and increased trust

In May, the GDPR will prohibit marketers from collecting the data of EU citizens without their explicit consent. In part two of our series, we discuss...

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Technology empowers companies to remain agile against Amazon, whether they're David or Goliath
Leadership

Technology empowers companies to remain agile against Amazon, whether they'...

8y Mike O'Brien

Technology empowers companies to remain agile agai...

Amazon’s dominance has certainly hurt many retailers, but new technologies allow marketers to be agile and remain competitive, no matter their company...

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Technology and tequila: What virtual reality has come to mean for Patrón
AR & VR

Technology and tequila: What virtual reality has come to mean for Patrón

8y Mike O'Brien

Technology and tequila: What virtual reality has c...

“The Art of Patrón” virtual reality experience was originally intended to be an experiment and a learning opportunity. Over the last two years, that s...

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A matter of trust: What are you doing with my data?
Leadership

A matter of trust: What are you doing with my data?

8y Mike O'Brien

A matter of trust: What are you doing with my data...

Tech giants like Amazon and Google know so much about us that they can come off as creepy, yet they’re at the top of consumers’ list of trusted brands...

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[Report] How artificial intelligence can enhance retail marketing
AI & Automation

[Report] How artificial intelligence can enhance retail marketing

8y Al Roberts

[Report] How artificial intelligence can enhance r...

Retailers are banking on artificial intelligence, with a quarter spending as much as $100 million on the technology this year. Our latest report outli...

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Are we about to enter an era of ad transparency?
Display Advertising

Are we about to enter an era of ad transparency?

8y Al Roberts

Are we about to enter an era of ad transparency?

Marketers are increasingly prioritizing digital, which is expected to account for one-third of 2017's ad spend. However, there are serious issues with...

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Six ways online retailers can minimize merchandise returns
Ecommerce

Six ways online retailers can minimize merchandise returns

8y Al Roberts

Six ways online retailers can minimize merchandise...

Returns are always challenging to retailers, but especially during the holidays, when everything is magnified. Fortunately for ecommerce brands, there...

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Why do you need a content marketing platform?
Content

Why do you need a content marketing platform?

8y Tereza Litsa

Why do you need a content marketing platform?

With the birth of the internet and the formation of social media, everyone is a publisher now. For marketers, this oversupply of content provides a ch...

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[Report] Analyzing the M&A of the big four: Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon
Leadership

[Report] Analyzing the M&A of the big four: Google, Apple, Facebook and...

8y Clark Boyd

[Report] Analyzing the M&A of the big four: Go...

With a combined market value of $1.7 trillion, Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon have the means to buy almost any business. What can we learn about t...

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The state of Marketing Technology by Scott Brinker
Disruptive MarTech

The state of Marketing Technology by Scott Brinker

8y Tereza Litsa

The state of Marketing Technology by Scott Brinker

The rise of marketing technology has created many questions regarding its status in the industry, but also its future. We attended MarTech Festival on...

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