The Importance of Conversations With Consumers
Marketing

The Importance of Conversations With Consumers

11y Benjamin Spiegel

The Importance of Conversations With Consumers

Direct communication between brands and consumers is invaluable. Here's how consumer insights can enhance marketing strategy and create campaigns of s...

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Service Before Product When it Comes to User Micro-Moments
Asia

Service Before Product When it Comes to User Micro-Moments

11y Scott Heron

Service Before Product When it Comes to User Micro...

Marketers need to spend their efforts satisfying user moments, more than building aspiration for their products or services. Read More...

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Context Is Our Kingdom, Says MasterCard
Conference Coverage

Context Is Our Kingdom, Says MasterCard

11y Melanie White

Context Is Our Kingdom, Says MasterCard

Move over, content. Context is the new kid in town! MasterCard’s VP of Global Digital Marketing reveals the company's five-tier approach to mobile and...

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In a Converging World, Look to Asia
Asia

In a Converging World, Look to Asia

11y Sophie Loras

In a Converging World, Look to Asia

As the rise of mobile, social and e-commerce converge, Asia is a leading center for creating powerful new platforms for consumer engagement. Read More...

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Tweets of the Week: Tinder Meltdown and #HappyWomensDay Fail
Social

Tweets of the Week: Tinder Meltdown and #HappyWomensDay Fail

11y Emily Alford

Tweets of the Week: Tinder Meltdown and #HappyWome...

After a Vanity Fair article suggested that Tinder is contributing to "hookup culture," the brand created a very public fuss. Meanwhile, Bic managed to...

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VIDEO: NASA Unveils the Social Media Mystery Behind #PlutoFlyby
Conference Coverage

VIDEO: NASA Unveils the Social Media Mystery Behind #PlutoFlyby

11y Melanie White

VIDEO: NASA Unveils the Social Media Mystery Behin...

How does NASA make space exploration a personal journey for everyone? John Yembrick, social media manager for the space agency, answered this question...

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10 Lessons Learned About Social Media From My Parents
Social

10 Lessons Learned About Social Media From My Parents

11y Bob Cargill

10 Lessons Learned About Social Media From My Pare...

Some valuable parental life lessons translate well into fundamental strategies for social media. Use these basic principles to effectively connect and...

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Facebook Unveils Dynamic Retargeting Tools at #CZLSF
Conference Coverage

Facebook Unveils Dynamic Retargeting Tools at #CZLSF

11y Yuyu Chen

Facebook Unveils Dynamic Retargeting Tools at #CZL...

During his keynote presentation at ClickZ Live San Francisco, Facebook's Matt Idema announced two Dynamic Product Ads updates to help marketers retarg...

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American Girl Creates COPPA-Compliant Engagement Around Video Campaign
Media

American Girl Creates COPPA-Compliant Engagement Around Video Campaign

11y Emily Alford

American Girl Creates COPPA-Compliant Engagement A...

Creating engagement for the under-thirteen set comes with major challenges, but American Girl dolls and Tongal are creating a kid-friendly, mom-approv...

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Advertisers Should Think Vertically In the Age of Mobile Video
Media

Advertisers Should Think Vertically In the Age of Mobile Video

11y Emily Alford

Advertisers Should Think Vertically In the Age of ...

Vertical video, once seen as amateurish and annoying has become de rigueur with the advent of Snapchat and Periscope. Marketers should take the trend ...

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Does Instagram Outshine Pinterest?
Social

Does Instagram Outshine Pinterest?

11y Yuyu Chen

Does Instagram Outshine Pinterest?

With many brands bumbling Pinterest, will Instagram become a better platform for monetization? Read More...

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Tweets of the Week: Rapper Beefs, Jon Stewart and Underwear
Social

Tweets of the Week: Rapper Beefs, Jon Stewart and Underwear

11y Mike O'Brien

Tweets of the Week: Rapper Beefs, Jon Stewart and ...

Two rappers' Twitter beef prompted Tweets from burger brands, Jon Stewart's Daily Show departure brought nostalgia, and National Underwear Day mostly ...

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Creating Social Influencer Content That Counts
Marketing

Creating Social Influencer Content That Counts

11y Tessa Wegert

Creating Social Influencer Content That Counts

Social media's evolution as a pillar of marketing strategy requires social influencers to produce compelling content. Here are ways to design a dynami...

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Are You Optimistic About SEO?
Search

Are You Optimistic About SEO?

11y Bryan Eisenberg

Are You Optimistic About SEO?

Searchmetrics' recent report about Google's ranking factors falls in with this columnist's "5 R's" SEO summary, and demonstrates the growing focus on ...

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5 More Marketing Tips to Steal From London
Marketing

5 More Marketing Tips to Steal From London

11y Kristin Kovner

5 More Marketing Tips to Steal From London

London's burgeoning tech scene lends itself to innovative marketing tactics that all modern marketers should consider. Here are more marketing tips fr...

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Facebook Lets Users Send Businesses Private Messages
Marketing

Facebook Lets Users Send Businesses Private Messages

11y Yuyu Chen

Facebook Lets Users Send Businesses Private Messag...

Facebook is going to give businesses some social customer support power that is usually provided by external management tools. Read More...

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KIND Uses Stop Motion Video to Make Instagram Magic for Millennial Moms
Social

KIND Uses Stop Motion Video to Make Instagram Magic for Millennial Moms

11y Emily Alford

KIND Uses Stop Motion Video to Make Instagram Magi...

Snack bar brand KIND has tapped Instagram star and artist Rachel Ryle to encourage moms to share their best summer photos for a chance to win a custom...

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Hootsuite Adds Instagram to Social Media Management Platform
Social

Hootsuite Adds Instagram to Social Media Management Platform

11y Dan Worth

Hootsuite Adds Instagram to Social Media Managemen...

The move should help over-worked social media managers track all information from one place. Read More...

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4 Marketing Trends to Watch for in 2016
Marketing

4 Marketing Trends to Watch for in 2016

11y Himanshu Sareen

4 Marketing Trends to Watch for in 2016

A few things this columnist expects to see take off next year includes search branching out, Snapchat becoming a standard marketing platform, and Ocul...

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Tweets of the Week: #CecilTheLion Inspires Outrage, Activism
Social

Tweets of the Week: #CecilTheLion Inspires Outrage, Activism

11y Emily Alford

Tweets of the Week: #CecilTheLion Inspires Outrage...

This week, Twitter mourned the death of Cecil the Lion, Kraft Dinner changed its name, and brands celebrated #FriendshipDay. Read More...

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Instagram In and Twitter Out? Not So Fast, Say Experts
Social

Instagram In and Twitter Out? Not So Fast, Say Experts

11y Emily Alford

Instagram In and Twitter Out? Not So Fast, Say Exp...

After an eMarketer forecast predicted Instagram's revenue soon outpacing Twitter, and Twitter's disappointing Q2 reports, many marketers may shy away,...

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The New Media Meritocracy
Paid Search

The New Media Meritocracy

11y Kevin Lee

The New Media Meritocracy

Google created a meritocracy that calls for a holistic strategy encompassing everything from your logo to your keywords, giving you an edge across all...

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What Produced Such Huge Gains for Facebook's Mobile Growth?
Media

What Produced Such Huge Gains for Facebook's Mobile Growth?

11y Yuyu Chen

What Produced Such Huge Gains for Facebook's Mobil...

In Q2, Facebook’s mobile ad revenue increased 74 percent from last year, driven by Autoplay Video Ads and Carousel Ads, according to industry experts....

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Digital Makes Brands Think About Back-to-School Shopping Sooner
Ecommerce

Digital Makes Brands Think About Back-to-School Shopping Sooner

11y Mike O'Brien

Digital Makes Brands Think About Back-to-School Sh...

As the Internet has people starting back-to-school shopping earlier than ever, Nordstrom and Forever 21 are two retailers whose clever campaigns stand...

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CBS to Move Super Bowl Ads Online: Can Iconic Brands Learn from Smaller Campaigns?
Media

CBS to Move Super Bowl Ads Online: Can Iconic Brands Learn from Smaller Cam...

11y Emily Alford

CBS to Move Super Bowl Ads Online: Can Iconic Bran...

Reports are circulating that CBS will stream this years' Super Bowl ads online, a space that has traditionally been dominated by smaller, more nimble ...

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Emotion in Ads: Does Sentiment Sell?
Marketing

Emotion in Ads: Does Sentiment Sell?

11y Tessa Wegert

Emotion in Ads: Does Sentiment Sell?

Brands like Coca-Cola are increasingly integrating emotional intelligence into their digital campaigns to measure success via consumer sentiment. Read...

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The Social Commerce Fantasy
Social

The Social Commerce Fantasy

11y Marko Muellner

The Social Commerce Fantasy

Using organic posts to get people to click, explore and then buy is difficult to optimize and scale. The Holy Grail is to build full buying experience...

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