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Martech Zone provides daily articles for business, sales, and marketing professionals to research technology, discover new sales and marketing tools, and learn how to leverage platforms to drive greater business results.
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Artificial Intelligence
The Strategic Imperative of AI in Fortune 500 Companies: Navigating Ethics, Expectations, and Value
In an era marked by rapid technological advancements, Fortune 500 companies stand at the forefront of a significant paradigm shift driven by the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into business operations. This transformative journey, while promising unparalleled opportunities, also presents a complex array of challenges and considerations. Let’s take a look at how AI is revolutionizing business operations and the…
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Email Marketing & Automation
Your Open and Clicks of Your Email Campaign Aren’t Reliable or Accurate… Here’s Why (And What You Can Do About It)
When email marketers look to validate the performance of their emails, they do so with email opens, clicks of URLs, and conversions. However, obtaining reasonable or accurate open or click data from an ESP is becoming increasingly difficult. Yesterday, I launched an outbound email via Hubspot for our company to promote our brand to prospects who are likely attendees of…
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Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
The Most Popular Mobile Apps for Taking, Editing, and Touching Up Photos in 2024
The capabilities of modern photo editing applications are nothing short of incredible. They have transformed the way we capture and enhance our images. Advanced algorithms and artificial intelligence (AI) have revolutionized photo editing, enabling amateur and professional photographers to achieve results that were once the exclusive domain of highly skilled artists and editors. These applications offer tools and features that…
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Email Marketing & Automation
Understanding Today’s Email Behaviors: Insights from Modern Inbox Interactions
If there is one technology I believe needs a significant boost in productivity using AI, it’s our inbox. Not a day goes by without someone asking me: Did you get my email? Even worse, my inbox is full of people repeatedly checking with me on an email… resulting in more emails. The average email user receives 147 messages every day.…
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Marketing Tools
TextSniper: A Must-Have MacOS App For Capturing Text From Your Screen on the Fly
It happened again. Someone shared a graphic online with text that I wanted to research more deeply. So, I opened the image on one screen and a text file on another and began transcribing the text. Ugh—such a waste of time. iOS has added the ability to open a photo and highlight the text, but that requires saving an image…
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E-commerce and Retail
Vee24: Increase E-commerce Conversions and Average Order Value with Live Video Chat
E-commerce sites face the constant challenge of attracting customers and providing an engaging, seamless experience that converts browsers into buyers and one-time purchasers into loyal clients. With the rise of online shopping and the increasing demand for personalized customer service, companies seek innovative solutions to bridge the gap between virtual and personal interactions. Vee24 Vee24 is a digital customer experience…
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Analytics & Testing
Webtrends: Transform Your Web App Data into Actionable Insights with On-Premise Analytics
Web application developers and marketers face the relentless challenge of understanding user behavior, enhancing user experience, and optimizing their online presence. Data-driven decisions are vital, yet data collection and analysis complexity often become a stumbling block. Organizations, particularly in healthcare, finance, and government sectors, require sophisticated solutions to harness the vast amount of data their web applications generate. Webtrends Analytics…
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E-commerce and Retail
IONOS: Launch Your S-commerce Strategy Easily With A Social Buy Button
Buying on social media typically involves a different buying behavior than traditional e-commerce. Consumers on social media typically see a product, watch a testimonial or influencer, and then purchase it. While brands with expensive products can build awareness and nudge the buying cycle on social media, the vast majority of social media and e-commerce conversions happen with smaller, emotional purchases.…
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Sales and Marketing Training
How to Roll Up and Pack a Suit for a Business Trip — Without Ruining It
Business travel often comes with its fair share of frustrations, but arriving at your destination with a wrinkled suit shouldn’t be one of them. While many seasoned travelers invest in garment bags or wrinkle-free fabrics, knowing how to fold and roll a suit for packing properly is valuable, especially when space is tight. Rush Wilson, a seasoned clothier, offers a…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
Storylane: Convert Visitors with Product Tours and Demos You Can Build in 10 Minutes
SaaS companies often grapple with showcasing their products effectively to potential customers. Creating product demos presents a myriad of challenges for SaaS companies. Anonymizing the user interface for privacy, incorporating call-outs to highlight key features, editing for a polished finish, and efficiently producing these demos can be daunting. These challenges often lead to significant time and resource investment, detracting from…
