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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.
- E-commerce and Retail
15 Strategies for Increasing Customer Spend at Your Retail Outlet
Adopting innovative technologies and contemporary strategies is paramount for retailers seeking to thrive in today’s market. The retail landscape is rapidly evolving, driven by technological advancements and changing consumer behaviors. The 4Ps of Marketing The 4Ps of marketing – Product, Price, Place, and Promotion – have long been the cornerstone of marketing strategies. However, as the business environment evolves, these…
- E-commerce and Retail
The Impact of a Brand on Consumer Purchase Decisions
We’ve been writing and speaking about attribution and the purchase decision related to content production. Brand recognition plays a significant role, perhaps more than you think! As you continue to build awareness of your brand on the web, keep in mind that – while the content may not immediately lead to a conversion – it can lead to brand recognition.…
- E-commerce and Retail
Coupons: While They Work, Coupon Fraud Is Skyrocketing… Best Practices and Prevention
Coupons play an essential and effective role in retail strategies, offering consumers discounts and incentives that can boost sales and customer loyalty. However, the misuse and abuse of coupons, known as coupon fraud, pose significant challenges for retailers and manufacturers. How Coupons Influence the Buying Experience 48% of consumers indicate an increase in purchase intent. 38% buy something they don’t…
- Analytics & Testing
Kissmetrics: Uncover the Power of Behavioral Analytics With Actionable Insights
Businesses grapple with the challenges of obtaining actionable insights from their data. On one end of the spectrum, products like Google Analytics present a steep learning curve, demanding extensive customization and filtering to render data usable. Conversely, platform analytics often oversimplify user behavior, providing basic metrics that fall short of uncovering the intricacies of customer engagement. It’s within this gap,…
- Advertising Technology
How To Get Your Business Google Guaranteed Badge for Your Home Service Company’s Local Ads
As a local service provider, you always seek ways to stand out from your competitors and attract more customers. One way to do this is by earning the Google Guaranteed badge, a program offered by Google Local Ads that can help increase your visibility and credibility with potential customers. Local service ads with the Google Guaranteed badge appear at the…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Instagram: 2023 Statistics and How To Harness This Billion-User Platform for Business Growth
Instagram has emerged as a social platform and a formidable force in the marketing world. With over 1.3 billion active users worldwide as of 2022, Instagram has transcended beyond a mere photo-sharing app to a global marketplace, a trendsetter, and a community builder. The allure of Instagram is undeniable; with 70.8% of its users under the age of 35, it’s…
- E-commerce and Retail
How To Start A Dropshipping Business
These last few years have been very exciting for entrepreneurs or companies looking to build an e-commerce business. A decade ago, launching an e-commerce platform, integrating your payment processing, calculating local, state, and national tax rates, building out marketing automation, integrating a shipping provider, and bringing in your logistics platform to move a product from sale to delivery took months…
- Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
Sales Strategies: Even Dead Fish Float
Growing up, I was raised by an optimist and a pessimist. My Mom was probably the happiest, funniest, friendliest person you could ever meet. She ensured that I was raised with an abundant mindset, wishing nothing but good for everybody and doing my best to help people. As I started to learn and mature, I asked her why she was…
- Content Marketing
GTranslate: A Simple WordPress Translation Plugin Using Google Translate
I’ve hesitated to use machine translations of my site in the past. I’d love to have translators all over the planet to assist in translating my site for different audiences, but there’s no way I would recoup those costs. That said, I noticed that my site content is shared internationally quite a bit – and many people are using Google…
