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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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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
25+ Ways Your Brand Can Safeguard Your Social Media Followers’ Privacy
As the digital landscape has evolved, so has the realm of social media privacy. Each major platform has taken steps to adapt its practices and policies in response to user concerns, regulatory changes, and evolving technologies. Here, we delve into the changing landscape of social media privacy and how leading platforms have managed their members’ private data. Facebook: In its…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
How To Quickly Compare The Content Of Up To 5 Different Web Pages For SEO
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) reigns supreme when achieving online success. As we’re working with our clients on their site optimization, there are three general ranking factor areas we focus on when it comes to technical SEO: Page speed and overall site performance. Backlinks to the page. Page content and metadata. As we monitor our client’s keywords and associated ranking with…
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Content Marketing
Best Practices for Implementing a Favicon For Your Website
When they were originally introduced, the favicon designated an image to be displayed when users saved a URL shortcut on their desktop. Today, your website favicon may be displayed in browser tabs, email clients, social media shares, and search results. A favicon is now a necessary branding element of every website but are often overlooked… they shouldn’t be. Favicons are…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
How To Search X (Formerly Twitter): Methods and Syntax
Searching on X (formerly Twitter) is a powerful tool for businesses engaged in sales, marketing, and online technology. X offers various options, methods, and syntax for conducting searches effectively. This article will explore how users can search X to enhance their online strategies. Basic Keyword Search Basic Keyword Search: You can start by entering keywords or phrases in the X…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Planview IdeaPlace: Innovation and Ideation Management
Staying ahead of the curve requires a proactive approach to innovation and ideation management. That’s where Planview comes in, offering a comprehensive solution to address the challenges organizations face in harnessing the power of innovation. Innovation is the lifeblood of any successful organization, but it often comes with challenges. Many organizations struggle with disconnected ideation processes, where ideas are generated…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Pinterest Marketing, Advertising, and Statistics for 2023
Pinterest is a dynamic social media platform incorporating content, an engaged social community, social commerce, and search to carve out a unique space in online technology and marketing. Unlike many social networks, Pinterest revolves around visual discovery, enabling users to find and share inspiration through images, infographics, and more. With its engaging and user-friendly interface, Pinterest has become a go-to…
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Content Marketing
10 Methods Introduced In HTML5 That Dramatically Improved User Experience
We’re assisting a SaaS company in optimizing their platform for organic search (SEO)… and when we reviewed the code for their output templates, we immediately noticed that they never incorporated HTML5 methods for their page outputs. HTML5 was a significant leap forward for user experience (UX) in web development. It introduced several new methods and tags that enhanced the capabilities…
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Customer Data Platforms
PHP and MySQL: Export a Query to a Tab Delimited or CSV File
This weekend, I wanted to build a PHP page that would back up any MySQL query or table into a Tab Delimited file. Most of the examples out on the net have the columns hard-coded. In my case, I wanted the columns to be dynamic, so I had to first loop through all the table field names to build the…
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Content Marketing
Add a Home Icon to the WordPress Navigation Menu Using Code
We love WordPress and work with it virtually every day. The navigation menu active in WordPress is incredible – a nice drag-and-drop feature that’s easy to use. Sometimes, you create a menu you wish to use throughout your theme without including the home link, though. Here’s some code adding the home link to the menu without using the menu options…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
The Evolution of the Salesperson
The evolution of salespeople over the decades has been a fascinating journey, shaped by changing economic landscapes, evolving consumer behaviors, and the relentless march of technology. From the 1800s to the present day, salespeople have adapted their strategies to meet the demands of each era. This article explores this remarkable transformation by delving into the key characteristics, strategies, and consumer…
