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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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Content Marketing
5 Video Editing Tips for Marketers
Video marketing has become one of the top marketing methods in the last decade. As equipment and editing programs become more commonly used, the prices of these have dropped, making video production much more affordable. However, it can be tricky to get just right the first few times you try it. Finding the right way to set a video up for…
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Sales and Marketing Training
Application Service Providers (ASPs) in the Era of Cloud Computing
Companies constantly seek ways to streamline operations, reduce costs, and stay competitive. One solution that has gained significant traction in recent years is using Application Service Providers (ASPs). ASPs are third-party entities that manage and distribute software-based services and solutions to customers across a wide area network, typically the Internet. Some well-known ASPs include Salesforce, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, and…
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Customer Data Platforms
RaaS: Capturing Customer Insights in the Digital Age
Getting relevant customer feedback—and getting it quickly—is more essential than ever to business success. Sure, do-it-yourself recruiting is hard, research interviewees are never as promised, and the timelines for getting customer insights feel too long to make a difference for the business. But, there is a better way to get the much-needed customer insights that validate your product and business direction. A…
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Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
AppPresser: Build Powerful Mobile Apps From Your WordPress Site
Creating a mobile app used to be a complex, expensive process. For WordPress site owners, it often meant starting from scratch—rebuilding their content, learning native code, and figuring out app store submission requirements. AppPresser enables you to transform any WordPress site into a feature-rich, visually stunning mobile app with ease. AppPresser AppPresser empowers WordPress users to build, customize, and launch…
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Customer Data Platforms
Acquia: What is a Customer Data Platform?
As customers communicate and create transactions with your business today, it’s getting more and more challenging to maintain a central view of the customer in real-time. I recently met with a client who was having just these difficulties. Their email marketing vendor differed from their mobile messaging platform outside their data repository. Customers were interacting, but because the central data…
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Marketing Tools
I Bought A New Drone for Clients… and It’s Amazing
A few years ago, I advised a large roofing contractor on their online presence. We rebuilt and optimized their site, initiated an ongoing drip campaign to capture reviews, and began publishing their projects online. One thing that was missing, though, was before-and-after photos of the properties. With a login to their quote and project management system, I could see what…
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Advertising Technology
The History of Advertising
Advertising, a cornerstone of sales and marketing, has a rich and intriguing history that dates back thousands of years. As we explore the evolution of advertising, we will uncover its earliest origins, its growth through different societies, its etymology, when it became mainstream, and how it continues to evolve in the modern world. The word advertising originates from the Latin…
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Content Marketing
How to Enable and Optimize WordPress for Featured Images
When I set up WordPress for many of my clients, I am always sure to push them to incorporate featured images throughout their site. Here’s an example from a Salesforce Consultant site that’s launching… I designed a featured image that is aesthetically pleasing, matches the overall branding, and provides some information about the page itself: While the other social media…
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Event Marketing
Why You Should Ditch Your Elevator Pitch
As we ramp up for events this year, I’ve been thinking deeply about what works—and what doesn’t—when it comes to networking. One thing is abundantly clear: traditional networking tactics, like elevator pitches and forced small talk, are increasingly ineffective in today’s business climate. At too many networking events, it feels like someone rang a bell and out come the pitches—fast,…
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Marketing Tools
How to Run a Facebook Contest (Step-By-Step)
Facebook contests are an underrated marketing tool. They can raise brand awareness, become a fountain of user-generated content, increase audience engagement, and make a noticeable difference in your conversions.Running a successful social media contest isn’t a complex undertaking. But it does require understanding the platform, the rules, your audience and making a concrete plan. Sound like too much effort for the reward? …
