Martech Zone
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
Smartling: Translation Services, Collaboration, and Process Automation Software
If words drive commerce, global commerce is fueled by translation: buttons, shopping carts, and romance copy. Websites, emails, and forms must be translated into different languages for a brand to reach new audiences globally. This takes teams of people carefully managing each distribution channel for source content, and it is cost-prohibitive for teams to address each supported language. Enter Smartling, a…
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Advertising Technology
4 Considerations to Amplify Paid Facebook Campaigns
“97% of social advertisers chose [Facebook] as their most used and most useful social media platform.”Sprout Social Undoubtedly, Facebook is a powerful tool for digital marketers. Despite data points that may suggest the platform is oversaturated with competition, there is plenty of opportunity for brands of varying industries and sizes to tap into the world of paid Facebook advertising. The…
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Advertising Technology
Getting More Likes For Instagram Ads: 8 Best Practices To Follow
Competition is heating up on the platform though, and brands are looking to get the most out of their Instagram ad campaigns. One method brands are using to gauge engagement, and brand value is getting more likes. We are going to be talking about strategies that can improve the number of likes you can get for your ads on your…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
RFP360: Emerging Technology To Take The Pain Out Of RFPs
I’ve spent my entire career in software sales and marketing. I have hustled to bring in hot leads, accelerate the sales cycle, and win deals — which means I’ve invested hundreds of hours of my life thinking about, working on, and responding to RFPs — a necessary evil when it comes to winning new business. RFPs have always felt like…
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Content Marketing
Kickstarting Your Video Marketing Campaign in 3 Ways
You’ve probably heard through the grapevine that videos are worthwhile investments for any business looking to improve their online presence. These clips are great at increasing conversion rates because they’re great at engaging in the audience and conveying complex messages in an efficient way — what’s not to love? So, you’re wondering how can you kickstart your video marketing campaign?…
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E-commerce and Retail
How to Win Back Customers
One of the most important things for a new or established business is ensuring they have consistent income. No matter what business you’re in, returning customers is an excellent way to establish a stable revenue. A natural part of this however, is that customers will be lost over time to churn. To offset a loss in churn, business can do…
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Analytics & Testing
Engagement Is a Lie: Why Your Marketing Metrics Are Leading You Astray
If a guy talks to his girlfriend 83% more this month than last month, is he engaged? What if he left a few comments on her social media posts? Does that make him engaged? No. The definitions of engagement are clear: (1) A formal agreement to get married.(2) An arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time.…
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Advertising Technology
Sidecar: Data-Driven Amazon Advertising Strategies
Amazon is not only the largest e-commerce destination on the web, it is also a leading advertising platform. While the Amazon audience is huge and visitors are primed to buy, navigating the channel proves to be more challenging. Launched last week, Sidecar for Amazon is a platform powered by advanced AI and natural language processing. The platform assists retailers apply data-driven…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
How to Choose the Best Channels for Your Customer Support Strategy
With the advent of business ratings, online reviews, and social media, your company’s customer support efforts are now integral to your brand’s reputation and your customer experience online. It doesn’t matter how great your marketing efforts are if your support and expertise are lacking. A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by…
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Artificial Intelligence
7 Ways Technology Could Destroy Your Brand
This week, I was on site doing a digital marketing workshop for a global brand. The workshop was and facilitated by me and co-developed in part with Butler University and the amazing educator that’s full-time within the organization. When we arrived at the Martech Stack section of the platform to educate employees on the technology resources within the organization, I…
