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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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
How to Create a Successful Local Facebook Marketing Strategy
Facebook Marketing continues to be among the most effective marketing strategies today, especially with its 2.2 billion active users. Just that opens up a vast well of opportunities that businesses can tap. One of the most rewarding albeit challenging way to make use of Facebook is to go for a local marketing strategy. Localization is a strategy that can deliver great…
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Marketing Books
Help Lead the Marketing Rebellion
The first time I met Mark Schaefer, I instantly appreciated his experience and deep insight. Mark works with leading companies to improve their marketing efforts. While I’m a competent practitioner in this industry, I look to a handful of leaders for vision—Mark is one of those leaders that I pay attention to. While Mark is a seasoned marketing veteran, I…
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Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
UX Design and SEO: How these Two Website Elements can Work together to your Advantage
Over time, the expectations for websites have evolved. These expectations set the standards for how to craft the user experience that a site has to offer. With search engines’ desire to provide the most relevant and most satisfactory results to searches, some ranking factors are taken into consideration. One of the most important nowadays is user experience (and various site…
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Email Marketing & Automation
How to Implement Email Accessibility For Assistive Technologies
There’s a constant pressure for marketers to deploy and optimize the latest technologies and many struggle to keep up. The message I hear over and over again from every company that I consult with is that they’re behind. I assure them that, while they may be, so is everyone else. Technology is advancing at a relentless pace that’s almost impossible…
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E-commerce and Retail
Is Drone Delivery Going to Take Off Soon?
Testing the latest technologies is the fun part of my work. I often purchase technology just to give it a test and ensure that I’m keeping up. Months ago, I purchased a DJI Mavic Air, and tested it with a few clients. I’m not a gamer, so I’m pretty rusty behind a controller. After testing it on a few flights,…
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Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
How to Add iOS or Android Mobile App Banners to Your Site
Effectively promoting your application is crucial for success. One powerful yet often underutilized tool is the app banner. When implemented correctly, these smart banners can significantly boost app discovery and installations. This article will explore why app banners are essential and how to implement them effectively on iOS and Android platforms. Why Use App Banners? Seamless User Experience: App banners…
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Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
Mobile App Store Statistics
Mobile application development and user behavior have changed over the years. Mobile application frameworks are opening doors for companies to increase user engagement and experience beyond the web browser without breaking the bank. Mobile users are expecting a superior app experience, and when they do, they engage deeply with the brands that win their attention. The average mobile app user…
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E-commerce and Retail
Debt Collection for E-Commerce Startups: The Definitive Guide
Transaction-based losses are a fact of life for many businesses because of chargebacks, unpaid bills, reversals, or unreturned products. Unlike lending businesses that have to accept a large percentage of losses as part of their business model, many startups treat transaction losses as a nuisance that doesn’t require much attention. This can lead to spikes in losses because of unchecked…
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Email Marketing & Automation
Email Marketing Statistics
Email continues to lead the nurturing and retention strategy of virtually every business online. It’s affordable, it’s easy to implement, it’s measurable, and it’s effective. However, if organizations abuse this medium, it will have repercussions. Unsolicited spam is out of control and too many businesses continue to violate the terms of service of email providers and import lists. By doing…
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E-commerce and Retail
Beeketing: Add a Sales Pop to Your E-commerce Site
Social proof is critical when buyers are making a purchase decision on your e-commerce site. Visitors want to know that your site is trusted and that others are buying from you. Too often, an e-commerce site sits static, and the reviews are stale and old… impacting new buyer decisions. One feature that you can add, literally, in a few minutes…
