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.
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Enterprises using Social Media To Predict Demand: PepsiCo
Consumer demand today changes faster than ever before. As a result, new product launches are failing at extremely high rates. After all, accurately assessing the market and predicting demand requires terabytes of data, which ranges from point-of-sale numbers, e-commerce transactions, out-of-stock histories, pricing averages, promotional planning, special events, weather patterns, and a many other factors. To add to that, most…
- Analytics & Testing
Full Circle Insights: Funnel Metrics and Attribution for Salesforce
At most companies, marketing and sales don’t operate on a level playing field. B2B sales operations have CRM systems like Salesforce to measure performance, including overall company metrics and the granular details of team and individual performance. Since the CRM system functions as the de facto system of record for revenue in most companies, the sales team has credible data…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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,…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
