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- Marketing Infographics
The Inbound Marketing Checklist: 21 Strategies for Growth
As you can imagine, we get a lot of requests to publish infographics on Martech Zone. It’s why we share infographics every week. We also ignore requests when we find infographics that simply show that the company hasn’t made a great investment to build out an infographic of value. When I clicked through on this infographic from Brian Downard, Co-Founder…
- Content Marketing
Not Every Piece of Content Needs to Tell a Story
Stories are everywhere, and I’m sick of it. Every social media app is trying to throw them in my face, every website is trying to lure me to their clickbait story, and now every brand wants to connect with me online emotionally. Please make it stop. Reasons Why I’m Growing Weary of Stories: Most people are terrible at telling stories.…
- Content Marketing
Cloudimage.io: Cached, Cropped, Resized, or Watermarked Images as a Service
Recently, I’ve been working quite a bit on this site to get the speed up. I’ve removed a ton of the moving parts to simplify how it’s monetized and integrated, but the site speed is still too slow. I’m confident it’s impacting my readership and my organic search reach. After enlisting the assistance of my friend, Adam Small, who operates…
- Sales and Marketing Training
What To Do When You’re Getting Fired (Or Laid Off)
Nothing is quite as embarrassing as the walk of shame carrying your box of personal goods out the door escorted by security, is there? I’ve been on both sides of the firing table in my career, and it’s not the ideal position that either the employee or the employer hopes to be in. Over the years, though, I’ve changed my…
- Advertising Technology
Infographic: Brief History of Social Media Advertising
While many social media purists tout the power and reach of organic social media marketing, it’s still a network that’s difficult to be discovered without promotion. Social media advertising is a market that did not exist just a decade ago but generated $11 billion in revenue by 2017. This was up from just $6.1 billion in 2013. Social advertisements offer…
- E-commerce and Retail
ActiveTrail: An Easy-to-Use Email Marketing and Marketing Automation Platform
With branches in the USA, Israel, Germany, France and Latin America, ActiveTrail helps businesses of all shapes and sizes, across the globe, to nurture relationships with their clientele. Since starting as a project internally, the company has become a leading, multi-channel email service provider, offering an advanced marketing platform. ActiveTrail Email Marketing Platform Features Include Email Marketing – Easily build…
- Marketing Infographics
Web Accessibility Goes Well Beyond Screen Readers
One issue with the internet that’s eerily silent in the United States is the requirement for accessibility by those with disabilities. The web provides a profound opportunity to overcome these obstacles so it’s a focus that your business should begin paying attention to. In many countries, accessibility is no longer an option, it’s a legal requirement. Accessibility isn’t without challenges,…
- Analytics & Testing
‘Tis the Season… to Benchmark Against Seasonal Trends
For sites like my own, the holiday season could look quite depressing as I review analytics. Overall traffic is down along with organic traffic as my audience shifts to holiday mode and begins to put off efforts until after the New Year. It’s also a time when I have to reassure both myself and my clients that we’re performing well…
- Artificial Intelligence
You’ve (Still) Got Mail: Why Artificial Intelligence Means a Strong Future for Marketing Emails
It’s hard to believe that email has been around for 45 years. Most marketers today have never lived in a world without email. Yet despite being woven into the fabric of everyday life and business for so many of us for so long, the email user experience has evolved little since the first message was sent in 1971. Sure, we…
- Artificial Intelligence
Conversica: Contact, Engage, Nurture and Qualify Using an AI Assistant
Conversica provides an automated sales assistant powered by artificial intelligence software. The assistant works just like a human sales assistant, reaching out to every single one of your leads and engaging each of them in a human conversation. People love it because the assistant is personable, friendly and responsive, connecting them quickly with a human that can help. We’re in…
