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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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E-commerce and Retail
Increff: Smarter Merchandising with Real-Time Product Insights
Scaling an e-commerce business isn’t just about driving more traffic or launching more campaigns—it’s about fulfilling demand at the right time with the right products. Brands often pour resources into digital marketing only to hit a wall: top-selling items go out of stock, while poor performers sit idle, tying up capital. The culprit? A lack of timely, granular insights to…
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Advertising Technology
Google Ads Auction System Explained: How It Works and What’s Changed in 2025
Google Ads continues to be a cornerstone of digital marketing, offering advertisers a sophisticated yet accessible way to reach their target audiences. At the heart of this platform is the auction system—a behind-the-scenes mechanism that determines which ads appear for which searches, where they appear, and how much advertisers pay. While the fundamental principles remain the same, the system has…
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Artificial Intelligence
How to Integrate WhatsApp Business API into Business Processes
The WhatsApp Business API is a powerful tool that enables businesses to automate customer communications, improve the quality of support, and refine marketing strategies. With over 2 billion users worldwide, WhatsApp has become an integral part of everyday life, and its business version opens up new opportunities to engage with your audience. In this article, we’ll explore the key aspects…
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Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
How to Choose the Right Text Messaging Provider for Your Business
Choosing the wrong text messaging provider can create operational headaches, poor customer experiences, and regulatory risks. Businesses that rely on text messaging—whether for marketing, customer service, or transactional alerts—need a partner that offers more than low rates and basic delivery. Many vendors still route messages through outdated SMS-to-email gateways, which can lead to deliverability failures, spam filtering, and significant delays.…
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Artificial Intelligence
Will Your Sales Team Be Replaced By Robots?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is reshaping the sales landscape, driving unprecedented efficiency, personalization, and predictive power into every stage of the sales process. From prospecting to closing deals, AI-powered technologies accelerate workflows, enhance customer experiences, and boost revenue for organizations willing to embrace them. Companies like Salesforce, Microsoft, and Gong are in charge of introducing innovative tools that leverage generative (GenAI)…
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E-commerce and Retail
Customer-Facing Devices: How Bandwidth, Wi-Fi, AI, and Affordable Tech Are Transforming Retail
The retail landscape has undergone a significant transformation in recent years, driven by the convergence of high-speed connectivity, artificial intelligence (AI), and cost-effective technologies. This synergy empowers retailers to deploy a new generation of customer-facing devices that deliver previously unattainable real-time, personalized marketing and sales experiences. Advancements in 5G and Wi-Fi infrastructure have laid the foundation for seamless, high-speed data…
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Sales and Marketing Training
The Heartbeat of Community Building: Why Passion, Not Brand, Creates Movements
Community is more than a buzzword—it’s a battleground for relevance, loyalty, and long-term brand health. Yet, many corporations still misread the core ingredient that fuels thriving communities: passion. It’s a critical yet often misunderstood distinction. Passion does not originate in a brand. It’s not baked into a logo or conjured through a clever slogan. Passion lives in people and is…
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Advertising Technology
Understanding the Psychology of Advertising
Great advertisers understand exactly how their audience thinks and what they respond to. While advertising strategies have evolved over the centuries, from shouting in marketplaces to personalized digital banners, the principles that make these messages persuasive have always been grounded in psychology. Businesses that effectively harness these principles don’t just attract attention—they inspire action. The Role of Psychology in Advertising…
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Analytics & Testing
How to Set Up Content Grouping in Google Analytics 4 for WordPress via Google Tag Manager
Content Groups is a powerful feature in Google Analytics 4 (GA4) that allows you to categorize your content or e-commerce traffic into logical groups, such as blog categories, page sections, products, or article types, for better performance analysis across different content themes. When using WordPress as your CMS, leveraging built-in categories is a logical way to group content. This guide…
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Artificial Intelligence
Unlocking AI Visibility: How Bing IndexNow Helps Brands Boost ChatGPT Discoverability
In October 2021, Microsoft Bing introduced a new protocol called IndexNow, designed to modernize how search engines discover and index web content. Rather than waiting for traditional web crawlers to check for updates periodically, IndexNow allows site owners to instantly notify search engines whenever content is added, updated, or deleted. This real-time signaling dramatically shortens the lag between publishing and…
