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.
- E-commerce and Retail
The Rise of E-commerce: How Online Shopping is Reshaping Retail in 2015
The retail industry is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by the increasing shift to online shopping. E-commerce has evolved from a convenient alternative to brick-and-mortar stores into a dominant force shaping consumer habits and business strategies. With more consumers turning to digital platforms to fulfill their shopping needs, traditional retailers are facing unprecedented challenges and opportunities. The Shift to Online…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
The New Big Deal of Influencer Marketing – with Examples
I should start by saying don’t miss Douglas Karr’s presentation on influencer marketing at Social Media Marketing World! What is Influencer Marketing? It means convincing influential people, bloggers, or celebrities with big followings to promote your brand on their online accounts. Ideally, they would do it for free, but you pay to play. This is a growing market, and the…
- Marketing Infographics
14 Troubling Trends with Agencies
Since we operate our own agency assisting marketing technology companies, we know all to well the trials and tribulations of the agency industry. As a boutique agency, we have an advantage in that we can be very picky with our clients. On the other side, we often struggle because enterprise companies don’t want to balance another agency in their marketing…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Have You Created a Call-To-Action Button on Facebook?
I’ll be honest that we don’t do as much with our agency’s Facebook page as we could be doing. I’m trying to improve that and have been posting more recently. Today I went to our page and noticed a message that I could create a Call-To-Action button directly in the page header. That’s quite intriguing given that Facebook has typically…
- Marketing Infographics
How to Correct 4 Mobile Marketing Mistakes You’re Making
On this upcoming Marketing Technology podcast, we’re actually discussing the use of forms, optimization of forms, and – of course – the great folks atFormstack came up in the conversation! Pointedly, we were discussing the optimization of forms for mobile devices – a critical strategy. Chris Lucas and the team atFormstack recently released this infographic that lists 4 common mistakes…
- Analytics & Testing
SumoMe: Lead Generation for Your Site… with Great Support
I was recently reading Jeff Goins’ website and noticed a few integrations that I hadn’t recognized with his WordPress site. I used WordPress Theme Search to do some research. Jeff uses a plugin called SumoMe made by AppSumo. When I checked all of the features of SumoMe, I was impressed. I had some questions regarding the plugins and the SumoMe…
- Content Marketing
Crank Up Your Content Marketing by Identifying These 6 Gaps
I had the pleasure of developing and giving a webinar yesterday as part of Instant E-Training’s Content Marketing Virtual Summit. My specific topic is a strategy we’ve been working with our clients on for the last few years – identifying gaps in their content strategy that help them build authority and drive conversions. While the quality of content is paramount…
- Content Marketing
How to Let Your Pizza… er… Product Sell Itself Online
A good friend of mine, James, owns Brozinni Pizzeria. I’m not going to mess around – it’s honestly the best New York style pizza in Indy. James has helped us out quite a bit, bringing his amazing Indianapolis pizza truck to a fundraiser last year and catering an upcoming event this week we’re having. In return, we set out to…
- Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
Did You Know That “On Hold Marketing” Existed?
I’ll be honest. When Steve Hashman, Director, Marketing & Products at Exponential Solutions at The CUBE, wrote me with an infographic pitch about On Hold Marketing, I think I chuckled out loud and mumbled to myself, Are you kidding me?. But, like any good marketer, Steve did his homework and put together an infographic that makes the opportunity very, very…
- Analytics & Testing
The Data Points to a Surprise Super Bowl Commercial Winner
The most effective Super Bowl commercials may not be the ones you think. While our ability to collect data is growing, our ability to understand data is still catching up. At Perscio, our team of data scientists did a deeper analysis of Twitter activity during the Super Bowl and found that the most popular commercials aren’t necessarily the ones getting…
