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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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What, Exactly, Is Sales and Marketing Alignment?
As a CMO, my role is often viewed as one of outward momentum—crafting compelling brand narratives, orchestrating go-to-market strategies, and building campaigns that drive results. But behind every high-performing marketing function is something quieter, yet far more foundational: alignment. And…
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Public Relations Disasters That Should Have Been Avoided: Lessons from Recent High-Profile Failures
Public relations (PR) failures often stem from missteps by PR professionals or firms, such as poor planning, cultural insensitivity, inadequate crisis management, or tone-deaf communication. These errors can exacerbate public reactions, damage reputations, and result in financial or legal consequences.…
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WordPress: How To Build a Shortcode Plugin For A Simple Before and After Image Slider
I was publishing an article earlier that included a before-and-after image with a slider overlay. While there are numerous plugins available that perform this function, I prefer not to use third-party plugins due to the additional overhead, including limited features and advertisements…
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Metabase: Build Powerful Dashboards and Unlock Data Insights Without SQL
Organizations can’t afford bottlenecks when it comes to data. Many teams still struggle with outdated tools, complex coding requirements, and lengthy turnaround times when attempting to answer basic questions about their performance. Waiting on analysts or writing custom SQL queries…
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How AI Image Upscaling Enhances Visual Content for Marketing and Sales
It’s a crowded digital world where visuals are doing most of the talking. If you’re running ads, launching a landing page, or sending out an email campaign, the quality of your images can make or break the first impression. While…
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Kinsta: Instantly Speed Up Your WordPress Site with Next-Generation Hosting
Managing a WordPress site shouldn’t feel like a 24/7 emergency. Yet for many businesses, slow load times, unexpected crashes, hacking risks, and unhelpful support create daily stress. When your site is underperforming, you’re not just losing visitors—you’re losing credibility, conversions,…
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Why Your Mobile App’s Future Depends on Getting the Launch Right the First Time
When you launch a mobile app, the early user feedback, ratings, and engagement data are heavily weighted by app stores like Apple’s App Store and Google Play in determining your app’s visibility and ranking. If these signals are negative early…
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Creative Destruction: Why AI Will Unleash Marketing Creativity and Opportunities
Thirty years ago, as I was adding PC connectivity to a manufacturing plant’s equipment to monitor equipment performance for predictive maintenance, I never imagined the world we now live in. I never imagined the job positions that I’d have. I…
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SEO vs. SEM: Choosing the Right Search Strategy for Business Growth in 2025
When businesses start investing in digital marketing, one of the first questions they face is whether to focus on SEO or SEM. Unfortunately, the answer isn’t always straightforward. Many agencies and consultants specialize in one discipline and naturally present it…
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Flot AI: The AI That Remembers, Writes, and Works Wherever You Do
If you’re a business owner, marketer, or salesperson, you know the real productivity killer isn’t just too much work—it’s scattered work. You’re jumping between emails, documents, CRM systems, marketing tools, Slack messages, and web research. Half your day is spent…
