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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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The Break Up
What if we dated people like we marketed to them? It might go something like this… Hat tip to Mack at The Viral Garden blog.
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Bow Thrusters, Blogging, and Business Communication
While in the U.S. Navy, one of my tasks as an electrician was to stand bow thruster control. A bow thruster was a propeller in the middle of a tunnel that ran from one side of the ship to the other on the bow (front). It’s a massive electric motor that the bow thruster ran on, requiring a dedicated generator…
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Sys-Con: The Most Annoying Web Site, Ever?
A few minutes ago, I received a Google Alert on an article about why Ajax had overtaken Java. Sounds like a great article, doesn’t it? I couldn’t tell you because I never read it. This is what I was met with when I got there: What’s your most annoying web site? Please… keep it to Marketing and/or technology sites.
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Why there’s so much Email in your Inbox that you DON’T READ.
Today, eROI released a study on a survey they did to over 200 email marketers. I personally think the results are disappointing – almost alarming. eROI asked email marketers what they thought was most important. Here are the results:
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Abbreviations: What do DEAD and DITO stand for?
I’ve been developing, defining, integrating and estimating projects for over a decade. Having worked with hundreds of companies as well as with tons of internal development and external consulting firms, I’m always amazed at just how wrong the industry always is on setting estimates of completion and deadlines for completion. As a result, I’ve come up with the new DEAD…
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Your Blog RPMs are Pegged, but You Are Not Winning the Race!
Aside from the assistance I try to provide other bloggers through this blog, I actually do help a few bloggers hands-on. Unfortunately, I don’t get to spend as much time to do that as I’d like to – I have to work to pay the bills. Yesterday I took the day off and attended a regional web conference. The conference…
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Helpdesks Have Sucked Since Medieval Times
Poor helpdesk etiquette significantly affects customer loyalty and happiness. Bad experiences can lead to a negative perception of a company, directly impacting customer retention rates. 50% of customers will switch to a competitor after just one bad experience. Zendesk Dealing with an IT helpdesk can be frustrating and intimidating for many due to factors like a lack of technical knowledge,…
