Daniel Alvarado

Daniel Alvarado is a digital marketing expert and the VP of Technology at White Shark Media. He is responsible for spearheading a team of world-class developers behind White Shark Media’s Compass, an All-in-One Sales Enablement platform for Agencies looking to scale their Pay-per-Click portfolio. Daniel has over 8 years of experience working in the marketing technology industry. He has provided support both from a marketing strategy and a software development standpoint across various roles, including Digital Advertising Manager, Software Architect, and VP of Tech. With an extensive background in technology, Daniel helps organizations use technology to create meaningful experiences, simplify complex tasks and generate value for their clients.

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Daniel AlvaradoThursday, June 16, 2022

Compass: Sales Enablement Tools To Sell Pay Per Click Marketing Services

In the digital marketing world, sales enablement tools are essential for agencies to provide employees with the resources needed to pitch client products effectively. Unsurprisingly, these types of services are in high demand. When designed and utilized properly, they can provide digital advertising agencies with the necessary tools to deliver high-quality, relevant content to prospective buyers. Sales enablement tools are…

It all started as a book club.

Yes, I’m serious. I started my work on the web more than two decades ago. My first site was Helping Hand, which curated the best sites from around the web to help people with their computers and navigate resources on the Internet. Years later, I sold the domain to a company that helped folks quit smoking, one of my first big contracts.

I began blogging on Blogger and waxed poetic about everything from politics to Internet tools. I was all over the place and mostly wrote for myself – without much of an audience. I belonged to a Marketing Book club in Indianapolis that quickly grew out of control. Over time, I discovered that more and more of the group were coming to me for technology advice. The combination of my technology background and my business and marketing acumen was in high demand as the Internet rapidly changed the industry.

After reading Naked Conversations, I was motivated to better brand and control the content on the site. I also wanted more control over the look and feel of my blog, so I moved to my domain in 2006 and built my first WordPress site. Since I was focused on marketing technology, I didn’t want the domain with my name to get in the way, so I moved the site (painfully) to its new domain in 2008 where it’s grown ever since.

The Martech Zone is owned and operated by DK New Media, LLC, a company I started in 2009. After working with virtually every major online marketing department in my tenure at ExactTarget and launching Compendium, I knew there was a great demand for my expertise and guidance within such a complex industry.

DK New Media is my company overseeing my publications, podcasts, workshops, webinars, and speaking gigs. Highbridge is my agency with two other partners that help companies maximize their investment in sales, marketing, and related products. We offer integration, migration, training, strategic consulting, and custom development.

Thank you so much for your support over the years!

Douglas Karr
CEO, DK New Media
VP, Highbridge