Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Content Marketing
WordPress: Best Practices for Worry-Free Backups and Restoration
When backing up your WordPress site, it’s essential to follow best practices to ensure the safety and integrity of your data. While numerous plugins are available for backing up the CMS, it’s crucial to understand the importance of not relying solely on local backups. Local backups stored on the same server as your WordPress installation can be problematic in various…
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E-commerce and Retail
The Psychology of Discounts and Rewards: How Different Offers Motivate Consumers
I’m not a coupon or discount shopper. It’s not that I don’t want to save money when I shop; the time and effort it takes to plan my shopping around an offer I received via email or direct mail isn’t worthwhile. That’s not to say I don’t take advantage of rewards and offers, though I do when they’re convenient. If…
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E-commerce and Retail
The Evolution of E-commerce Pricing Strategies
Pricing techniques have experienced a notable shift in the ever-changing e-commerce industry, moving from static systems to dynamic algorithms. A key component of this development has been the introduction of advanced repricing instruments, most famously the Amazon repricer, which has completely changed the way merchants operate in online marketplaces. The Emergence of Repricers At the forefront of the shift towards…
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Martech Zone Apps
App: Survey Minimum Sample Size Calculator
Developing a survey and ensuring you have a valid response on which you can base your business decisions requires quite a bit of expertise. First, you have to ensure that your questions are asked in a manner that doesn’t bias the response. Second, you have to ensure that you survey enough people to get a statistically valid result. Survey Minimum…