Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Google Tag Manager: How To Fire A Trigger Every Nth Page View (Sampling)
The paradoxical impact of adding tools to a website is reminiscent of a well-known phenomenon in science: The Observer Effect. The Observer Effect means the act of observing a system will influence what is being observed. Just as the act of observing can inadvertently alter the results of an experiment, incorporating tools intended to optimize a website can sometimes have…
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Mailchimp: Streamlining Customer Communication with Transactional Emails (Formerly Mandrill)
Transactional emails are automated, one-to-one messages triggered by user actions or behaviors. Examples include welcome emails, password reset requests, order confirmations, order status updates, and shipping notifications. These emails are essential for maintaining customer communication and providing timely updates related to their interactions with a service or product. To comply with CAN-SPAM laws and best practices, transactional emails must: Not…
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SERP: A Visual Look at Google’s Search Engine Results Page Boxes, Cards, Snippets, and Panels in 2024
The evolution of the Search Engine Results Page (SERP) over the years reflects Google’s commitment to improving user experience and delivering relevant information more efficiently. Initially, SERPs were simple, consisting mostly of plain text links and minimal additional features. Over time, as the internet grew and user behavior changed, Google began to introduce new features like Knowledge Graphs, Rich Snippets,…
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Mangools: A Collection of Elegant SEO Tools For Optimizing Your Site for Search Engines
Search results are an ideal channel for acquiring meaningful, intent-driven traffic to your business online. Of course, businesses and marketers face the challenge of optimizing their websites amidst ever-evolving search engine algorithms and; quite honestly, a rather questionable SEO industry where consultants either don’t keep up or ignore the needs of the business altogether as they look to just game…
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Customer Retention: Statistics, Strategies, and Calculations (CRR vs DRR)
We share quite a bit about acquisition but not enough about customer retention. Great marketing strategies aren’t as simple as driving more and more leads, it’s also about driving the right leads. Retaining customers is always a fraction of the cost of acquiring new ones. With the pandemic, companies hunkered down and weren’t as aggressive at acquiring new products and…
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Hootsuite: How to Add Google Analytics 4 UTM Campaign Tracking To Your Social Media Posts
Utilizing UTM parameters for your distributed social media links is essential for effective digital marketing. They provide a robust framework for tracking the effectiveness of your social media campaigns in Google Analytics (GA4) by allowing you to see precisely how much web traffic is derived from specific links shared across your platforms. This information is crucial for evaluating the performance…
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Social Snowball: The All-in-One Platform for Affiliate, Referral, and Influencer Programs on Shopify
Acquiring new customers for your online store can be costly. Many store owners struggle with high customer acquisition costs (CAC) and constantly seek ways to maximize their return on investment (ROI) from marketing campaigns. Fortunately, there is a powerful solution that can help businesses harness the power of word-of-mouth marketing and turn their customers into revenue-generating affiliates. Social Snowball Snowball…
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Figma: Design, Prototype, and Collaborate Across Enterprise
In the last few months, I’ve been helping to develop and integrate a highly customized WordPress instance for a client. It’s quite the balance of styling, extending WordPress through custom fields, custom post types, a design framework, a child theme, and custom plugins. The tricky part is that I’m working with simple mockups from a proprietary prototyping platform. While it’s…
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Bubble: Empowering Non-Technical Founders to Create Powerful No-Code Web Applications
Entrepreneurs and businesses constantly seek ways to streamline their operations and bring their ideas to life. However, developing web applications can be daunting, especially for those without extensive coding knowledge. This is where Bubble comes in. Bubble has helped over 1 million users build web apps without coding, and Bubble-powered apps have raised over $1 billion in venture funding. Bubble…
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Xant: Revolutionizing Sales Productivity with AI-Powered Playbooks
Organizations face numerous challenges when it comes to optimizing their sales processes, engaging prospects effectively, and ultimately driving revenue growth. Sales teams often struggle with managing lead follow-up, prioritizing activities, and ensuring consistent performance across the board. However, there is a solution that can help overcome these obstacles and propel sales teams to new heights of success. Xant (formerly InsideSales)…
