Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Marketing Tools
Optimizing Security and Productivity in Marketing Teams: Best Practices in Password Management
One of the first tasks in taking over a new marketing position or managing a new client with your agency is getting control of the different marketing, advertising, social media, and content platforms. It can be frustrating when login and password credentials are lost, forgotten, or even left with an employee or contractor leaving the brand. I’m thankful that most…
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E-commerce and Retail
Billo: Boost Your E-Commerce Conversion Rates with Targeted User-Generated Videos
User-generated videos are social proof that builds consumer trust in your product or brand. Trust is a critical aspect of driving a visitor into a customer. Consumers who viewed user-generated videos had a 161% higher conversion rate than those who didn’t. Yotpo Data Labs The challenge of acquiring genuine, user-generated videos (UGC) for product promotion is significant. Traditional advertising methods often fall short in…
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Content Marketing
How I Reached 1 Million Page Views (Without Spending More Money)
Martech Zone is a project of passion for me that’s been publishing articles on how to research, learn, and discover sales and marketing technology for over 18 years! A decade ago, we dominated search and honestly didn’t have a lot of competition. Now, we have thousands of sites across the web where both companies and publishers are working to assist…
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E-commerce and Retail
Growave: The All-In-One Marketing Toolkit for Enhanced Shopify Engagement
Shopify store owners often face the challenge of piecing together various marketing solutions to cater to their customer’s diverse needs. From managing loyalty programs and rewards to handling wishlists, single sign-on (SSO), referral systems, tiered offerings, and user-generated content (UGC), the journey to creating a cohesive marketing strategy can be complex and fragmented. The primary challenge lies in integrating these…
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Content Marketing
Planable: Streamlining Content Workflows, Approvals, and Publishing for Marketing Teams
Content creation and management can often become cumbersome and have inefficiencies and miscommunications. This is particularly true for teams relying on traditional spreadsheets or basic task managers for content planning. Specifically, content teams have the following challenges: Time-Consuming Approvals: Getting content approved can be a lengthy, frustrating process, consuming significant work hours. Disjointed Communication: Teams often struggle with miscommunications and…
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Sales and Marketing Training
How To Write Your Marketing Plan for 2024
In preparing for the new year, companies should consider coordinating and planning various marketing plans to reach their target audience and achieve their business goals effectively. Each type of marketing plan has its unique focus and strategies. Marketing Plan Research To prepare for writing a marketing plan, incorporating the Agile Marketing Journey is essential. This journey consists of five stages:…
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Artificial Intelligence
Fotor: Edit, Enhance, and Create Beautiful Images Using AI And Other Easy Photo Editing Tools
Photo editing has become essential to visual storytelling, yet it often presents challenges. The process requires skill and the right tools, from adjusting lighting and color to removing unwanted elements. In the past, professional photo editing tools that accommodated any capability were expensive and had steep learning curves. Amidst these challenges, Fotor emerges as a comprehensive solution. Fotor: A Comprehensive…
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Marketing & Sales Videos
Shuffll: An AI-Driven Co-Pilot for Producing Your Marketing Videos
If you’ve been reading my articles on artificial intelligence, you’ve likely seen my excitement and optimism at deploying AI in everything we do in marketing. At this point in our industry, I don’t believe AI is a replacement for humans, especially generative AI (genAI). GenAI is basically a language prediction model, not necessarily creative or factual. GenAI generates text based…
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Artificial Intelligence
AI vs. AGI: And No… Artificial General Intelligence Is NOT Skynet!
The path from Artificial Intelligence (AI) to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) is filled with scientific, technical, and philosophical challenges, and it’s difficult to predict a precise timeline for its realization… but there’s little doubt that we’re getting closer with each iteration of the platforms under development. Amidst the enthusiasm for the transformative potential of AGI, there is also a notable…
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Marketing Tools
Osum: Enhance Your Business Strategy with Advanced AI Market Research Solutions
The significance of timely and insightful market research cannot be overstated. Traditional methods, often labor-intensive and outdated, can lead to lost opportunities and misguided decisions. Osum, a cutting-edge AI-driven platform, emerges as a solution, redefining how market research is conducted and utilized for strategic decision-making. Osum AI-Driven Market Research Osum offers a suite of tools designed to streamline and enhance…
