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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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,…
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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…
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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…
