Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Celtra: Automate the Ad Creative Design Process
According to Forrester Consulting, on behalf of Celtra, 70% of marketers spend more time creating digital advertising content than they’d prefer. But respondents noted that automating creative production will have a major impact over the next five years on ad creative design, with the most impact on: The volume of ad campaigns (84%) Improving process/workflow efficiency (83%) Improving creative relevancy…
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Sinch Conversation API: One Simple API To Reach Customers Over Multiple Channels
In today’s mobile-first world, customers expect more accessible, personalized real-time communication with the brands they love and trust. One size fits all communications strategies are archaic; customers want to feel like a brand is speaking directly with them, not at them and the rest of their thousands-long contacts list. To gain a competitive edge and satisfy customers’ demands, businesses of…
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hCaptcha: An Intelligent, Private CAPTCHA Alternative To Google ReCAPTCHA
If you’ve been a long-time visitor, you’ve probably noticed the significant changes I’ve made to the site. My last theme was outdated and the company disappeared that supported it so I installed a new theme and have been iterating through migrating all of the customizations. Simultaneously, I’ve also been working on improving the site’s speed to improve the visitor experience…
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What Is A Statement Of Work (SOW)? How To Write A SOW… Including Sections
A solid relationship between a service provider, implementation consultant, or agency is critical to the success of any implementation, integration, or execution of your marketing strategies. While the vendor has expertise in the products or services they’re providing, the institutional knowledge of the client is just as important. While many companies work from a conversation to a proposal, to a…
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What Are The 4 Ps Of Marketing? Should We Update Them For Digital Marketing?
The 4Ps of marketing are a model for deciding the key elements of a marketing strategy, developed by E. Jerome McCarthy, a professor of marketing, in the 1960s. McCarthy introduced the model in his book, Basic Marketing: A Managerial Approach. McCarthy’s 4Ps model was intended to provide a framework for businesses to use when developing a marketing strategy. The model…
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How to Develop A Compelling Unique Value Proposition
One of the constant battles I struggle with companies is to stop thinking about what they do and start thinking about why people use their product or service. I’ll give you a quick example… day to day, you’ll find me recording and editing podcasts, writing integration code, implementing third-party solutions, and training my clients. Blah, blah, blah… that’s not why…
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What Are The Best Marketing Platforms?
Please stop asking this. I mean it. There is no best. Period. It’s a question that I’m asked over and over again by both marketers and industry professionals alike. It’s a question that can’t possibly be answered unless there’s a complete evaluation of the company that will use the platform. As a sourcing vendor for marketing technologies, we’ve performed due…
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Wishpond: Boost Engagement with These Smart Sweepstakes and Social Media Contest Tools
Creating momentum with your marketing can be a challenge—especially when your audience is distracted, your ads are expensive, and your email list has stalled. What if one campaign could spark excitement, attract new followers, and turn them into leads automatically? Sweepstakes are one of the most efficient and affordable ways to grow your audience, and when built correctly, they’re also…
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What is Virtual Reality?
Virtual reality deployment for marketing and e-commerce continues to rise. As with all emerging technologies, adoption gives way to the reduction in costs surrounding the deployment of the technology’s strategies and virtual reality is no different. Tools for developing virtual realities are The global market for virtual reality is experiencing rapid growth and is expected to reach $44.7 billion by…
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Boxward: How To Avoid The Junk Folder With Your Cold Outreach Emails
While email delivery has had some helpful improvements over the years to thwart spammers and enable good companies to communicate with prospects and customers, it’s still a ridiculous technology that requires good senders to jump through loops and still enables spammers to fake their way into the inbox. The single point of failure in email deliverability is this: The subscriber…
