Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
- Analytics & Testing
Semrush: Research, Plan, Write, and Analyze Your Content For Improved Search Engine Visibility
There’s not a single client that we work on that we’re not continuously working to optimize their content marketing as part of their overall digital marketing strategy. At its core, content provides the breadcrumbs that lead the prospect to do business with you. While engaging content requires a ton of creativity to differentiate itself, it also should be based on…
- Content Marketing
String Locator: How To Locate Code In A WordPress Theme or Plugin
The theme Martech Zone is using is no longer supported and the developers have disappeared, so I’ve been managing development myself. It’s been quite a challenge but the theme was pretty well-developed so I’ve been able to make a ton of customizations as well as retire some of the features that I’d never be using. Most recently, my host offered…
- Content Marketing
Strikingly: Build A Personal Website, Small Business Site, or Online Store in Minutes
There are many people in the digital marketing industry that promote content management or e-commerce platforms simply because they have experience in deploying them. I’m definitely not knocking those agencies, designers, or consultants for executing what they do well and with the tools, they have experience with. However, I do wish more folks with expertise in developing a digital presence…
- Content Marketing
Formidable: Build Forms, Calculators, Surveys, Payment Forms, Event Registrations, And More For WordPress
At Martech Zone and with our agency, we’ve deployed a WordPress Form Plugin that’s easy to use and has extensive integration capabilities. While we’ve used the plugin for over a decade, we’ve noticed that it is quite bloated with script and styling… to the point that it’s adversely impacting our site’s performance. Four stylesheets and two javascript files are loaded…
- Customer Data Platforms
Snov.io: A Complete Platform For Email Prospecting And Cold Outreach
There’s not a day that goes by that I do not receive an email about a product, service, or other company interested in somehow doing business with mine. It’s a strategy that clearly works – or else companies wouldn’t invest heavily in prospect data, tracking systems, and sales teams to reach out to prospective customers. While it may be classified…
- Customer Data Platforms
LinkedCamp: Leverage B2B Sales Automation To Prospect On LinkedIn
If you haven’t followed Martech Zone on LinkedIn, I will encourage you to. We’ve expanded to sharing our posts on our LinkedIn company page so that people can follow and discuss them in a professional environment. LinkedIn continues to dominate as the primary network and connection tool I utilize daily to connect with customers, prospects, employees, job candidates, and partners.…
- Sales and Marketing Training
Digital Transformation: Old Marketer vs. New Marketer
As I researched the Alterian site, I found this excellent diagram on their customer engagement page. The diagram effectively portrays how marketing has changed. It truly makes it clear as to whether or not your marketing has evolved. The strategies and tools marketers employ have dramatically transformed over the years. Technological advancements and data analytics have driven the shift from…
- E-commerce and Retail
Fastr Publicator: Unleash Interactive Digital Publications and Revolutionize Your PDF Catalogs
Staying ahead of the competition requires innovation and adaptability. One key aspect of this adaptation is how businesses present their products and services to customers. Traditional print materials are becoming obsolete, and the need for dynamic, interactive digital publications is more critical than ever. Enter Fastr Publicator, the premiere catalog solution that transforms static PDFs into engaging, shoppable, and fully…
- Analytics & Testing
Checklist: A Comprehensive List Of 40+ Steps To Successfully Launch A New Website, Online Store, or Do A Site Refresh
Whether I’m launching a website on a new domain or relaunching a client website, there are a number of steps that I take to ensure that the site is properly launched and fully accessible to users and search engines. I will mention some examples of plugins or applications in the following article, but this is not a platform-specific article. This…
- Customer Data Platforms
Understanding Address Parsing, Standardization, and Delivery Verification APIs
A key offering that many of our clients appreciate is our trackable direct mail. With a dynamic QR code, we can identify every direct mail recipient that uses their smartphone to open a call-to-action… from dialing a phone number or scheduling an appointment. We can even push an event record for the specific recipient to their customer relationship management system……
