Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Customer Data Platforms
The 4 Steps To Implement Or Cleanup CRM Data To Maximize Your Sales Performance
Companies that wish to improve their sales performance typically invest in implementing a customer relationship management (CRM) platform. We’ve discussed why companies implement a CRM, and companies often take the step… but the transformations frequently fail for a few reasons: Data: At times, companies opt for a data dump of their accounts and contacts into a CRM platform, but the…
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Customer Data Platforms
Hunter: How To Find A B2B Contact Email Address In Seconds
There are times when you really need to just get an email address to contact a colleague that you don’t have in your address book. I’m always surprised, for example, how many people have a LinkedIn account registered to a personal email address. We’re connected, so I look them up, drop them an email… and then never get a response.…
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Customer Data Platforms
Postaga: An Intelligent Outreach Campaign Platform Powered By AI
If your company is doing outreach, there’s no doubt that email is a critical medium to get it done. Whether it’s pitching an influencer or publication on a story, a podcaster for an interview, sales outreach, or attempting to write valued content for a site in order to attain a backlink. The process for outreach campaigns is: Identify your opportunities…
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Customer Data Platforms
The Rise of People-Based Marketing and Advertising
Marketing has evolved significantly from mass communication to highly targeted, personalized engagement. The rise of people-based marketing represents a new frontier where businesses can connect with their customers on a deeply personal level, delivering value through relevant, tailored messaging. In this article, we explore the evolution of marketing, the technologies enabling people-based strategies, and key takeaways for businesses looking to…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
Don’t Bet It All On An Organic Strategy
Had a great conversation with one of our clients over the weekend, who often checks in and asks for feedback regarding the site, analytics, and other questions regarding the inbound marketing strategy. I love that they’re engaged; many of our customers are not… but sometimes the effort it takes to respond and explain the reasons we’re doing takes away from…
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Advertising Technology
Movavi: A Video Editing Suite For Small Business To Produce Professional Videos
If you’ve never had the opportunity to edit video, you’re typically in for a steep learning curve. There’s basic software out there to trim, clip, and add transitions before uploading your video to YouTube or a social media site… and then there are enterprise platforms built for including animations, dazzling effects, and dealing with very long videos. Because of bandwidth…
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Customer Data Platforms
VideoAsk: Build Engaging, Interactive, Personal, Asynchronous Video Funnels
Last week I was filling out an influencer survey for a product that I thought was worth promoting and the survey that was requested was done via video. It was extremely engaging… On the left side of my screen, I was asked questions by a company representative… on the right side, I clicked and responded with my answer. My responses…
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E-commerce and Retail
Where To Order Custom Eco-Friendly, Sustainable Packaging For Your E-commerce Products
Rarely does a week go by that I’m not getting some kind of delivery to my home. I have a very busy life so the convenience of getting an Amazon Key delivery of items or groceries inside my garage is too hard to pass up. That said, I am quite conscious of the fact that there’s a lot of waste…
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Advertising Technology
Vendasta: Scale Your Digital Marketing Agency With This End-To-End White-Label Platform
Whether you’re a startup agency or a mature digital agency, scaling your agency can be quite the challenge. There are really only a few ways to scale a digital agency: Acquire New Customers – You have to invest in sales and marketing to reach new prospects, as well as hire the talent necessary to fulfill those engagements.Offer New Products and…
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Marketing Infographics
Buzz, Viral or Word of Mouth Marketing: What’s the difference?
Dave Balter, the founder of BzzAgent, defines the differences in Buzz, Viral, and Word of Mouth Marketing. Here are excerpts with Dave’s great definitions: What is Word of Mouth Marketing? Word of Mouth Marketing (WOMM) is the most powerful medium on the planet. It’s the actual sharing of an opinion about a product or service between two or more consumers.…
