Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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What is the Net Promoter Score (NPS) System?
Last week, I traveled to Florida (I do this every quarter or so) and for the first time I listened to a book on Audible on the way down. I selected The Ultimate Question 2.0: How Net Promoter Companies Thrive in a Customer-Driven World after a dialogue with some marketing professionals online. The Net Promoter Score (NPS) system is based…
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SQU IQ: Sync Inventory and Reporting Between Your POS and E-commerce Platforms
Over the last few years, there’s no doubt that the need for an online store is critical to retailers being able to meet consumer demands, compete effectively, and grow their sales beyond their retail locations. A critical challenge for this industry is that the modern point-of-sale (POS) systems that retailers invested in were built for retail sales – not for…
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Spam Laws: A Comparison of US, UK, CA, DE, and AU
As the global economy becomes a reality, treaties are being signed that ensure that each country respects the laws of another and may even be able to take punitive action against companies that violate those laws. One area of focus for any company that’s sending emails internationally is understanding the nuances of each country as it refers to email and…
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Shopify: How To Program Dynamic Theme Titles and Meta Descriptions for SEO using Liquid
If you’ve been reading my articles over the last few months, you’ll notice that I’ve been sharing a lot more about ecommerce, especially with regard to Shopify. My firm has been building out a highly customized and integrated Shopify Plus site for a client. Rather than spending months and tens of thousands of dollars on building a theme from scratch,…
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PLANOLY: Meeting The Planning Needs of Social Video Managers
Many organizations are shifting gears to take a video-first approach to social content. Why? Video generates 1200% more shares than image-based and text-based content. WordStream – 75 Staggering Video Marketing Statistics This change may be lucrative for some, but others might struggle with algorithm updates, as well as staying on top of trends in a fast-paced environment, and organizing and…
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Voucherify: Unlocking Smarter Promotions and Scalable Loyalty API-Driven Solutions
Marketing teams face constant pressure to drive engagement, retain customers, and grow revenue. But traditional promotional tools often fall short, leading to inefficiencies, wasted budgets, and lackluster results. The solution? A robust, API-first platform that offers flexibility, scalability, and control to help you maximize ROI. Voucherify Voucherify is the leading API-first promotion and loyalty engine designed to empower global enterprises…
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How To Automate Emailing Your WordPress Posts With Jetpack Subscribe To Site
If you were an email subscriber for my publication, you may have noticed that we discontinued the newsletter. My partner on that is UpRipple and Adam is actually doing a ton of refactoring of the platform and integrating some other tools with it, including a CRM. The beauty of my newsletter was that I didn’t actually have to build anything…
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Google Analytics: Why You Should Review And How To Modify Your Acquisition Channel Definitions
We’re assisting a Shopify Plus client where you can buy leisurewear online. Our engagement is to assist them in the migration of their domain and optimization of their site to drive more growth through organic search channels. We’re also educating their team on SEO and helping them to set up Semrush (we are a certified partner). They had a default…
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How To Hyperlink Phone Number To Call Or Text In A HTML Anchor Tag
At work, we often sit down to a laptop or a desktop to view our corporate websites on a large screen… but if you take a look at the mobile visits to your website, you may be startled that the majority of visitors are arriving via mobile device. If you start to break down your traffic by referral source, you’ll…
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Placeit: Build Your Product Mockup With The Largest Photo and Video Library Online For Digital Mockups
Not every marketing department can afford a photoshoot of users holding a mobile phone with their app or at a desk navigating their SaaS platform. The answer, of course, is to download a mockup and then superimpose a screenshot from your mobile or desktop app on top of it. If you’re not a seasoned Photoshop designer, mocking up a beautiful…
