Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Angi Roofing’s Lack of Disclosure and Conflict Of Interest Should Draw Some Attention
Readers of my publication probably realize that we’ve helped multiple roofing companies build their online presence, grow their local search, and drive leads for their businesses. You may also remember that Angi (previously Angie’s List) was a key client for whom we assisted with their search engine optimization regionally. Back then, the focus of the business was driving consumers to…
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Expectations on Your Marketing Investment
We had two fantastic meetings yesterday, one with a client and one with prospects. Both conversations were around expectations on the return on marketing investment (ROI). The first company was largely an outbound sales organization and the second was a large organization largely dependent upon database marketing and direct mail response. Both organizations understood, down to the dollar, how their…
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How to Embed a PDF Reader In Your WordPress Site With Optional Downloader
A trend that’s continuing to grow with my clients is putting resources on their sites without forcing the prospect to register to download them. PDFs specifically – including white papers, sales sheets, case studies, use cases, guides, etc. As an example, our partners and prospects often request that we send them sales sheets to distribute the package offerings we have.…
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What is the Best Comparison Shopping Engine?
Comparison shopping engines (CSEs) are a valuable tool online because they help shoppers make informed decisions and refer enormous sales to their online stores. They’re also a critical tool for e-commerce stores, which can optimize prices and product listings to attract more buyers than their competitors. How Do E-commerce Marketers Use CSEs? Ecommerce marketers can strategically utilize CSEs to optimize…
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Pretargeting versus Retargeting
You may notice after you visit a specific site that you begin to see advertisements on another site about them more and more. It’s not a coincidence. Systems like Google Adwords utilize a third-party cookie that enables them to see when you visit an advertiser’s site and then follow you as you visit other sites with advertisements. Retargeting is quite…
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Jetpack: How To Record And View A Comprehensive Security & Activity Log For Your WordPress Site
There are quite a few security plugins available to monitor your WordPress instance. Most are focused on identifying users who have logged in and may have made changes to your site that could pose a security risk or configured a plugin or theme that may break it. Having an activity log is an ideal way to way to track these…
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How To Add Cards on YouTube to Increase Video Engagement with Viewers
As the world’s largest video-sharing platform, YouTube provides content creators with multiple tools to boost engagement and improve their reach. Among these is an efficient and engaging feature known as YouTube Cards. YouTube info cards are a versatile tool that lets you make your videos more interactive, offering the opportunity to feature a video, playlist, channel, or even an external…
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Whatagraph: Multi-Channel, Real-Time Data Monitoring & Reports For Agencies & Teams
While virtually every sales and martech platform have reporting interfaces, many quite robust, they fall short of providing any kind of comprehensive view of your digital marketing. As marketers, we do try to centralize reporting in Analytics, but even it is often exclusive to activity on your site rather than all of the different channels you are working in. And……
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The 3 Features in iOS 16 That Will Impact Retail and E-Commerce
Whenever Apple has a new release of iOS, there’s always huge fanfare amongst consumers on the experience improvements that they’ll achieve using an Apple iPhone or iPad. There is a significant impact on retail and e-commerce as well, though, that’s often understated in the thousands of articles written around the web. iPhones still dominate the United States market with 57.45%…
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Terminus: Closing More Deals with a Holistic Multi-Channel Account-Based Marketing (ABM) Approach
The most effective, smarter, and efficient marketing strategy is account-based marketing (ABM). Fueled by data-driven targeting and personalized multi-channel marketing strategies, ABM helps marketers increase conversions and grow revenue. Terminus ABM Platform What sets Terminus apart from other ABM platforms is how the platform proactively engages target accounts, enabling marketers to create more pipeline. Terminus truly offers a holistic approach…
