Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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DirectIQ: Boost Guest Returns with Smarter Email Marketing
Email marketing isn’t just about sending messages—it’s about creating lasting relationships. For businesses in the family entertainment and adventure space, this means getting parents to rebook parties, encouraging teens to bring friends the following weekend, and attracting fitness fans to…
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Why Inline SVG Logos Are a Smart Choice for Your Corporate Website
Logos are the cornerstone of brand identity on a website, and how they’re implemented can have a significant impact on both performance and usability. Among the many image formats available, SVG (Scalable Vector Graphics) offers unique advantages, especially when embedded…
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Rethinking Influence in the Age of Connection
The influencer marketing industry continues to struggle with a fundamental flaw: the over-reliance on vanity metrics. Since the early days of social media, I’ve voiced concerns that most influencer platforms don’t truly measure influence. They measure audience size, reach, or…
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The State of Tumblr in 2025: Who Should Still Pay Attention and Why It Might Be Worth the Effort
Tumblr, once a cultural juggernaut of internet creativity, has weathered more ups and downs than most social platforms. As of 2025, it remains very much alive, with an estimated 135 million monthly active users and over 600 million blogs—but its…
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Podium: Supercharge Customer Conversations with AI That Closes the Deal
For small businesses and service-based enterprises, capturing leads is only half the battle—responding quickly and converting those leads into real revenue is where many fall short. When customers expect replies within minutes (not hours) and want interactions that feel personal,…
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Persuva: Create Winning Dropshipping Pages in Under 5 Minutes
For dropshippers, the clock is always ticking. You discover a promising product, run ads, and hope your page converts—only to end up burning through your budget. Building optimized pages manually takes hours, and hiring a designer or copywriter? That’s expensive…
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Pro Rank Tracker: Dominate SEO with Unmatched Rank Tracking Accuracy
Frustrated by vague keyword reports and unreliable ranking data? For SEO professionals, agencies, and website owners, staying ahead of search engine algorithms requires precision, consistency, and transparency. Yet too many tools offer inflated promises and fall short when it comes…
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Inside Google’s Ranking Algorithms: Insights from the DOJ Antitrust Case
You know those moments when you Google something simple—like What temperature should chicken be cooked to?—and instead of getting a direct answer, you’re dropped into a 1,500-word article that includes a history of poultry, the risks of salmonella, and a…
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Contentsquare: Unlock Customer Experience Wins with Agentic AI-Powered Insight
Your customers expect more than just functionality—they expect fluid, frictionless digital journeys that feel personalized and intuitive. But when journeys break down, the consequences are immediate: disengagement, abandonment, and churn. And with data scattered across platforms, understanding what’s really happening…
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Salestrail: The Mobile App for Salespeople to Produce More Calls with Less Administration
Salespeople don’t need more tools—they need fewer that work better. Between constant follow-ups, messy CRMs, and calls slipping through the cracks, the last thing they want is to switch how they use their phones. That’s where Salestrail shines. Salestrail is…
