Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Brandmentions: Reputation Monitoring, Sentiment Analysis, and Alerts for Search and Social Media Mentions
While most marketing tech platforms for reputation monitoring and sentiment analysis are focus purely on social media, Brandmentions is a comprehensive source for monitoring any or all mentions of your brand online. Any digital property that’s linked to your site or mentioned your brand, product, hashtag, or employee name… is monitored and tracked. And the Brandmentions platform provides alerts, tracking,…
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Content Marketing
Poptin: Smart Popups, Embedded Forms, and Autoresponders
If you’re looking to generate more leads, sales, or subscriptions from the visitors entering your site, there’s no doubt about the effectiveness of popups. It’s not as simple as automatically interrupting your visitors, though. Popups should be intelligently timed based on visitor behavior to provide as seamless an experience as possible. Poptin: Your Popup Platform Poptin is a simple and…
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E-commerce and Retail
Scent Marketing: Statistics, Olfactory Science, And The Industry
Each time that I get home from a busy day, especially if I’ve spent a lot of time on the road, the first thing I do is light a candle. One of my favorites is a sea salt driftwood candle called Calm. A few minutes after lighting it, I’m feeling pretty good and… I’m calm. The Science of Scent The…
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Content Marketing
Tip: How to Find Similar Vector Images In Your Stock Photo Site With Google Image Search
Organizations often utilize vector files that are licensed and available through stock photo sites. The challenge comes when they want to update other collateral within an organization to match the styling and branding associated with previously released iconography or symbols. At times, this could be due to turnover as well… sometimes new designers or agency resources take over content and…
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Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
SlickText: What Are The Features And Integration Capabilities Of An SMS Marketing Platform?
Most businesses think about text messaging as just the ability to send a text message to a subscriber. However, SMS and MMS messaging have evolved over the years. Aside from basic compliance requirements, text message marketing platforms have evolved significantly with a plethora of engagement options, automation, segmentation, personalization, and integration capabilities. SlickText is a full-featured, feature-rich text messaging platform…
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Email Marketing & Automation
What’s the Best Time to Send Your Emails? Including Industry!
Email send times can significantly impact the open and click-through rates of the batch email campaigns your business is sending to subscribers. If you’re sending out millions of emails, send time optimization can change engagement by a couple of percent… which can easily translate to hundreds of thousands of dollars. Email service provider (ESP) platforms are getting far more sophisticated…
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Content Marketing
Why Your Company Should Be Implementing Live Chat
Live chat has become a powerful tool for businesses to engage with customers and provide efficient support. As more consumers embrace digital channels for sales and support, companies recognize the significant benefits of live chat. Boosting Sales and Conversions Live chat has a proven track record of driving business sales and conversions. Increased Online Sales: Live chat can increase online…
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Analytics & Testing
Ecommerce Statistics: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdowns on Retail and Online
The impact of the pandemic has definitely made both winners and losers this year. While small retailers were forced to close their doors, consumers worried about COVID-19 were driven to either order online or visit their local big-box retailer. The pandemic and associated government restrictions have disrupted the entire industry and we’ll most likely see the ripple effects for years…
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E-commerce and Retail
Omnify: An Online Reservation, Booking, and Payment Platform
If you’re a gym, studio, trainer, tutor, coach, or any other kind of business where you need to reserve time, take payments, manage customer reminders, and communicate offers to your customers, Omnify is a purpose built solution specific for your business needs… whether you’re location-based or an online business. Omnify Reservation System Accept Bookings, Payments & Manage Waitlists from web…
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Marketing & Sales Videos
Freshcaller: Virtual Phone System for Remote Sales Teams
While remote sales teams have grown in popularity with companies, the pandemic and lockdowns shifted the modern sales team to work from home. While the end of lockdowns may shift some to teams to move back to the office, I’m not sure the majority of companies will require that move. The unnecessary expense of a downtown sales office simply won’t…
