Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Why You Should Noindex Your RSS Feed for SEO
With search engine optimization (SEO), every decision about how your site is structured and indexed can impact your rankings. One often overlooked aspect of SEO is whether to allow search engines to index your RSS feed. While RSS feeds serve…
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Responsive Web Design (RWD): What It Is, Why It Matters, and How to Implement It
The internet has fundamentally changed the way we consume information, shop, and interact with brands. People access websites from a wide range of devices, including smartphones, tablets, laptops, desktops, televisions, and even smartwatches—devices of all shapes, sizes, and capabilities. The…
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6 Examples of How Businesses Were Able to Grow During the Pandemic
At the beginning of the pandemic, many companies cut their advertising and marketing budgets due to decreases in revenue. Some businesses thought that due to mass layoffs, customers would stop spending so advertising and marketing budgets were reduced. These companies…
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What is RSS? What’s a Feed? What Is Content Syndication?
While human beings can view HTML, in order for software platforms to consume content, it must be in a structured, readable format for programming languages. The format that’s the standard online is called a feed. When you publish your latest…
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Subbly: Launch Your Subscription Box Service With This E-commerce Platform
One huge rage that we’re seeing in e-commerce is subscription box offerings. Subscriber boxes are an intriguing offering… from meal kits, children’s education products, to dog treats… tens of millions of consumers sign up for subscription boxes. Convenience, personalization, novelty,…
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The 11 Elements Of An Epic Email Newsletter (And How To Get Each One Right)
Email newsletters still earn attention that other channels struggle to sustain because they feel direct, helpful, and easy to control. But attention is rented, not owned. You win it by designing for how people actually scan inboxes and read on…
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UserTesting: On-Demand Human Insights to Improve the Customer Experience
Modern marketing is all about the customer. In order to succeed in a customer-centric market, companies must focus on the experience; they must empathize with and listen to customer feedback to continually improve the experiences they create and deliver. Companies…
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How To Set Up Your PowerPoint Slide Show In A Single Window for Virtual Events
As companies continue to work from home, the number of virtual meetings has skyrocketed. I’m actually surprised at the number of meetings where the presenter has issues actually sharing a PowerPoint Presentation on screen. I’m also not omitting myself from…
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Navigating the Chaos: 12 Lessons Applied from Extreme Ownership to Marketing
Marketing today is more challenging than ever. With leaner teams, tighter budgets, and an ever-expanding ecosystem of channels, platforms, and technologies, executing consistently successful campaigns can feel like navigating a battlefield. The noise is louder, the pace is faster, and…
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Streak: Manage Your Sales Pipeline in Gmail With This Full-Featured CRM
Having established a great reputation and always working on my site, my speaking, my writing, my interviews, and my businesses… the number of responses and follow-ups I need to make often slips through the cracks. I have no doubt that…
