Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Location-Based Marketing: Geo-Fencing and Beacons
While I was up at the IRCE in Chicago, I spoke with a company that described to me their platform that bridged online and offline customer interaction. Here’s an example: You walk into your favorite retail outlet. As soon as…
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Salesforce Marketing Cloud Preference Center: AMPScript and Cloud Page Example
True story… my career really took off over a decade ago when I started a position as an Integration Consultant for ExactTarget (now Salesforce Marketing Cloud). My job took me all over the world assisting companies in developing deep integrations…
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Why I Advise SaaS Companies Against Building Their Own CMS
A respected colleague called me from a marketing agency asking for some advice as she spoke to a business that was building out its own online platform. The organization was composed of highly talented developers and they were resistant to…
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Automate Building Of Your REST API, Admin Panel, and Postman Documentation
A great means of scaling any application online is to separate your user interface from the data layer using an Application Programming Interface (API). If you’re new to development, an API is a pretty simple concept. Just as you log…
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Enhance Your Google SERP Presence With These Rich Snippets
Companies spend a significant amount of time ensuring they’re ranking well in search and developing high-quality content and websites that drive conversions. However, a key strategy often overlooked is how they can improve their entry on a search engine results page…
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Cheetah Digital: How to Engage Customers In The Trust Economy
Consumers have built up a wall to protect themselves against bad actors, and have raised their standards for the brands they spend their money with. Consumers want to purchase from brands who not only demonstrate social responsibility, but who also…
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3 Strategies for Email Marketing Sequences That Increase Conversion Rates
If your inbound marketing were described as a funnel, I’d describe your email marketing as a container to capture the leads that fall through. Many people will visit your site and even engage with you, but perhaps it’s not time…
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Digital Marketer Training
The writing was on the wall in the digital marketing industry as the pandemic spread, lockdowns struck, and the economy took a turn. I wrote on LinkedIn in those early days that marketers needed to turn off Netflix and prepare…
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How to Block Search Engines from Indexing WordPress
It seems every second client we have has a WordPress site or blog. We do a ton of custom development and design on WordPress – everything from building plugins for companies to developing a video workflow application using Amazon cloud…
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Animaker: Do-It-Yourself Animation Studio, Marketing Video Editor, and Video Ad Builder
Animated and live video are a must for every organization. Videos are highly engaging, have the ability to explain difficult concepts concisely and provide an experience that’s both visual and audible. While video is an incredible medium, it’s often insurmountable…
