Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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How to Treat Your Public Speakers
This is a post that I should have written over a year ago, but I was motivated to write it tonight after an event that I spoke at. Last year, I traveled out to Rapid City, South Dakota and spoke…
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How to Record Multiple Local Guests on Your Zoom H6 With a Remote Guest in Garageband
If you’re serious about podcasting, I encourage you to save up for a Zoom H6 Recorder. It’s a simple device that requires almost no training to use for recording. Add some Shure SM58 microphones, portable microphone stands, and you’ve got…
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Yes, There Are Still Great Blogs Out There To Discover… Here’s How to Search for Them
Blogs? Am I really writing about blogging? Well, yes. While the official umbrella term we now apply in the industry is content marketing, blogging continues to be the most common format that companies are utilizing to reach their perspective and…
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The Top Content Marketing Tips for Driving More Traffic and Engagement
This week I’m back in the office from speaking in Sioux Falls at the Concept ONE Expo. I did a keynote presentation on how companies could relaunch their digital marketing program to save time, save resources, improve the omni-channel digital…
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How to Make the Most of Your Desktop to Mobile Migration
In the rush to embrace mobile, it’s easy for businesses to neglect their desktop sites, but most conversions still happen via this method, so it is not advisable to disregard your desktop site completely. The best scenario is to have…
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What is Direct Response Copywriting? How to Write Copy that Converts
Direct response copywriting is a powerful marketing technique designed to elicit immediate action from the reader. Unlike general advertising, which aims to build brand awareness, direct response copy focuses on driving a specific, measurable response—whether purchasing, signing up for a…
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A Tiny Bit of Research Can Dramatically Impact Social Shares and Drive Sales
While many small businesses are abandoning Facebook, I’m always intrigued when I see something unexpected happen there for a client. Believe me, unless they’re paying to promote posts… I don’t set expectations too high. One of my clients is a…
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The Strategies That Are Killing Your Content Marketing #CONEX
Yesterday I shared how much I learned about building ABM strategies at CONEX, a conference in Toronto with Uberflip. Today, they pulled out all of the stops by bringing in every marketing superstar the industry had to offer – Jay…
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Boost Your Conversions by Combating These 5 Conversion Killers
If there’s one company online that gets to monitor and measure conversion rates across any variable, it’s the folks at Formstack! We’ve been friends, fans, and affiliates of the team for years, and it doesn’t hurt that they’re right here…
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The Most Common Misconception Marketing And PR Grads Have About Social Media
Over the last decade, I’ve hired interns and marketing graduates for my business. As a full-service marketing consultancy, we work on multichannel marketing for our clients, so I can place graduates where they best fit rather than just throwing them…
