Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
- Analytics & Testing
UsabilityHub: Give and Get Some Design or Usability Feedback
We got to attend the Go Inbound Marketing conference held regionally by Element Three. It was a fantastic event with an incredible line-up of inspiring and educational speakers. One of the speakers was Oli Gardner, a co-founder of Unbounce who packed together one heck of a presentation on the importance and impact of testing. We’ll share some of the presentation…
- Content Marketing
9 Composition Tips for Taking Incredible Photographs
This may be one of the finest collections of photography tips that I’ve ever discovered online. Truth be told, I’m a terrible photographer. That doesn’t mean I don’t have good taste. I’m always amazed at the incredible art that’s produced through our friend Paul D’Andrea – a well-known photographer and good friend here in Indianapolis. We call on him to…
- Marketing Infographics
Responsive Design and the Mobile Search Tipping Point
One of the reasons why we pulled the trigger on getting our site up on a new mobile-optimized theme wasn’t just all the noise that Google and professionals were making in the SEO space. We were seeing it for ourselves in the observations of our clients’ sites. On our clients with responsive sites, we could see a substantial growth in…
- Event Marketing
How to Market and Promote Your Next Online Event
We’ve written before about how to utilize social media to market your next event and even some specifics on how to use Twitter to promote an event. We’ve even shared a blueprint for event marketing. This infographic provides some fantastic detail on utilizing email, mobile, search, and social to promote and market your events. Getting people to attend your event…
- Content Marketing
Everything You Will Ever Need to Know About “Best Times”
If I never share another best time infographic, I’ll be happy that this is the last. And I really hope that you share it as well. I absolutely groan every time I see a best time to infographic. Best time to Tweet. Best time to update on Facebook. Best time to send an email. Best time to update LinkedIn. Best…
- Content Marketing
When Should You Be Redesigning Your Logo?
The team from Clear Designs have published this beautiful infographic with some thoughts around what you need to know about logo redesign, reasons why you should redesign, some do’s and don’ts of redesign, some logo redesign mistakes, and some feedback from industry experts. Three Four Reasons to Redesign Your Logo Company Merger – mergers, acquisitions, or company spin-offs will often…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
They’re Wrong… You’re Not Tweeting Enough
A few years ago, I would have advised people against tweeting too much. In fact, it was a key reason why people unfollowed you on Twitter. Fast forward a few years and Twitter has gone from a few chirps per hour to a deafening roar of autoposts, fake accounts, spammers, and information at a velocity that simply can’t be digested…
- Marketing & Sales Videos
Automate Testing and Optimization of Your Mobile App with Applause
Test Automation from Applause is a full service offering that ensures your mobile and web apps are behaving consistently from one build to the next. I often tell people that if you design or develop anything and ask for feedback, you’re really going to get unnecessary feedback that’s not qualitative nor quantitative. Asking someone for feedback is a lot like…
- Content Marketing
Big Brands have a Problem, Pear Has a Solution
Whether it’s beer, food or service, more and more people are finding the quality products and services they need locally. With food alone, it’s estimated that big brands have lost over $18 billion in sales to local farms and restaurants. Aside from quality issues, consumers also want to feel like the dollars they are spending are making a bigger difference…
- Marketing Infographics
Sales and Marketing: The Original Game of Thrones
This is a great infographic from the Pardot team on organizations where sales and marketing struggle to align themselves. As a marketing consultant, we’ve struggled with sales-driven organizations as well. One key issue is that sales-driven organizations often apply the same expectations they have for their sales team to the marketing team. We get hired by sales-driven organizations because they…
