Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
- Content Marketing
Viral Marketing Isn’t About the Viral Formula: It’s About the Human One
For years, marketers have sought to unlock the secrets of virality. They study patterns, examine algorithmic triggers, and reverse-engineer breakout campaigns in hopes of finding the elusive formula that guarantees millions of views. But according to creative veteran David Murdico, this approach is fundamentally flawed—not because it lacks rigor, but because it overlooks the most essential ingredient: the human factor.…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
You’re Not Getting Speaking Gigs Because of Your Online Presence
During my presentation on Saturday to the National Speakers Association, I shared a presentation and supporting data for the speakers to understand why a content and social strategy were key to their own efforts in building authority and finding speaking opportunities. It’s an incredible group to speak to since they provide me as much value in feedback with my speaking…
- Marketing Infographics
How to Build and Track Your Instagram Promotion or Campaign
We’re preparing for our second annual Music + Technology Festival and Instagram is one of the places we’re promoting the event. I don’t believe we do as good a job on Instagram as we could be doing, though, so I was glad to see the folks at ShortStack publish this infographic on how to build and measure the response of…
- Marketing Books
Hug Your Haters? Maybe It Should Be Love Your Lovers!
Hug Your Haters by Jay Baer is a groundbreaking book that offers a fresh and practical approach to dealing with customer complaints in the digital age. Jay argues that businesses need to embrace complaints as an opportunity to improve their products, services, and customer experience. Jay provides compelling statistics and real-world examples to show that ignoring complaints can have a…
- Marketing Infographics
How Will You Measure the Mobile Search Algorithm Impact?
We posted about the steps necessary to avoid a dramatic loss of search traffic via mobile search on Google coming a week from now. Our friends at gShift have been closely watching the changes and published a very in-depth post on the expected impact of the algorithm changes. To gauge marketer sentiment and gather opinions on this significant change, gShift…
- Content Marketing
5 Tips For Designing A High-Impact Business Brochure
In today’s digital age, printed leaflets might seem like a marketing relic from the past. However, when designed and written effectively, leaflets can be a powerful tool for grabbing attention, communicating key information, and motivating readers to take action. Studies have shown that physical media like leaflets can create stronger emotional connections and are more memorable than digital content. When…
- Content Marketing
Keep This Handy: The 10 New Rules of Crisis Communication
Our agency is located in Indiana and when the powers-that-be in the state passed their version of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), a crisis ensued. It wasn’t simply a government crisis. Since it impacted the business sector, it became a crisis for all of us doing business within the state. Especially when some some business leaders outside the state…
- Content Marketing
MockupsJar: Stock Mockups for Mobile and Desktop
There truly is a marketplace for anything – especially in the marketing technology world. I’m a firm believer in saving time and not doing anything that’s labor intensive twice. MockupsJar is one of those services. Rather than hiring a photographer and having them take photos of your application or site on a smartphone, desktop or in the browser – why…
- Analytics & Testing
7 Reasons Your Content Fails to Resonate With Millennials
There are sometimes when I read specific findings on demographic or geographic groups that I groan a little. I’m not saying that this report that NewsCred isn’t important for marketers to keep in mind, but I do believe that we often tend to generalize with data and sometimes come to conclusions that aren’t accurate. I often ask someone, would you…
- Sales and Marketing Training
Unlocking the Power of Metaphor in Business Communication
In the noisy, fast-moving world of modern business, the ability to capture attention, build understanding, and drive action is more valuable than ever. Yet many marketers, salespeople, and leaders still struggle to connect with their audiences in ways that stick. One tool—often overlooked but immensely powerful—is the metaphor. A metaphor is more than a clever turn of phrase. It is…
