Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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How Should Content Marketing Impact Your Selling?
When I first wrote the title for this post, I wrote How Does but I honestly don’t believe too many companies understand how each impacts the other so I changed it to How Should. We often see beautiful whitepapers and case studies produced by marketing departments that are branded flawlessly, worded perfectly, and positioned well. But then we get a…
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Twitter and Video, Like Peanut Butter and Jelly
Of course television is an established traditional medium, but when we add second screen behavior it seems to me that some social mediums are better than others. Between Facebook and Twitter, I see many more conversations happening within Facebook than on Twitter. But on Twitter, I see a lot more posts that may or may not illicit feedback. If I’m…
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How to Justify Responsive Email Design For Mobile Email Clients… and Where to Get Help
It’s pretty shocking that more people utilize their smartphones to read email than to make phone calls (insert sarcasm about connectivity here). Purchases of older phone models have dropped by 17% year over year, and 180% more business people are utilizing their smartphones to preview, filter, and read email than did a few years ago. The problem, though, is that…
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Notablist: Design Inspiration and Competitive Research for Email Marketers
Notablist markets themselves as the Email Newsletter Search Engine, having indexed over 5 million search email newsletters across over 400,000 Publishers. Tools like these are fantastic for designers who wish to get inspiration from key brands or digital marketers who want to see when their competitors are sending and what kind of newsletters and deals are being communicated. If you’re a…
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Here Are 4 Ways Social Media Impacts SEO
Can we please put this argument to rest? It seems to me that there are some professionals out there who are bad-mouthing social media without fully understanding the impact of it. Social is a promotion methodology that builds brand affinity and exposes you to a much wider audience. I don’t want to lump them all in, but it seems most…
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The #1 Question Search Engine Users Ask About Your Business
How? In 2014, out of all of the searches on Google, how was the #1 term used by search engine users. Every product or service sold across the Internet answers a How. The question is whether or not you’re the destination for the information they’re seeking. If you’re a sports drink, the how might be how to deal with cramps,…
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You Might Be Surprised Which B2B Referrals Are Closing
The sales machine at any B2B company has to be fine-tuned, well-oiled, and running full speed to truly make a difference to the bottom line. I believe that many companies suffer simply because they’re so dependent upon new business via cold calls, but their staff doesn’t have the right team in place to do the hard work to achieve success.…
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Why Infographics are an Absolute Must in Content Marketing
Last year was an banner year for our agency’s infographic program. I don’t think there’s a week going by that we don’t have a handful in production for our clients. Every time we see a lull in our client’s performance, we begin researching topics for their next infographic. (Contact us for a quote!) Many times we combine those strategies with…
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10 Ways to Increase Pageviews with Your Content Strategy
Good advice is timeless as is the information in this infographic. Diana Adams of BitRebels put together a list 10 Ways to Supercharge the Pageviews On Your Posts and NowSourcing turned it into a beautiful infographic. The advice is straightforward: Post good content frequently (yes, I know we’ve been off during the holidays). Make your posts shareable – we love…
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Does Facebook Compare to LinkedIn for Business Networking?
We live in an increasingly digital age. Richard Madison of the Brighton School of Business & Management created this infographic which explores the merits of using both Facebook and LinkedIn for Networking and for Marketing. Did you know that there are 1.35 billion users on Facebook, and while the network is often overlooked as a professional resource that there are…
