Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Emphatic: Outsourced Social Media Done Well
Social media engagement can be a daunting task for a small company. While I'm active from a personal branding standpoint, we honestly haven't dedicated a solid strategy and resources to our corporate social media presence. That's changing as of today,…
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Share Your Favorite Marketing Books via Audible
It's been a while since I was an Audible subscriber but I recently started back up. Audible content includes more than 250,000 audio programs from leading audiobook publishers, broadcasters, entertainers, magazine and newspaper publishers, and business information providers. Audible is…
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What are the Key Requirements of the CAN-SPAM Act?
United States regulations covering commercial email messages were regulated in 2003 under the Federal Trade Commission's CAN-SPAM Act ( CAN-SPAM ). While it's been over a decade... I still open my inbox daily to an unsolicited email that has both…
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The Steep Benchmark Curve on Mobile App User Retention
Designing, deploying and maintaining a mobile application for your prospects or customers continues to be a significant investment for companies. The question is whether or not the strategy actually works. In the 7 years, we've consulted on and built one…
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How to Design Your Shopping Cart Abandonment Email Campaigns
There's no doubt designing and executing an effective shopping cart abandonment email campaign works. In fact, more than 10% of cart abandonment emails opened, are clicked. And the average order value of purchases through cart abandonment emails is 15% higher…
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Shakr: Create Your Own Business Videos Online Using Amazing Templates
I really am excited at the advancements in video over recent years. Every business has the opportunity to record video for their company, but it's not easy. Aside from the quality of the video, lighting and audio, there's the post…
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Integrate Shopify Seamlessly With Your WordPress Site
We've been setting up quite a few WooCommerce sites for clients... and it hasn't been easy. The WooCommerce interface is a bit clunky and additional features are mostly available through a plethora of plugins that require paid subscriptions... and more…
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Rethink Social Media’s Impact on Traffic and Commerce
We continue to educate businesses on the myth of attribution and the under-reported impact that social media has across marketing efforts. Because technology is lacking and it's difficult to attribute sales to social media does not mean that it doesn't…
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100 Years Later: The Kingdom of the Subscriber
This is an advertisement from May 1916 edition of Popular Mechanics from AT&T speaking to potential telephone subscribers. I often wonder how difficult it was to overcome the fear and trepidation such technology must have caused at the time. I…
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Multi-Tasking in Mobile Phones: From Flip Phones to Smartphones
The concept and capabilities of multitasking in mobile devices have undergone significant transformations from the era of flip phones to the modern smartphone. This journey reflects the advancements in technology, resources, and bandwidth to meet user needs. Let's dive into…