Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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The Real Divide in Transformation: Can’t vs. Won’t
Every leader, every team, and every company eventually confronts the same invisible line: the difference between can’t and won’t . On the surface, both words describe something not being done. But beneath them lies the full story of whether a…
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Bunny Shield: Stop Attacks in Their Tracks With This Bunny CDN Upgrade
If you’ve ever watched your website get pummeled by traffic from overseas bots, you know the helpless feeling that comes with it. For many publishers, an unexpected surge in requests isn’t growth... It’s an attack. At Martech Zone , we…
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Curating Your Network: Why Selective Connections Drive Real Relationships and Results
There was a time when I connected with everyone. If someone sent a request, I’d accept it. My reasoning was simple... networking was about being open. The more people in your network, the greater your reach. But over the years,…
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Using Data Visualization to Identify Bottlenecks and Waste Across Business Operations
Every business talks about optimization, but you can’t improve what you can’t see. Companies today collect tons of data from ERPs , CRMs , IoT sensors, and other sources. Yet many struggle to interpret this information in a way that…
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Build an Answer Library: Transform Curiosity into Reach, Trust, and Revenue
Across every social platform, including LinkedIn , Reddit , YouTube , and Facebook , the content that stops me mid-scroll isn’t branding or storytelling. It’s answers . Direct, confident, and genuinely helpful responses to questions real people are asking in…
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Understanding WordPress Autoupdates and How to Host Your Own or Disable Them
WordPress has evolved into an incredibly self-sustaining ecosystem, and one of its most important modern features is automatic updates . These updates can keep your site secure and current without requiring manual intervention. Still, they also introduce risks for developers…
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The Software Industry at 25: Smarter, Faster, and More Fragile Than Ever
Yesterday’s AWS outage, which slowed or stopped nearly a third of the internet for hours, was a reminder of a truth we don’t like to admit: the modern software industry isn’t built on resilience. It’s built on trust... trust that…
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JobCopilot: Get 10X More Interviews With AI-Powered Job Applications
Across marketing, PR , social media, and sales, thousands of professionals are facing a sobering reality: fewer openings, more competition, and an overwhelming number of application platforms to manage. The rise of AI and automation has played a dramatic role…
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Trackdesk: Scale Beyond Sales With Smarter Affiliate Growth
Most marketing executives face the same problem: scaling revenue faster than they can scale people. Traditional sales teams are powerful relationship builders, but they’re expensive, hard to multiply, and often limited by territory or workload. In the SaaS world, this…
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Facetune: Transform Your LinkedIn & Social Media Profile Photos and Selfies
Your first impression often happens before you say a word. Whether you’re building a personal brand on LinkedIn, representing your company on social media, or presenting yourself in virtual meetings, a professional-quality photo has become a digital handshake. Yet most…
