Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Stop Forwarding That Crap To Me
You have to love “Weird Al”. He hit an amazing chord with this song… I have several friends and family that somehow believe they’re duty on the Internet is to forward everything… without checking it for virii, without checking its validity on Snopes, or without wondering whether I’m too busy to view the 42 attached images of the rescued [insert…
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The Top 11 Features of Windows 8
While my home and office are totally equipped with Macs, I can’t say that I’m unimpressed with Windows 8. I know that sales have been soft, but I believe it was a courageous evolution in the Windows history, an advancement in usability, and a beautiful operating system. Microsoft is a worthy adversary… they still own the business OS market, they…
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The Flash Drive Business Card
If you’ve read this blog for a while, you know I’m a sucker for technology… and business cards. When I meet someone and they hand me a card, I’m terribly judgmental. Yesterday, I met with Rob Bacallao from Sharp Staffing and he handed me this beauty: 1.webp” width=”640″ height=”480″ /> The Wafer flash drive business card from Flashbay is pretty cool…
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Should You Optimize Content for Wide Screens?
I’d love a user experience expert to chime in on this post. I’ve been watching as more and more technology sites are maximizing the viewport (the viewable region of your device) and I’m not really that impressed. I don’t believe that, if you have more resolution that you need to use that resolution. Here’s a breakdown of the top resolutions…
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Develop Your Social Resume
In our industry, a social resume is a requirement. If you’re a candidate looking for a job in social media, you better have a great network and online presence. If you’re a candidate looking for a job in search engine optimization, I better be able to find you in search results. If you’re a candidate looking for a content marketing…
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How to Leverage Facebook Conversion Tracking
Conversion tracking is a key component of any website’s analytics implementation. Off-the-shelf analytics can not identify whether or not a visitor actually converted. For some websites, a conversion is when a whitepaper is downloaded, for some it’s an email subscription, and for e-commerce sites it’s an actual purchase that’s made on the site. Some conversions happen offsite when a prospect…
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Pirate Metrics: Actionable Analytics for Subscriptions
We live in times where it’s getting easier and easier to develop your own solutions. So much of the traditional tools on the Internet were built in a different era – where SEO, content marketing, social media, ajax, etc. didn’t even exist. But we still keep using the tools, letting visits, pageviews, bounces and exits cloud our judgment not knowing…
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Social Gifting and Wish Lists
One trend in e-commerce that’s arriving is the ability to collaboratively purchase gifts. While we do it with charity raises, now you can get together with friends and raise money to purchase a more expensive gift for a friend. It’s a great idea and one that will drive larger purchases online. Countmein is such an application: A whopping $244 bucks,…
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Manage Multiple Instances of WordPress with ManageWP
We’ve literally signed 3 more WordPress clients in the last week and the demand continues to grow. As we continue to manage and monitor our clients’ sites, it’s time that we started looking for a system to help make it much more efficient. ManageWP is an all-inclusive WordPress management console that gives users full power and complete control in managing…
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This Fat Guy Loves Coca-Cola Marketing
I’m beyond fat… in fact, I need to lose the weight of an average man to get back to just being fat. I’d love to blame it on my thyroid, my genetics, my work, my stress level… something. The fact is, though, that it’s pretty straightforward. When I eat right and exercise, I lose weight. When I don’t exercise or…
