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Douglas Karr

Douglas Karr is a fractional Chief Marketing Officer specializing in SaaS and AI companies, where he helps scale marketing operations, drive demand generation, and implement AI-powered strategies. He is the founder and publisher of Martech Zone, a leading publication in marketing technology, and a trusted advisor to startups and enterprises alike. With a track record spanning more than $5 billion in MarTech acquisitions and investments, Douglas has led go-to-market strategy, brand positioning, and digital transformation initiatives for companies ranging from early-stage startups to global tech leaders like Dell, GoDaddy, Salesforce, Oracle, and Adobe. A published author of Corporate Blogging for Dummies and contributor to The Better Business Book, Douglas is also a recognized speaker, curriculum developer, and Forbes contributor. A U.S. Navy veteran, he combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution to help organizations achieve measurable growth.
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    Google Launches Google Tag Manager

    If you’ve ever worked on a client site and had to add conversion code from Adwords into a template but only when that template was displayed with certain criteria, you know the headaches of tagging pages! Tags are tiny bits of website code that can help provide useful insights, but they can also cause challenges. Too many tags can make…

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    Is Adobe SiteCatalyst Losing Steam?

    We’ve got a few clients on Adobe SiteCatalyst… but I’m not sure how many are really in love with the platform and how many plan on keeping it. SiteCatalyst, like other analytics platforms, limit the number of visits they’ll store data on – a huge disadvantage for anyone who is coughing up the big bucks for an enterprise system. And…

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    Ticksy: Simple, Inexpensive SaaS Customer Support

    In our interview with Formstack on Friday, we discussed how great apps continue to hit the market that offer inexpensive solutions that can grow with your business. As I was writing to a developer on an issue we had with his plugin, I logged into the ticketing system they had implemented, Ticksy. If you’re a growing business, this may be…

  • Public RelationsPunching Through Vocal Minorities and Online Echo Chambers

    Punching Through: Strategies to Assess and Respond to Vocal Minorities and the Echo Chamber Online

    The phenomenon of a vocal minority wielding disproportionate influence on public perception and business decisions has become increasingly prevalent. Often, these small groups can generate a level of noise that belies their actual size, leading businesses to make hasty or ill-informed decisions. This article explores strategies for businesses to punch through this negativity, stay firm in their strategies, and make…

  • E-commerce and RetailFlash Sales: Tips and Best Practices for Ecommerce

    Flash Sales: An Effective E-commerce Tool For Driving Significant Revenue

    What is a flash sale? A flash sale is a steeply discounted offer that has a quick expiration. E-commerce providers drive many more sales by offering daily flash sales on their sites. Consumers wind up returning daily to see what the deal is… purchasing more items more often. But do they work? Familiar brands with loyal customers can no longer…

  • Content MarketingZendesk SelfServicePreviewMed

    Improvements in Intelligent Self-Service

    If you’re like me, you despise dealing with customer service. It’s not that I don’t like the people – they do their best. But more often than not, I know more about the problem I’m running into than they do. I hate sitting on the phone on hold for 5 minutes, followed by a discussion for 15 minutes, followed by…

  • Content Marketingdevil angel

    Supporting Sponsorships without Selling Your Soul

    Without sponsorships, we wouldn’t have much of a blog. That means that you’re benefiting from our sponsors, too! With sponsorship funding, we’re able to continue to improve the design of the site, roll out mobile and tablet versions, have a robust podcast and continue working on new features – like revamping the email program and getting a new mobile application…

  • Email Marketing & Automationemail holiday schedule

    Planning Your Holiday Email Strategy

    Did you know that you’re under 100 days until Christmas? This holiday is rapidly approaching – and since marketers are already squeezed for time and resources, you best get an email marketing strategy together now so that you can capitalize on the season. Design, test, segmenting and scheduling your email strategy needs to be done today if you hope to…

  • Marketing & Sales Videosintegrated advertising

    Video: What is Integrated Advertising?

    We often provide evidence to our clients that multi-channel marketing is the ideal means of increasing results throughout all the channels, not just one. We’ve written about the advent of Social Television, but advertising models around traditional television are changing as well, incorporating applications, mobile technologies and social media. This is a great video from BBR/ Saatchi & Saatchi explaining…

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    Are You Investing in Promotional Items?

    Last weekend I was invited by the team at Site Strategics to be on their Edge of the Web radio show and to speak to some New Media Communication students who came down from IU Kokomo to speak with us. It was a fantastic event and the students were enthusiastic and asked a ton of questions – not just about…

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