Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
- Marketing Infographics
The Facebook Power User
Today’s the day! Facebook will officially be a $100 billion property, skyrocketing the company to the top of the most valuable companies in the United States. Quite honestly, I wouldn’t buy a single share if I were in a position to. I may be naive, but I don’t think there are enough humans on the Earth to sustain growth enough…
- Content Marketing
Sitecore Brings Content Management to Printed Brochures
The marketing campaign production life cycle, starting with the conceptualization of an idea and extending through the development phase to the final report, data sheet, brochure, catalog, magazine or anything else is a tedious and time-consuming process. Sitecore, a market leader in online content management system software, has rolled out a new technology that has the potential to revolutionize this…
- Content Marketing
The Inbound Marketing Experts You Will Learn From Online
Colleague Dave Morse of Delta Faucet passed on a congratulations to me today for making a list of 18 Must-Know Inbound Marketing Experts in Marketo’s Whitepaper: Amplify Your Impact: How to Multiply the Effects of Your Inbound Marketing Program. What is an Inbound Marketing Expert? Inbound marketing refers to marketing activities that bring visitors in, rather than marketers having to…
- Marketing Infographics
Video: Local Search Strategies are Key for Large Brands
A recent post we did on 6 Keyword Misconceptions spoke to the misconception that national or international businesses should avoid local search. It’s not only a misconception, it’s a huge mistake. Developing an SEO strategy that ranks you regionally can be less competitive, require less resources, and increase your overall returns. And it doesn’t discount you ranking on non-geographic keywords…
- Marketing Infographics
Video: A Marketer’s Guide to Pinterest
I love infographics, so when I see a great video infographic I get even more geeked out. Pinterest continues to grow in the social sharing space thanks to its visual aesthetics, simple sharing and ease of use. We maintain a Marketing Infographics board there that’s quite popular and gets a lot of traffic back to our site. At times, Pinterest…
- Analytics & Testing
Context, Vision and Sharing Stupidity
As I drive down the highway, I think it’s nothing short of a miracle that I make it to work alive and (almost) on time. I think it’s nothing short of a miracle because when I’m not working with very smart people, I’m reading a lot of stupid crap on Twitter and Facebook… and watching a lot of stupid crap…
- Analytics & Testing
Big Data Brings Marketing Big Numbers
IBM has released an infographic developed from some released use case data. Today’s rapidly growing flood of big data represents immense opportunity for forward-thinking marketers. But to fully leverage the potential that exists within these massive streams of structured and unstructured data, organizations must quickly optimize ad delivery, evaluate campaign results, improve site selection and retarget ads. The infographic highlights…
- Content Marketing
The Gold Standard of Content Marketing
Newsreach has released both an infographic and accompanying whitepaper, The True Value of Content Marketing. Individual pieces of high quality content are capable of attracting and engaging web users, but on their own will not have the impact you want. Content Marketing requires an ongoing effort to produce fresh, relevant high-quality pieces. Many businesses face challenges in producing the volume…
- Analytics & Testing
Statdash: Build the Ultimate Dashboard
It seems like each day we’re having to add another tool to monitor some new metrics that provide feedback on our clients. Over time, we’ve collected a number of SaaS subscriptions that we’re logging in and out of on a daily basis. It’s so complex that we’ve sought out development resources – but it’s going to be costly to integrate…
- Marketing Infographics
How Small Businesses Use Social Media
It’s always interesting to note out other marketers are leveraging social media for their own benefit. Pagemodo has developed an infographic on How Marketers Are Using Social Media Successfully. The infographic is based on a recent survey and showcases the most common benefits of using social media. Including: How important is social media marketing for small businesses? What percentage of…
