Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
- Marketing Infographics
DIY Infographic Production: A Step-by-Step Guide
Creating impactful infographics is a crucial skill in online marketing. With 200 million people on the FTC’s do-not-call list, diminishing email usage, and 78% of Internet users conducting product research online, infographics have become a go-to strategy for marketers looking to generate buzz, positive PR, and improve their online visibility. But what if you don’t have the budget to hire…
- Marketing Infographics
Mobile Marketing and Advertising
This infographic was put together by the folks at Microsoft Tag. Did you know that a third of Facebook’s users are accessing it via mobile? Or that 200 million YouTube videos are viewed via mobile? Or that, on average, we spend 2.7 hours a day on mobile devices… with 91% of the activity being social? In case you weren’t aware…
- Marketing Infographics
Small Business and Social Media
Postling is a small business social media application that allows businesses to publish to any of the popular social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, WordPress, Blogger, Tumblr, Facebook Photos, and YouTube. Postling provided this infographic – providing some insight into small businesses and their use of social media. It’s important to note that the data was pulled only from…
- Analytics & Testing
The History of Web and Social Analytics (Through 2011)
We love infographics… and if you haven’t noticed, we now have a category just for the Infographics. We love infographics so much that we’ve started to develop and design our own infographics and some for our partners and clients. This one was created for our client, Webtrends, and provides a social media and web analytics history. Here is a history…
- Marketing Infographics
Social Media Timing
Some very intriguing stats on social media timing from @danzarrela, put into a beautiful infographic by the folks at Kissmetrics. Utilizing techniques to schedule your social media engagement can maximize the exposure your content will get in social networks. Included are stats for Facebook and Twitter on what days and times are best to maximize the audience size and the…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Facebook: The Largest Marketplace on Earth
I can already hear the screams from the rafters… how dare you mix up dollars and cents with a social network. Those of you who have read my blog for a while understand that I’m not a Facebook fanboy. However, I’m slowly becoming more and more influenced by the incredible stats that Facebook continues to post… and advising my clients…
- Analytics & Testing
Who is Really Your Target Audience?
One of the fundamental misunderstandings about online media is identifying who your target audience is. Too many people focus in on whether or not their prospects are there. This week, we worked with one company who complained that his C-level prospects simply weren’t online. I’m not going to argue whether or not that’s true. But online media is composed of…
- Content Marketing
Copying Content is Not Okay
First my disclaimer: I am not an attorney. Since I am not an attorney, I’m going to write this post as an opinion. On LinkedIn, a conversation started with the following question: Is it legal to repost articles and other content that I find informative on my blog (of course giving credit to actual author) or should I speak with…
- Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
The Thunderbolt is Killing the iPhone
Walter Piecyk, BTIG Research analyst claims the HTC Thunderbolt is actually outselling the iPhone in 28% of Verizon stores. I know why. This month we’re kicking off some posts on mobile devices. Understanding the technology that is being adopted is important for marketers to understand. Mobile Internet growth is accelerating much faster than anyone had expected. One example: searches of…
- Marketing & Sales Videos
Social Media Equity and Return on Investment
Gary Vaynerchuck is fast becoming one social media evangelist that I always stop to listen to, follow, and agree with. Bryan Elliott recently interviewed Gary in a two part series that I would encourage every business-owner… from small to CEO… to listen to. One point in the interview struck me – and I’m not sure that there was enough emphasis…
