Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
Three Pillars of Search Engine Optimization
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has changed over the years but many professionals haven’t kept up. I still attend events where speakers talk about outdated techniques and provide business owners with wrong information. We don’t just spout off on SEO, we have been leaders in this industry for many years. We’ve also achieved incredible ranking for our clients… resulting in more…
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Email is Dead? Don’t Tell that to Jenni & Janneane
Every once in a while you hear the mumblings… email is dead. Typically it’s mumblings from folks that are inbox-challenged and never properly monetized their email efforts. Email is far from dead… and the proof is businesses like Indy Spectator. Indy Spectator is solely an email-based company. They employ talented writers to tell niche stories about the goings-on in Indianapolis.…
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Analytics & Testing
Ready, Fire, Aim
This evening was a great night spent with some very well-known sales, marketing and branding experts. We were invited to a very nice restaurant in a private room. The purpose of the meeting was to help a colleague who wanted to take his business to the next level… or a few levels beyond where it is now. There was a…
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Analytics & Testing
The Value of Visitor Actions
We measure a lot with analytics, but we don’t often put a value on each of the actions a visitor takes when they connect with us online. It’s important that companies pay attention to more than visits and conversions… there are a ton of interactions in between and after that provide value. In the above chart I have two axis……
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Marketing Books
There’s No Better Compliment Than This For An Author of a Dummies Guide!
We’ve had many folks send us photos of Corporate Blogging for Dummies, but I’m not sure we’ll get a better one than this! Valerie Strohl is a consultant and national public speaker who works with companies to improve their relationships with those with disabilities. We met when I led a regional workshop for the National Speaker’s Association. Valerie has gone…
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Marketing Books
UnMarketing: Navigating Social Media Marketing with Adoption, Momentum, and Expansion
Scott Stratten’s unique approach to marketing is vividly captured in his influential work, aptly titled The Unbook. This piece breaks from conventional marketing wisdom, adopting a refreshingly conversational tone that makes the complex marketing world accessible and enjoyable. From the first footnote, Stratten ensures readers are not just informed but entertained, making it a compelling read for anyone interested in…
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Content Marketing
Social Media Lead Scoring and Qualification
I’ve been trying to catch up with my friends at Right On Interactive for a few months now… there have been murmurs all around the industry that their most recent platform enhancements are amazing. Andy Skirvin stopped the the office and walked through the platform and it absolutely blew me away. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been…
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B2B: Videos are Influencing Purchasing Decisions
Video has been touted quite a bit with consumer marketing, but the real opportunity might be with business-to-business (B2B) marketing. In a recent study released by Eccolo Media, multimedia topped the collateral list as the fastest growing mediums that decision-makers and influencers are utilizing to make purchasing decisions. As we found in every past survey, the most frequently consumed types…
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Content Marketing
Speaking Your Audience’s Language
It’s only fitting that I write a post about communication sitting in a conference room in France. Last night we had dinner scheduled for 8 PM with a company at Le Procope, the oldest restaurant in Paris (est 1686). We were excited – this restaurant had patrons like Danton, Voltaire, John Paul Jones, Benjamin Franklin, and Thomas Jefferson. We’ve been…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
The Real Reason to Hire a Social Media Guru
Over the last decade, I’ve worked tirelessly to build an online following, authority, and eventually a thriving business. Now, I’m faced with people who wish to hire my services so I can help them do the same. At times it’s a great company with incredible talent and I’m able to deliver. Sometimes that’s not the case and I provide a…
