Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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You’re Underestimating Social Media
Roundpeg recently did a social media survey and put together a fantastic whitepaper on the results. As I read through the pages, one of the results really struck me. More than 70% of the business owners surveyed said social media generates 10% or less of their total business. In truth, I don’t believe these customers know how much of an…
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Analytics & Testing
SEOmoz Releases Mother of all SEO Apps
I’m a huge fan of Rand Fishkin and SEOmoz. Often I hear murmurs in the Search Engine Optimization industry about SEOmoz being right or being wrong… but I have yet to see a single organization amass as many resources, professionals, tools and tests with regard to SEO. Rand, himself, is another reason why I love SEOmoz. Recently, when I discovered…
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Marketing Books
Corporate Blogging for Dummies is Here!
We could not be more excited! This week, the first Corporate Blogging for Dummies copies were shipped to us. I can’t tell you the feeling of pride in opening the box and seeing our names in print on the front cover. Corporate Blogging for Dummies is over 400 pages of incredible information – not a stone was left unturned in…
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Marketing & Sales Videos
Reward with Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose
Rewards. At a couple of my last jobs, my bosses were always shocked that I didn’t care about monetary rewards. It’s not that I didn’t want the money, it’s that I wasn’t motivated by it. I’m still not. In fact, it was always a little insulting to me – that I would somehow work harder if I had a carrot…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
Our Secret to Search Engine Optimization
Here’s a typical example of the ranking stats for competitive keywords for one of our clients: Each line represents a keyword, and the Y-Axis is their ranking as recorded by Authority Labs. Less than 2 months in, and we’re about to get them on page 1. Within 6 months, we’ll really have some great rank for them. With over 20…
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Does Your Site Say “Keep Out”?
When I work with some SEO professionals, they’re push the highest search volumes or most competitive words. When I work with traditional media, they’re always pushing eye balls and reach. When I work with social media guys, they’re always measuring fans and followers. When I work with designers, they want to design for the smallest resolutions. I don’t listen to…
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Sales and Marketing Training
Greed, Fear, and Failed Entrepreneurs
The most significant difference I’ve observed in all the companies I work for on success versus failure is the ability of the entrepreneur or business to execute. It frustrates me to watch friends and fellow entrepreneurs not realize their success simply because they don’t execute. Fear and greed are the two things I see that stop entrepreneurs. Here are a…
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When is SEO Worth $100 Million?
To date, I’m not sure I’ve found a more detailed whitepaper on measuring the value of search engine optimization until reading this Whitepaper, How to Value SEO. There are some other sites that have developed similar whitepapers, but this is the first time I’ve seen it explained for someone with an MBA to fully understand. The document walks any reader,…
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The New Ultimate Secret How To Top 10 Guide
Titles are one of the most underestimated pieces of content on your blog or website. Every class that you ever took on writing told you that a great title summarizes the story. On the web, it’s not the same deal. I could have written this title as “Writing Post Titles”… no one would have clicked on it. One thing you’ll…
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The Winning Combo of Product, Choice, and Emotion
The Jellyvision Lab has put out an amazing little eBook on How to Present Product Choices. The ebook compares the behaviors of shoppers in supermarkets to those online and provides evidence that behaviors are similar. You might think that a supermarket is enormous, but Jellyvision reminds us that there’s an infinite amount of space on the web, and how you…
