Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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How to Let Customers Drive Your Next Campaign
A few weeks ago, we installed Ooma – a VOIP solution for a home or small business. It’s pretty amazing – even integrating Google Voice (which is our company phone number). Today, we received this email and I instantly loved…
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We’re Sliding Back to Eyeballs
If you belong to LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook, or YouTube, your user interface always includes recommendations for others to connect with or follow. I find this disturbing. I’m not excusing myself on this, either. I’m always looking to grow my online…
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Maybe You’re Just Not Good at This
Every once in a while you’re blessed by someone who takes the time to thank you after you do a speech. I joke with folks who tell me how great a session was by letting them know I’ve never been…
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The Death of the Agency of Record
The landscape is morphing for agencies. In the last week, I’ve been on no less than 5 sales calls where the prospect already had a service provider, were choosing a provider, or already had an agency. We were hired by…
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The Dangerous Lure of Avoiding the Social Web
1.webp” class=”alignright” align=”right” border=”0″ alt=”Jonathan Salem Baskin” />I was thinking about naming this post, Why Jonathan Salem Baskin is Wrong… but I actually agree with him on many points in his post, The Dangerous Lure of the Social Web. I…
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Blue Yeti: A Versatile, Affordable Microphone That’s Ideal for Conferences, Interviews, Streaming, and Podcasting
Online content creation has exploded in recent years, with conferences, streaming, and podcasting becoming increasingly popular mediums for communication and engagement. A critical element in ensuring high-quality audio output is a reliable microphone, and the Blue Yeti microphone has emerged…
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Innovation Without Utility Is Death for Startups
Tonight, I found myself in a passionate discussion with a mentor of mine. The topic was a company we both care about, but our perspectives on their direction diverged significantly. My concern centered on the company’s inability to deliver on…
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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…
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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.…
