Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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How Do Colors Impact Purchase Behavior?
The science of colors is fascinating, in my opinion. Great designers – whether they’re automotive, home decorators, graphic designers, or even user interface developers understand the complexity of colors and the importance of them. From the color palette selected to ensure that it provides harmony – to the actual colors utilized – has a significant impact on user behavior. Color…
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Corporate Blogging: The Infographic
It was great bumping into John Uhri of Red Bit Blue Bit at Blog Indiana, this year. John does a really cool thing – rather than writing typical notes during discussions; he draws creative informational graphics (an infographic). So, here’s a great infographic of Corporate Blogging for Dummies he did after reading through the book. Thanks, John! It’s great to…
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Is Your Marketing Illegal?
Attorney David Castor, an attorney firm specializing in startups and SaaS businesses, emailed me over the weekend with the news that the FTC has settled with its first victim of new disclosure laws. As part of the proposed settlement (PDF), PR firm Reverb Communications and owner Tracie Snitker must remove any iTunes reviews that were written by Reverb employees posing…
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Ghost Blogging: The Antithesis of Everything Social? Really?
Wow, this is quite a statement from Avinash on ghost blogging: If you don't have time to blog then don't. Ghost blogging is inauthentic & the antithesis of everything social. #dontbeafake cc @mitchjoel— Avinash Kaushik (@avinash) August 16, 2010 It’s always interesting when someone with as much authority as Mitch or Avinash throws out a rule like this. Not only…
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You’re Underestimating Social Media
1.webp” class=”alignright” align=”right”>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…
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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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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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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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Our Secret to Search Engine Optimization
Here’s a typical example of the ranking stats for competitive keywords for one of our clients: 1.webp” class=”s3-img” border=”0″ alt=”ranking.png” /> 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…
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Does Your Site Say “Keep Out”?
1.webp” class=”s3-img alignright” border=”0″ alt=”keep-out.jpg” align=”right” />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…
