Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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What is Content Marketing? The Strategies Driving Results in 2025
Even though we’ve been writing about content marketing for over a decade, I think it’s essential that we address basic questions for both marketing students and validate the information provided to experienced marketers. Content marketing is a broad term that encompasses a wide range of activities. The term content marketing itself has become the norm in the digital age… I…
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Treasure Data: From CDP to Intelligent Data Platform
In an industry where buzzwords often precede results, Treasure Data stands out for not only keeping up with the demands of modern enterprises but actively reimagining the landscape of Customer Data Platforms (CDPs). While many platforms tout generative AI (GenAI) features or batch personalization capabilities, Treasure Data is pioneering what CMO Mark Tack calls the intelligent customer data platform —…
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Adobe Stock: Powerful AI-Enhanced Features That Creators Can’t Ignore in 2025
Content creators today face relentless demands, including tighter deadlines, multi-platform campaigns, and an ever-growing expectation for originality. Finding the right visual assets quickly and customizing them effortlessly can mean the difference between delivering on time and falling behind. Adobe Stock Adobe Stock has long been a trusted resource for high-quality, royalty-free assets. But in 2025, it has set itself apart…
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Semrush Backlink Analytics: How To Find and Restore Rankings and Authority With Lost Content
While every website evolves, those changes often leave behind unintended damage, especially regarding SEO. Martech Zone has undergone several transitions, including domain changes, migrations to new hosting, and theme changes. These improvements helped modernize the site and improve performance, but they also introduced risk: broken links, missing content, and forgotten pages. This is particularly costly because many of these outdated…
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Love & Marriage… Agency Style: 10 Types of Clients You Should Break Up With
In the world of marketing agencies, client relationships are a lot like marriages. Some are built on trust, respect, and mutual growth. Others… well, they belong on a sitcom. Let’s face it — not every client relationship is meant to last forever. Some of them are downright toxic. You’re not alone if you’ve ever found yourself questioning your career choices…
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Mastering YouTube Growth: A Deep Dive into The YouTube Formula
YouTube continues to stand as a pivotal platform for content creators and businesses aiming to expand their reach and revenue. The YouTube Formula: How Anyone Can Unlock the Algorithm to Drive Views, Build an Audience, and Grow Revenue is a comprehensive guide to navigating this dynamic environment. The YouTube Algorithm Author Derrel Eves is a seasoned YouTube strategist with over…
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Zencastr: Effortless Podcasting and Video Creation for Modern Creators
Creating high-quality audio and video content shouldn’t feel like assembling a complicated tech stack. Yet for many podcasters, video creators, and interviewers, juggling multiple tools, managing remote guests, and editing content consumes more time than the creative process itself. In a competitive content landscape, creators need solutions that allow them to focus on storytelling, not troubleshooting. Zencastr Zencastr is a…
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Write Better Without GenAI: 10 Tools to Sharpen Your Content Writing Skills
Writing well has never been harder — or more valuable. In a world increasingly saturated with generative AI (GenAI) content, much of what fills search results and social feeds today feels oddly familiar. AI tools excel at providing the most likely response: safe, common, popular phrasing drawn from billions of examples. But uniqueness, creativity, and voice — the attributes that…
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What is a Brand?
If I were to admit one thing after decades in marketing, it was honestly that I vastly underestimated the impact of a brand across marketing efforts. While that may sound like a ridiculous statement, it’s because the nuance of crafting a brand or the incredible effort in adjusting the perception of a brand is far more difficult than I ever…
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25 Tips for Driving Relevant Traffic to Your Trade Show Booth
Trade shows remain one of the most powerful marketing opportunities for companies to connect directly with prospects, partners, and customers. Attending a trade show is rarely a casual endeavor — companies that send representatives often do so with clear intent and a defined budget. Travel, lodging, registration fees, and the cost of time out of the office add up quickly.…
