Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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It’s Not The Effort That Amazes People
As with much technology, developing artificial intelligence ( AI ) is far more advanced and intricate than end-users realize. It's not just utilizing a ton of computing power to target historical data to make predictions. It's testing and iterating through…
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It’s Not Their Fault. It’s Yours
I am again in the middle of a book binge, with four on my plate right now. I picked up Small is the New Big , by Seth Godin this weekend. I'm already enjoying it, although Mr. Godin took me…
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Getting Your Blog to the A-List
Now that I have you here don't be mad and leave. Listen to what I tell you. There's a flame going across the blogosphere right now on Nicholas Carr's Blog posting, The Great Unread . Shel Israel is in on…
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Indianapolis Marketing & Business Book Club
Today at lunch I met with quite a few colleagues to discuss Naked Conversations . We had a fantastic group of individuals representing many industries: legal, public relations, television, telecom, internet, email marketing, sports, entertainment, information technology, marketing, and publishing!…
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When Psychopaths go to Work
Many of my closest friends and colleagues know that I had a very terrible experience leaving an employer of mine a while ago. Some people may wonder why folks can't simply move on after something like that. When that employer…
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Why Do You Blog?
I like to seek and pass on information. I have throngs of family, friends, coworkers, and clients who ask for my opinion, and I love to give it to them. Unfortunately, I have more questions and more folks needing assistance,…
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Chasing The Tail: Harry Potter and The Long Tail
Saturday begins with my regular stop at the local bookstore. I happened to see the book If Harry Potter Ran General Electric. This isn't a review of the book (which I would recommend); it's an article about the utilization of…
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Godin: Intuition vs Analysis
Seth Godin asked a great question that is usually quite a point of contention for SaaS or technology companies and their product managers.... Do you go with Intuition or Analysis ? My personal view on this is that it's a…
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My Freakonomics: How To Save Your Personnel Budget By Increasing Wages
I just completed reading Freakonomics . It's been a while since I couldn't put down a business book. I purchased this book on Saturday night and started reading it on Sunday. I finished it a few minutes ago. It took…
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Jack Welch is Wrong
I'm so glad to finally see an article that questions the methods that Jack Welch evangelizes. I believe he's inconsiderate, mean-spirited, selfish, and greedy. He was only successful by making customers and employees suffer. He may alone be a winner,…
