Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
- Content Marketing
My Blog is Better Than 99.86% of All Other Blogs!
Today, I read a great post on Blog Burnout from a colleague. It got me wondering where all this blogging stuff is getting me. I am not thinking of ending my blogging; no chance of that! I love it too much (and I mean too much!). Unfortunately, I may not be that good – it depends on how you view…
- Content Marketing
Understanding Tag Clouds: Enhancing User Experience and Content Strategy
Tag clouds are a visually appealing and effective way to display the most frequently used tags or keywords on a website. They provide a quick overview of the site’s main topics, making it easier for visitors to navigate and find content that interests them. Moreover, tag clouds are a valuable tool for website editors to ensure their content stays on…
- Marketing Books
Gapingvoid: The Long Tail? Or The Short Tail and the Pile of Bodies…
My friend and colleague Hugh MacLeod has emerged as a true innovator, transforming simple business cards into canvases that convey powerful business and cultural insights. His venture, gapingvoid, bridges art with corporate strategy, offering a fresh perspective on workplace motivation, leadership, and change. Hugh’s art, characterized by its humor and sharp critique of corporate life, has a unique way of…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
The Power of Exceptional Customer Service: Building Reputation and Driving Business Growth
Businesses often focus heavily on sales, marketing strategies, viral content, and online presence to attract customers. However, one fundamental aspect that can significantly impact a company’s reputation and success is often overlooked: simple customer service. This article explores how great customer service can make or break your online reputation and provides insights on leveraging it to drive business growth. The…
- Sales and Marketing Training
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 multiple models. The ability to identify outlying data and either ignore it or focus on it, and the ability to scale these…
- Marketing Books
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 by surprise. Had I read more about the book, I would have noticed that the material is a compilation of his…
- Content Marketing
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 the argument, as are a ton of other bloggers. You should read Mr. Carr’s full post before reading what I say.…
- Marketing Books
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! Not bad for a first showing! Most of us had fully read Naked Conversations, some were part way through it, and…
- Marketing Books
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 is a very large organization it tends to repeatedly come back and remind you. Unless you actually leave the city,…
- Content Marketing
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, so sometimes, even my family gets mad that I’m not responding. But it is what I’m good at. I like…
