Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
How to Sell to Executives: A Comprehensive Guide
Selling to executives presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities. Senior leaders are tasked with steering their organizations through unprecedented change while maintaining growth and profitability. They understand their business challenges intimately but may not have the time or inclination to delve into technical details or implementation specifics. This creates a delicate balance for salespeople: they must demonstrate deep…
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E-commerce and Retail
Modern Shopping and The Amazon Effect: Understanding Webrooming and Showrooming
Retail has transformed as consumers increasingly blend their digital and physical shopping experiences. Two key behaviors have emerged: webrooming and showrooming. Understanding these patterns is crucial for retailers and e-commerce stores to optimize customer experience and maximize sales potential. Webrooming Webrooming occurs when consumers research products online before making an in-store purchase. They do this to physically examine products, avoid…
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Marketing Infographics
The Rise And Evolution of Smartwatches: Are They A Marketing Opportunity For Your Brand?
One of my favorite investments in improving my health was my Apple Watch Ultra 2. It has been an amazing device that has helped transform my habits by reminding me to get away from the desk, warning me that I’m in a loud environment, recording my workouts, and alerting me when important notifications are coming through. Months ago, I purchased…
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Marketing Tools
Miro: The Flexible Digital Whiteboard for In-Office and Remote Collaboration
If you previously relied on Google Jamboard for brainstorming, collaboration, and visual ideation, now is the time to transition to a more robust and flexible tool. Miro allowed you to migrate your Jamboard files seamlessly and enhances your workflow with advanced features designed for teams of all sizes. Miro Miro is more than just a whiteboarding tool; it’s a complete…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
The Social Media Marketer’s Daily, Weekly, and Monthly Task List
Managing a successful social media presence requires dedicated professionals who understand both the art and science of digital engagement. Social Media Managers, Digital Marketing Specialists, or, in larger organizations, entire social media teams typically handle this work. These professionals combine creative content creation, strategic thinking, and data analysis to build and maintain a brand’s online presence. In smaller organizations, a…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Beacons: Unite Your Social Links and Monetize Your Creator Content
The digital creator economy has evolved far beyond simple content creation. Creators are active across multiple platforms – Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Twitter, and more – but most social networks only allow one link in your bio. This limitation makes it challenging to share your full body of work, connect with your audience, and monetize your content effectively. Beacons Beacons is…
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Artificial Intelligence
Social Commerce in 2024: From Digital Promotion to a Unified Social Experience
Social commerce has transformed from a marketing buzzword into a powerful retail channel, fundamentally changing how people discover and purchase products online. As we look at the landscape in 2024, we see a maturing ecosystem that’s increasingly central to modern retail strategy. Understanding Social Commerce Social commerce represents more than selling on social media—it’s the complete integration of shopping experiences…
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Analytics & Testing
Matomo: The Privacy-First, Open Source Alternative to Google Analytics
Businesses struggle to balance powerful analytics capabilities with data privacy concerns. Many organizations find themselves caught between needing detailed visitor insights and maintaining compliance with data protection laws. Marketing teams need detailed insights into user behavior, while IT departments must ensure compliance with increasingly strict privacy regulations. Matomo Matomo is an open-source analytics platform that offers complete data ownership while…
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Analytics & Testing
Referrer SPAM List: How to Exclude Referral Spam from Google Analytics 4
Have you ever checked your Google Analytics (GA4) reports only to find some strange referrers in the reports? You go to their site, and there’s no mention of you, but there are a ton of other offers there. Guess what? Those people never actually referred traffic to your site. Ever. If you didn’t realize how Google Analytics works, a pixel is added…
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E-commerce and Retail
The Three Pillars of E-commerce Success: Discoverability, Findability, and Shopability
Online merchandising has evolved beyond traditional retail display techniques into a complex digital strategy. Today’s digital storefronts must master the art of presenting products in ways that engage customers across multiple touchpoints and devices. This involves sophisticated product presentation, intelligent categorization, search optimization, and a carefully crafted customer journey that guides visitors from discovery to purchase. Discoverability: The Gateway to…
