Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
- Sales and Marketing Training
The Six Stages of the B2B Buyer’s Journey
Over recent years, many articles have been written on buyer journeys and how businesses must transform to accommodate digital changes in buyer behavior. The phases that a buyer walks through are critical to your overall sales and marketing strategy, ensuring that you provide information to prospects or customers where and when they’re looking for it. How Digital Changed Everything The…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Five Strategies for Brands To Increase Social Media Engagement on X
Success on X (formerly Twitter) heavily depends on your ability to generate meaningful engagement. The platform’s algorithm favors updates that spark conversations, mentions, and interactions. This comprehensive guide explores five proven strategies to enhance your X marketing strategy and drive brand engagement, focusing on leveraging the power of user mentions to amplify your reach. X Algorithm If you’d like to…
- Content Marketing
WordPress Plugin: Create a Simple Daily Theme Backup
Over the last few months, I’ve been working hard to improve the performance of my WordPress child theme. Periodically, I’d introduce an issue in my child theme as I optimized it, and I needed to revert to an older copy of the code I’d updated in my theme. However, the daily backups on my host are over a gigabyte, so it…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
- 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…
