Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
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Sales and Marketing Training
The Power of Single-Tasking: Boosting Productivity in a World of Distractions
It’s not uncommon to walk up to any professional’s desk nowadays and see them with multiple monitors open, a handful of applications, and a dozen browser windows… alongside their open phone on the desk. Today’s fast-paced, technology-driven world has forced many of us to multitask. However, studies have shown that multitasking can decrease productivity by up to 40%. Single-tasking, or…
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Customer Data Platforms
The Evolution of Data-Driven Marketing
Data-driven marketing is a strategic approach that leverages customer information and data analytics to optimize marketing efforts, personalize customer experiences, and drive business growth. Its effectiveness lies in the fact that people with similar characteristics, interests, and behaviors tend to respond similarly to marketing stimuli. By collecting and analyzing vast amounts of customer data, marketers can identify patterns and segments…
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Email Marketing & Automation
Mailtimer: Boost Your Email Conversions with Eye-Catching Countdown Timers
Marketers face the constant challenge of capturing their audience’s attention and driving conversions. With countless emails flooding inboxes daily, finding ways to stand out and encourage recipients to take action is crucial. Creating a sense of urgency for an email subscriber to take action effectively increases email click-through rates (CTR) and conversions (CR). And there’s no more effective element for…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
pdfFiller: The Ultimate AI-Powered PDF Editor for Streamlining Your Document Workflows
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of meeting with a leading commercial real estate company in the region. He’s a long-time friend and a great networker, so we try to meet every few months. He asked me to meet with his team to discuss advancements in AI and how his team could best put AI and generative AI (GenAI) to use.…
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Artificial Intelligence
Hour One: Streamline Your Content Production with Generative AI-Powered Avatar Videos
Businesses face numerous challenges when creating engaging and high-quality video content. From the need for professional videographers and expensive equipment to the time-consuming process of editing and localization, many organizations struggle to keep up with the growing demand for high-quality videos. GenAI video platforms are transforming the way companies approach content creation. Hour One Hour One is an all-in-one AI-powered…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
LinkTiger: The Costly Impact of Broken Links And How To Be Alerted Of Them
A well-functioning website is crucial for any business or organization. A seamless user experience is key to attracting and retaining visitors, and a critical part of that experience is ensuring that all links on your site work as intended. Broken links can wreak havoc on your website’s usability, reputation, and search engine rankings: The User Experience Nightmare: Imagine clicking on…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Peerlist: Connecting Top Design & Development Talent with Exciting Job Opportunities
As an entrepreneur, employer, and company owner, I used to find the LinkedIn platform amazing value. As a B2B social network, nothing came close to its reach and capabilities. In recent years, though, their push for growth and engagement has added a lot of noise to my profile, and my message requests are now 99% spam. While business people are…
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Email Marketing & Automation
Exclaimer: Transforming Email Signatures Into A Marketing Powerhouse
Exclaimer has revolutionized how businesses approach their marketing personalization efforts through the use of their email signatures. By harnessing the power of Exclaimer, businesses unlock a potent, yet underused marketing channel that marries the twin objectives of brand consistency and personalized customer engagement. Research shows that companies excelling at personalization generate 40 percent more revenue from those activities than average players. Let’s…
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Content Marketing
Mastering Cookie Settings in a Multi-Domain WordPress Setup
Properly configuring cookie settings is crucial for ensuring smooth functionality, security, and privacy compliance when running a WordPress website across multiple domains. In this article, we’ll explore why cookie settings are important in a multi-domain setup and how you can define them correctly in your WordPress configuration. Why Define Cookie Settings? Session Management: Cookies are vital in managing user sessions…
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Sales and Marketing Training
The 7 Habits of a Successful Web or Mobile Application Team
Creating a web or mobile application that achieves widespread adoption requires a strategic approach and adherence to key principles. For product managers, balancing the myriad factors that influence application development can be daunting. They must navigate a complex landscape that includes customer feedback, support issues, prospect needs, competitive pressures, innovation opportunities, and market fit. Simultaneously, they must work within the…
