Douglas Karr's Articles on Martech Zone
- Artificial Intelligence
7 Industries That Have Been Radically Transformed by Technology and the Internet
Over the past century, technological advancements have reshaped the business landscape, often rendering entire industries obsolete while creating new opportunities. With the convergence of cloud computing and the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), I believe we’re in the next industrial revolution. It won’t be long before your smartphone isn’t simply a gateway to information; your personal digital assistant will…
- Analytics & Testing
GroupSolver: Harnessing AI and NLP for Real-Time Quant-Qual Market Research
Quickly gathering and interpreting market research data to make informed decisions is critical for brands today. Traditional research methods can be time-consuming and expensive and often fail to capture the full context behind the numbers. To succeed in this competitive landscape, companies need a solution leveraging cutting-edge technology to deliver quantitative and qualitative insights efficiently. GroupSolver GroupSolver is an online…
- Content Marketing
Quark Publishing Platform: A Comprehensive AI-Powered Solution for Enterprise Content Lifecycle Management (ECLM)
Organizations face numerous challenges when it comes to managing their content. The sheer volume and velocity of content creation and the need for regionalization, compliance, and omnichannel distribution can quickly overwhelm even the most well-equipped teams. As the complexity of content ecosystems continues to grow, businesses seek solutions that can streamline their processes and help them stay ahead of the…
- Content Marketing
Lumavate: A Product Experience Management Platform for Exceptional Product Experiences
Product manufacturers face significant challenges when managing vast amounts of product data and delivering exceptional digital experiences to their customers. Scattered spreadsheets, disconnected systems, and reliance on IT resources often hinder productivity and lead to inconsistent product information across various touchpoints. This results in a disconnected customer experience and makes it difficult for manufacturers to showcase their products effectively and…
- Advertising Technology
Metadata.io: Automate Your B2B Pipeline Generation for ABM
B2B marketers constantly battle to drive quality leads and revenue while managing an ever-growing list of tasks and campaigns across multiple channels. The challenges can quickly become overwhelming, leading to burnout, human error, and suboptimal performance. Metadata.io Metadata.io is an innovative AI-powered marketing automation platform designed to streamline your workflows and maximize your marketing impact. With Metadata.io, you can bid…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Why A Social Media Hire Is Not Entry-Level
Social media has become an indispensable tool for businesses to connect with their audience, build brand awareness, and drive growth. However, managing social media effectively requires more than just posting content regularly. It demands a deep understanding of each platform’s unique characteristics, algorithms, and best practices. I’ve seen a dramatic increase in companies that have abandoned a robust social media…
- Advertising Technology
Take Advantage of Advertising Sign-Up Credits Over $3,000 To Bootstrap and Go-To-Market
Bootstrapping refers to starting and growing a business with little or no external funding. Entrepreneurs who bootstrap rely on their own personal savings, revenue generated by the business, or small loans from family and friends. This approach allows them to maintain more control over their company, but it also means they have to be resourceful and manage their finances carefully.…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Tagembed: Curate Your Social Media and Review Feeds And Publish Them On Your Website with Ease
Businesses and brands constantly seek ways to enhance their online presence and effectively engage with their target audience. Social media platforms have become essential to this endeavor, offering a direct channel for interaction, content sharing, and brand promotion. However, managing and curating content across multiple social media channels can be complex, often requiring significant time and resources. Tagembed Tagembed, a…
- Marketing Tools
Income Change Calculator: How I Learned to Code
Over 25 years ago, I shifted my career from an industrial electrician to an analyst. While I had already accumulated a ton of networking and PC experience and had to periodically program PLCs, I didn’t have any experience with modern development languages. Modern programming languages utilize new paradigms like object-oriented, procedural, or functional programming. They use text-based syntax with keywords,…
- Analytics & Testing
Google Analytics: Dynamically Appending UTM Query Strings to Outgoing Links
Adding UTM query string parameters to outgoing URLs can provide valuable insights when tracking marketing campaigns and referral traffic sources. However, relying on content authors to manually add these parameters is error-prone and often incomplete. A better approach is to dynamically append UTM parameters to external links using JavaScript after loading the page. jQuery: Append UTM Campaign Querystrings Here’s a…
