Partners Articles
Articles on Martech Zone from my partners for providing sales and marketing technology products, solutions, and services.
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MessageGears: Mobilize Your Retail Enterprise Customer Data for Scalable Cross-Channel Marketing
Enterprise organizations have invested significant time, resources, and effort into consolidating their customer data into unified repositories such as data lakes, data warehouses, and Customer Data Platforms (CDPs). This monumental undertaking aims to create a comprehensive, 360-degree view of each customer, bringing together information from various touchpoints and interactions across the organization. The benefits of such data unification are immense.…
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Envato: Why I Pay For WordPress Themes From The ThemeForest Marketplace
Several years ago, I built a site for some friends to help their new business get off the ground. I licensed an industry-specific WordPress theme from Envato’s marketplace, ThemeForest, because they had a tight budget and needed to get up and running quickly. Years later, they called me up and said there was a problem with the site when their…
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The Future Is Here: Unlocking the Full Potential of Predictive Insights in 2024
Predictive insights represent a paradigm shift in how businesses approach customer engagement and decision-making. At its core, predictive insights leverage data, statistical algorithms, and machine learning techniques to identify the likelihood of future outcomes based on historical data and ensure the data is actionable for predictive marketing strategies. This approach enables organizations to move beyond reactive strategies and anticipate customer…
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Signage: How To Design Effective Signs That Drive More Traffic To Your Business
As marketers, we are often fascinated and driven to the most intelligent or innovative solutions, ignoring obvious solutions that have been proven effective for hundreds of years. Signage is one of those strategies. The above sign is one of my favorites and was in front of my favorite pizzeria in central Indiana. It’s a great, family-owned small business that’s incredibly…
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Google Vertex AI: Your AI Powerhouse for Every Business Need
In a recent article, I explained why I left the agency business behind and accepted a CMO position at a retail AI platform, OpenINSIGHTS. In full disclosure, the company is a Google partner and has designed and engineered a platform in the retail DTC industry that’s exceeding everyone’s expectations… especially Google’s. Google’s Multifaceted Approach To AI Regarding AI, Google isn’t…
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AI: Why I Walked Away From My Agency After 15 Years
This week, I left the agency world behind to join a company started by colleagues I highly respect in the Software as a Service industry. I’ll explain why, but first, I’d like to give some background on my career. You can skip this section, but it shines a light that may help you navigate your career. I enlisted as an…
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Jobber: Commercial and Residential Service Estimates, Quotes, Scheduling, Invoicing, and Payments
My consulting firm has managed the marketing and integrations for several commercial and residential service companies. They all have one thing in common: the seamless experience they provide customers and the quality of the job they commit to is core to their business growth and success. In other words, when commercial and residential businesses make it easy to work with…
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What Is A Fractional CMO? Why Every Company Should Consider Hiring Them (And How To)
My most gratifying work has been providing fractional CMO services to multiple companies. As a consultant, my expertise and experience were underestimated. My ability to drive the innovation and execution of a company’s marketing strategies was hampered since I wasn’t (technically) a leader within the organization. A fractional Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) is a marketing executive who works part-time or…
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Why Small Businesses and High-Growth Startups Should Delay Hiring Their First Marketing Employee and Partner With A Marketing as a Service (MaaS) Provider
As startups and small businesses scale and succeed, they face a pivotal decision: Should they hire an in-house marketing employee or partner with a traditional marketing agency? While having a dedicated staff member to spearhead awareness, lead generation, upsells, and retention might seem appealing, it often falls short of expectations. Partnering with an agency may provide some relief by building…
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VideoPeel: Remotely Capture, Manage, and Promote Customer Testimonial Videos for Social Proof
When it comes to ordering products and services online, I’m a huge fan. Not a week goes by that I’m not getting some package delivered, and my recycle bin is often overflowing with shipment boxes. I appreciate that I can pick up my mobile phone, open an app, and get the needed products in days or even hours. The downside…