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- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Respect My Authority
A couple of years ago, I stopped looking for fans and followers. I don’t mean to say I didn’t want to continue gaining a following. I mean that I stopped looking. I stopped being politically correct online. I stopped avoiding conflict. I stopped holding back when I had a strong opinion. I started being true to my beliefs and focusing…
- Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Papa Johns: Better Ingredients. Better Pizza. Better Social Strategy.
Papa Johns has distinguished itself in the quick-service pizza industry through a dynamic and engaging X presence, surpassing competitors like Domino’s, Pizza Hut, and Little Caesars. By leveraging humor, transparency, and strategic customer engagement, Papa Johns creates a relatable and authentic brand voice that resonates with X users, resulting in viral moments that amplify its reach. This article explores why…
- Email Marketing & Automation
Our Best Performing Email Opt-In Strategy Ever
My marketing podcast colleague, Erin Sparks, loves to give me a hard time about our opt-in strategy on Martech Zone. Before discussing what we’ve tested and what’s worked, I should explain the importance of email. If you were looking at an online publication as a machine, capturing email addresses is – by far – the most efficient way of returning relevant…
- Content Marketing
It’s Time to Raise Your RSS Feed From the Dead
Contrary to popular belief, feeds are still roaming the face of the internet… or at least the underworld of it. Content syndication may be being consumed by applications and websites more than people using a feed reader… but the opportunity to ensure your content is distributed and looks great across devices is still a plus for content strategies. I was…
- Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
CPQ and 3D Visualization as a Sales Tool: Bringing Customization, Speed, and Precision to B2B Manufacturing
Manufacturing is both complex and competitive. Sales teams are facing unprecedented pressure to deliver faster quotes, handle growing product complexity, and meet increasingly personalized customer expectations. Configure, Price, Quote (CPQ) software has emerged as a transformative solution, connecting sales, engineering, and production in a way that ensures speed, accuracy, and scalability. For manufacturers, CPQ is not just a sales tool.…
- Content Marketing
Beyond Traditional CMS: Exploring Modern Alternatives for Content Management
Managing content efficiently is crucial for businesses of all sizes in the ever-evolving digital landscape. Content Management Systems (CMS) like WordPress and Drupal have been the backbone of website development and content delivery for years. However, as technology advances and businesses demand more flexibility, alternative solutions have emerged, many of which challenge the traditional CMS model. This article explores a…
- Artificial Intelligence
Beauty Matching Engine: Personalized AI Recommendations That Drive Online Beauty Sales
No one could have realized the apocalyptic effect COVID-19 would have on our daily lives, the economy, and retail, with the closure of many leading high street stores. It’s made brands, retailers, and consumers rethink the future of retailing. Beauty Matches Engine Beauty Matches Engine (BME) is a solution for beauty-specific retailers, e-tailers, supermarkets, hairdressers, and brands. BME is an…
- Sales and Marketing Training
From Harmony to Innovation: The Surprising Impact of Consensus in Marketing
Tomorrow, I’m meeting with my leadership team to reach a consensus on our next campaign strategy focused on attendees at a national retail marketing event. I would have groaned early in my career if I was asked to facilitate such a meeting. As a young, spirited, and talented individual, I wanted to be provided the freedom and accountability to make…
- Analytics & Testing
Hootsuite: How to Add Google Analytics 4 UTM Campaign Tracking To Your Social Media Posts
Utilizing UTM parameters for your distributed social media links is essential for effective digital marketing. They provide a robust framework for tracking the effectiveness of your social media campaigns in Google Analytics (GA4) by allowing you to see precisely how much web traffic is derived from specific links shared across your platforms. This information is crucial for evaluating the performance…
- Analytics & Testing
Microsoft Clarity: Free Heatmaps and Session Recordings for Website Optimization
As we designed and developed a custom Shopify theme for a fashion customer, we wanted to ensure that we designed an elegant and simple e-commerce site that didn’t confuse or overwhelm their customers. One example of our design testing was a more information block that had additional details about the products. If we published the section in the default region,…
