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Analytics & Testing
Usersnap: Elevate Your Product By Collecting Actionable User Feedback
Understanding your users’ needs can make or break a product’s success. Often, user feedback is fragmented, difficult to track, and overwhelming. Product managers, developers, and marketing teams struggle to gather precise insights that lead to impactful decisions. The challenge lies in collecting feedback and doing so efficiently and in a way that genuinely drives growth. Usersnap Usersnap is a user…
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E-commerce and Retail
5 Signs You’re Outgrowing Your MySQL Database
The data management landscape is complex and quickly evolving. Nothing emphasizes this evolution more than the emergence of ‘super apps’ — or applications that process millions of user interactions per second. Factor in Big Data and the cloud, and it becomes clear that e-commerce merchants need a new generation of databases that can perform better and scale faster. Any online…
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Content Marketing
When Should You Consider A New Content Management System?
A decade ago, 100% of our clients utilized WordPress as their content management system. Years later and that number has dropped to less than half. There are some very valid reasons why our prospective and current clients have moved away from their CMS and migrated to another. Note: This article is focused on businesses that are not primarily online stores.…
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Content Marketing
SpeakPipe: Put Voicemail on your Website
If your business doesn’t have the resources to man the phones and respond to every request that comes through your site, you may want to just install a voicemail application like SpeakPipe on your site. Rather than live chat or contact forms, SpeakPipe allows your visitor to record a message using their one-button recorder! SpeakPipe has several options that range…
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E-commerce and Retail
Mobile Experience and Its Impact on Trends
Smartphone ownership isn’t just on the rise, for many individuals it’s their entire means of connecting to the Internet. That connectivity is an opportunity for e-commerce sites and retail outlets, but only if your visitor’s mobile experience is superior to your competitors. Around the world, more and more people are making the jump to smartphone ownership. Learn how this move…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
MetroFax: The Cost-Effective Alternative to Traditional Faxing
True story: The first successful marketing campaign I ever executed was a fax campaign! My friend launched a business doing parking lot repair and striping, and fax machines reigned supreme at the time. I purchased my first PC, which had a built-in fax modem. So, I called all the property management companies in the phone book and requested their fax…
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Sales and Marketing Training
From Science Fiction to Reality: How Close Are We to Minority Report-Style AR and VR Interactions?
The film Minority Report was released in 2002 with a story set in the year 2054. The movie’s futuristic depiction of technology captivated audiences, particularly its gesture-controlled computer interfaces. Now, over two decades since the film’s release, we find ourselves asking: how close are we to achieving that level of immersive, intuitive interaction in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality…
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Content Marketing
How to Let Your Pizza… er… Product Sell Itself Online
A good friend of mine, James, owns Brozinni Pizzeria. I’m not going to mess around – it’s honestly the best New York style pizza in Indy. James has helped us out quite a bit, bringing his amazing Indianapolis pizza truck to a fundraiser last year and catering an upcoming event this week we’re having. In return, we set out to…
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Email Marketing & Automation
Redesigning E-mail: 6 Features That Need Re-Thinking
Depending on who you ask, e-mail has been around for between 30 and 40 years. Its value is obvious, with applications spanning across both social and professional aspects of life. What’s also apparent, however, is how outdated e-mail technology really is. In many ways, e-mail is being retrofitted to remain relevant to the growing needs of today’s users. But how…
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Content Marketing
The Shifting Landscape of Digital Marketing: Websites vs. Social Platforms
As a marketing technology specialist, I’ve closely observed the evolving dynamics between websites and social platforms. Understanding these changes is crucial to effectively adapting our strategies and maintaining a strong online presence. Let’s dive into some key aspects of this shifting landscape. The Symbiotic Relationship Between Websites and Social Platforms While online activity increasingly gravitates towards social platforms, it’s essential…
