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Content Marketing
WordPress: Fight Registration Bot Spam On Your Site With hCaptcha
As with many WordPress sites, Martech Zone is open to anyone registering. I don’t want to shut down open registration, as I’ve welcomed hundreds of contributors and partners to the site. However, having an open registration form on the site has invited thousands (I’m not kidding) of bots to register accounts to publish malware and spam articles. A bot that…
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Customer Data Platforms
Why Every Business Needs a Data-Driven Culture
Imagine a pharma company that holds immense scientific expertise, years of market experience, and all the technical capabilities in the world to create effective drugs that save lives. All might work well enough, but such a company will inevitably run into problems such as disconnect from the patient needs, inefficient R&D processes, loss of operational agility, and much more all…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Thank You, Mr. Jobs
My obsession with Apple started when my friend Bill Dawson and his wife, Carla Ybarra-Dawson bought me an AppleTV. That was the beginning… now my kids have MacBook Pros and iPhones, and my office is filled with Cinema Displays, iPads, another AppleTV, an iMac, and a Mac Mini Server. I’ve also accumulated quite a collection of Apple devices (that still…
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Analytics & Testing
Engagement Is a Lie: Why Your Marketing Metrics Are Leading You Astray
If a guy talks to his girlfriend 83% more this month than last month, is he engaged? What if he left a few comments on her social media posts? Does that make him engaged? No. The definitions of engagement are clear: (1) A formal agreement to get married.(2) An arrangement to do something or go somewhere at a fixed time.…
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Advertising Technology
Publishers Are Letting AdTech Kill Their Advantages
The web is the most dynamic and inventive medium ever to exist. So, when it comes to digital advertising, creativity should be unbounded. A publisher should, in theory, be able to radically differentiate its media kit from other publishers to win direct sales and deliver unparalleled impact and performance to its partners. But they don’t — because they’ve been focused…
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E-commerce and Retail
The Future of Retail: Key Consumer Trends Reshaping Shopping
The latest insights from The Future Shopper 2024 Report, based on a global survey of 31,500 consumers across 20 countries, reveal a retail landscape in flux. Online shopping has matured, physical stores are regaining relevance, and consumer expectations continue to evolve in surprising ways. From the growing demand for seamless omnichannel experiences to a heightened focus on health, wellness, and…
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Email Marketing & Automation
Email Acquisition Exchange with ividence
Email continues to be a dominating force in the online marketing industry. While technology has infused itself into virtually every other aspect of online marketing, email seems to be the one that has barely moved in two decades. Recent advances in affordable marketing automation are exciting, but acquisition, permission and SPAM still lead the challenges of the industry. Building great…
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Content Marketing
CI HUB Drive: Access Multiple DAMs, PIMs and Drives on the Desktop
Most businesses don’t get the most out of their Digital Asset Management (DAM) systems. It can be complex or cumbersome for employees to enter the system and retrieve the desired data. Once they get access, finding the right material can be a more significant challenge. In fact: One-third of marketers spend at least three weeks per year searching for the…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Ambassador Marketing Trends to Supercharge Your Marketing Efforts
Brand ambassadors are key to forming strong connections between brands and their audiences. But in a rapidly evolving marketplace, where consumer preferences constantly change, brands must stay ahead of the curve. So, how can brands maintain their competitive edge with the help of brand ambassadors? How else can brands deliver novel and meaningful experiences to their audiences? Key Ambassador Marketing…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
Grok vs. Google: The Edge of Real-Time Ranking
I was recently doing some research across SEO platforms, search engines, and AI platforms and was pretty shocked at how rich the results were from someone not getting a lot of attention in the AI field. Grok, developed by xAI, challenges the status quo by leveraging real-time data from social platforms, specifically X (formerly Twitter), to offer a more dynamic…
