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Marketing Infographics
Social Influencers
I think too many marketers look at social influence as if it’s some kind of new phenomena. I don’t believe it is. In the early days of television, we used the newscaster or the actor to pitch items to the audience. The three networks owned the audience and there was trust and authority established… so the commercial advertising industry was…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
What’s So Special About Social Media?
Last week, I mentioned that one of the reasons social media was failing many marketers was because we haven’t identified the magic algorithm. I still don’t think there is a magic algorithm… but after this week, I can point to one of the special traits of social media. It’s vulnerability. The next section is sort of personal… so if you…
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Analytics & Testing
Seven Steps to Meet the Customer Experience Imperative and Cultivate Customers for Life
Customers will leave after a single bad experience with your company, which means customer experience (CX) is the difference between red and black in your business ledger. If you can’t differentiate by consistently delivering an amazing and effortless experience, your customers will move on to your competition. Our study, based on a survey of 1,600 global sales and marketing professionals…
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E-commerce and Retail
BuddyBoss: The Best WordPress Platform For Building An E-Learning Experience and Online Community
Creating vibrant, engaged communities or seamless learning platforms can be challenging. Whether it’s a business looking to foster deeper client relationships, an educator developing online courses, or a hobbyist building a space for like-minded individuals, you need tools that bring your vision to life—quickly and effectively. That’s where BuddyBoss steps in to bridge the gap. BuddyBoss BuddyBoss is a robust…
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Content Marketing
Copying Content is Not Okay
First my disclaimer: I am not an attorney. Since I am not an attorney, I’m going to write this post as an opinion. On LinkedIn, a conversation started with the following question: Is it legal to repost articles and other content that I find informative on my blog (of course giving credit to actual author) or should I speak with…
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Analytics & Testing
The Secret Art of Digital Marketing
This infographic from Hostgator bounces around between advertising and promotion, tools and actual digital marketing events. SEO is a strategy, but Analytics isn’t a strategy – it’s a tool to help determine the strategy. Paid marketing is part of an overall strategy but not a strategy in and of itself. And conversion isn’t a strategy, it’s the result of a…
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Content Marketing
My Blogging Cards Have Arrived!
Once I get done speaking at conferences, I’m often asked for a business card by quite a few of the folks. Business card? For a blogger? With 3 conferences coming up in the next few months, I decided to take the plunge and actually get some business cards made! I’m not sure how much business I may have lost after…
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Content Marketing
Our New Martech Zone Logo Unveiled for 2019
One area that I didn’t invest in branding was this site. While my company had a great logo that I love, and we work with all of our clients on their branding, I wasn’t available to work on the Martech Zone brand. The old M symbol was a slightly modified illustration I purchased hastily after switching the domain. It was…
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Marketing Tools
Canva: Generate Your Product Mockups with Ease
Creating professional-quality product mockups has traditionally been challenging, especially 3D mockups requiring special lighting and shadows. Designers often struggle with clunky photo editing tools that demand technical expertise and significant time investment. Achieving that perfect blend of realism and appeal can feel like a frustrating puzzle, requiring multiple iterations and expensive software. While dedicated solutions like PlaceIt have carved a…
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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…
