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REMME: Will Blockchain Rid Us of Logins and Passwords?
One of the more exciting technologies is blockchain. If you’d like an overview of blockchain technology – read our article, What is Blockchain Technology. Today, I happened across this ICO, REMME. What is an ICO? ICO is an Initial Coin Offering. An ICO occurs when someone offers investors some units of a new cryptocurrency or crypto-token in exchange against cryptocurrencies…
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Grapes in, Champagne Out: How AI is Transforming the Sales Funnel
Behold the plight of the sales development rep (SDR). Young in their career and often short on experience, the SDR strives to get ahead in the sales org. Their one responsibility: recruit prospects to fill the pipeline. So they hunt and hunt but can’t always find the best hunting grounds. They create lists of prospects they think are great and…
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We Should Stop Saying Influential When We Mean Popular
I saw it again today… another Influencer List. I couldn’t get through the entire list, though, because I was too busy raking my nails down my face and pulling my hair out. It wasn’t an influencer list at all, it was just another popularity list. To be certain that we all understand the difference, let’s go ahead and define the…
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4 Seconds or Bust
Remember the days of going to bed with your modem humming along downloading pages so you could view them the next morning? I guess those days are far behind us. John Chow posted a note on this study put out by Jupiter that states that most online shoppers will bail out if your page doesn’t load in 4 seconds or…
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5 Misperceptions of Marketing and the Reality
We’re working on a proposal right now where the prospect stated they wanted to move quick. Most salespeople would salivate with the opportunity to get a quick signature, but I view it now as a warning sign. Moving quickly typically leads to an expectation of getting leads quickly. While that may be possible until we thoroughly analyze the client, the…
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Do You Have a Home Page Video? Should You?
I recently came across the State of Video 2015 report from Crayon, a site that mentions it has the most comprehensive collection of marketing designs on the web. The 50-page research report focused primarily on detailed breakdowns of which companies use video, whether they used free hosting platforms like YouTube or paid platforms like Wistia or Vimeo, and which industries…
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Bitskout: Build AI-Driven Automations To Read and Record Messages, Documents, Emails, and More
Decades ago, I worked as an analyst at a newspaper where we used to have old terminals that generated reports (via dot matrix printers) that had thousands of records that required entry in another system. Because the reports were generated, the pages were structured so that we could templatize and automate the reading of the reports and the insertion of…
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App: What Is Your Site’s Machine Experience (MX) Score?
Web designers and marketers have spent the last two decades honing User Experience (UX)—the art and science of creating intuitive, engaging, and accessible websites for humans. With the advent of AI and browser usability features, perhaps a new metric needs to emerge that is equally critical: Table of ContentsMachine ExperienceWhat is Semantic Markup?Machine Experience CalculatorHow AI, Reader Views, and Text-to-Speech…
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Get Your Content Published Faster with these Image Management Tips
Visuals are a key component of any marketing content. Photos, graphics, logos – they all represent your brand from the first prospect touch point to your website to your customer newsletter. When you’re working on creating more engaging emails, informative blog posts, and interesting social posts, you shouldn’t have to worry about where you’re going to find a quality image…
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Marketing That Feels: A Human Approach to AI in the Age of Automation
In today’s crowded digital world, attention isn’t enough. Brands need connection. And that’s where emotional intelligence meets artificial intelligence. More marketers are starting to realize that clicks and conversions don’t always equal loyalty. In fact, a 2025 study by Bloomreach and eMarketer found that emotional connection—not discounts or price—is what keeps customers coming back. But how do you build something deeper in…
