This is the most popular content on Martech Zone.
Martech Zone’s Most Popular Articles
-
Can AI Truly Enhance Personalized Communication at Scale?
As brands adopt personalized communication, customers’ expectations continue to change dramatically. Consumers used to Netflix-like movie recommendations now expect similar experiences in the finance and healthcare sectors. Over 70% of today’s customers crave personalized interactions from brands. McKinsey In fact, personalization has become a matter of life or death for most businesses: Get it wrong and nearly 40% of your…
-
Metabase: Build Powerful Dashboards and Unlock Data Insights Without SQL
Organizations can’t afford bottlenecks when it comes to data. Many teams still struggle with outdated tools, complex coding requirements, and lengthy turnaround times when attempting to answer basic questions about their performance. Waiting on analysts or writing custom SQL queries shouldn’t stand between you and the critical business insights you need. Metabase Metabase is a user-friendly business intelligence (BI) tool…
-
The Impact of Web Hosting Speed on E-commerce Sales and Conversions
The bandwidth specified within the hosting company’s plan determines the speed at which customers’ web pages load. The slower they load, the higher the bounce rate. When curious visitors don’t stick around, they’re unlikely to convert into paying customers. Websites load in 1.3 seconds on average and a one-second load time delay results in an 11% drop in page views.…
-
Don’t Get Hacked on Twitter. Use Login Verification!
There’s nothing quite as embarrassing as having a simple password and being hacked. I’m not sure a week goes by that I don’t have someone that I know getting hacked on Twitter and sending me a suspicious link via direct message. This doesn’t have to happen. Social sites like Twitter offer another layer of security by coordinating logins with your…
-
This is How You Share Content in Social Media
If you truly want to maximize your reach on Facebook and Google+ when you share content, look no further than our client, Angie’s List. Many folks (like us) push our content to social media utilizing a host of publishing applications like Hootsuite or Buffer. The problem is that our articles are seen on Facebook and Google+ with minimal reach. Not…
-
Three Pillars of Search Engine Optimization
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) has changed over the years but many professionals haven’t kept up. I still attend events where speakers talk about outdated techniques and provide business owners with wrong information. We don’t just spout off on SEO, we have been leaders in this industry for many years. We’ve also achieved incredible ranking for our clients… resulting in more…
-
My Happiness Manifesto
Hugh MacLeod at GapingVoid.com had a great post today asking folks for their ‘manifestos’. Thanksgiving inspired me to write mine on happiness. Here’s what I wrote and what Hugh posted (with a couple grammatical edits and Hugh’s wonderful illustration!): Our culture is inundated with messages that lead us down a path of self-destruction. Happiness is equated with things we do…
-
SEO Checklist: Your Step-by-Step, Accurate, and Up-To-Date Checklist for Ranking Success
Navigating the complexities of SEO can be overwhelming, especially when juggling multiple tasks, updates, and performance metrics. Whether you’re an entrepreneur building your first website or a seasoned marketer managing several, staying organized and focused on best practices is key to reaching the top of search results. Someone recently asked me if I’d published a checklist for SEO on Martech…
-
I Have No Competition
I know that sounds arrogant. I don’t mean it that way. Whenever anyone mentioned competition at a company I worked at, I scoffed. I always have. Someone told me once that it’s impossible to look behind you and still race forward at top speed. I believe fear paralyzes companies. I believe in co-opetition. I’m not advocating ignoring your competition… every…
-
Mobile Sites, Apps, SMS & QR Codes – Luxury or Required?
By 2015, the mobile Internet will overtake desktop usage and in the last year its use has doubled. More and more decision makers are utilizing the mobile web in order to access the information they need to make buying choices. Up to 50% of online opportunities may be missed by not having and deploying a mobile strategy for a company…
