This is the most popular content on Martech Zone.
Martech Zone’s Most Popular Articles
-
The Rise of Mobile Commerce, and the Benefit to Marketers
Now that consumers can make online purchases anytime, and in any place that has a mobile signal or wifi, the most successful companies are optimizing their mobile platforms to meet their customers’ needs. Only a few years ago, retailers were beginning to think email marketing was a dying approach, but the recent boom in M-commerce is proving quite the opposite.…
-
Inbound Marketing and the New Sales Funnel
While I was preparing to speak in Cincinnati this week, I wanted to provide a nice visual that spoke to how search and social media have changed the sales process. Here’s what I call the New Sales Funnel: It used to be that marketers controlled the brand and the messaging online, requiring consumers and businesses to watch demonstrations, view brochure…
-
Chekkit: Centralize Your Review Management, Website Chat, Text Messages, And Even Collect Payments In This All-In-One Inbox
If you start to add up the channels and strategies that your local business must use to manage its reputation, respond to leads, communicate with customers, and accept payments… you typically need to deploy multiple platforms or apps to manage it all. Reviews – the lifeblood of a local business is its visibility in local search map packs… and soliciting…
-
How to Create Content Ideas for a New Client
Creating content ideas for a new client is a critical process that can significantly impact the success of marketing campaigns. Here’s a structured approach to conceptualizing and strategizing content for a new client. A blank page can be an intimidating thing, especially when you are just getting started with a content project for a new client. But coming up with…
-
Site Search: Over 20% of our Home Page Clicks Come from One Feature
We signed up for Hotjar and 1. It’s a comprehensive home page with numerous sections, elements, and pieces of information. Our goal isn’t to confuse people – it’s to provide an organized page where visitors can find whatever they’re seeking. But they’re not finding it! How do we know? Over 20% of all engagement on our homepage comes directly from…
-
Helium 10: AI-Driven Amazon Seller and FBA Tools for Growth and Success
Selling on Amazon offers tremendous opportunities, but navigating the competitive landscape requires more than just listing a product. With millions of sellers vying for customer attention, finding profitable products, optimizing listings, managing inventory, and running effective ad campaigns can be overwhelming. Without the right tools, sellers risk falling behind in rankings, missing out on potential sales, and struggling with inefficient…
-
How to Write a Best Practice Guide For Your Industry
Yes, this is a best practice guide… about writing a best practice guide. It’s delightfully meta, but for good reason. Best practices is one of those evergreen B2B buzzwords—always trending, perennially helpful, and perpetually chased by professionals who want to know how the experts do it. Whether you’re in SaaS, manufacturing, healthcare, or consulting, customers and prospects alike crave clear,…
-
I Wish Marketers Would Stop Saying This…
Jenn and I visited the headquarters of Genesys this week and got to sit down their their digital marketing team and one of the questions that popped up was if we ever put an infographic behind a registration. We quickly answered that we had never done that before. The Interactive team said they’d done a test with both a whitepaper…
-
Six Degrees of Social Media Optimization
Having worked heavily in the online software industry over the last decade, I suppose it’s not a surprise that more folks are seeking my advice on the development and enhancement of their platforms – especially with regard to social media. I’ve been thinking a lot about what makes an application optimized for social media. Syndication – the majority of applications…
