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Analytics & Testing
6 Signs It’s Time to Ditch Your Analytics Software
A well-crafted business intelligence (BI) software solution is crucial for any organization that wants to determine the ROI of their online endeavors. Whether it’s project tracking, an email marketing campaign, or forecasting, a company cannot thrive without tracking areas of growth and opportunity through reporting. Analytics software will only cost time and money if it doesn’t capture accurate snapshots of…
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Email Marketing & Automation
When will CAN-SPAM evolve past email?
The FTC has shut down quite a few spammers lately. Spam is still a huge issue, I get hundreds of messages a day. I could filter the emails (I used to use MailWasher) but gave up. There are other alternatives – using a SPAM service that requires each person get authorized to email me, but I like being accessible. Now…
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Content Marketing
A Video on Design versus Usability
Jon Arnold does an amazing job explaining what his firm does, Tuitive = Usability. There are some incredible applications out there that never see the light of day. The application may solve some very difficult issues, but if no one can actually figure out how to use it, abandonment will be high and sales will be difficult. Branding managers, product…
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Marketing & Sales Videos
The Power of the Twenty Eleven WordPress Theme
Over the weekend, I switched my WordPress theme back to Twenty Eleven. I can honestly say that I’m happy with the design now. I’ve tailored it to my liking and I didn’t even have to touch the code. Now don’t get me wrong, there are times when I love diving right into a theme and hacking the crap out of…
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Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
Poll Results: How Optimistic Are We About Apple?
Last week’s poll came at a solemn time but it had to be asked… do people think that Apple would survive without Mr. Jobs at the helm? It’s an important question for folks in the marketing industry for a few reasons… first is the hardware the supports much of the digital publishing industry, second is supporting Apple goods (iPads, iPhones,…
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Marketing Infographics
The Top 11 Features of Windows 8
While my home and office are totally equipped with Macs, I can’t say that I’m unimpressed with Windows 8. I know that sales have been soft, but I believe it was a courageous evolution in the Windows history, an advancement in usability, and a beautiful operating system. Microsoft is a worthy adversary… they still own the business OS market, they…
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Marketing Infographics
Elements of a Perfect Facebook Contest App
The first thing most business owners do when they want to increase engagement and Likes on their Facebook Pages is create a contest app. Yet so many people are confused not only by Facebook’s complicated rules, but by how to create an app that actually does what they hope it will. Creating the perfect app is both an art and…
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Content Marketing
Martech Zone: Welcome To My New Martech Publication!
It’s only been a year since I last reskinned our WordPress site. While I liked the layout, I had a ton of plugins and customizations to make it function the way I wanted it, too. With WordPress, that can begin to spell disaster from a performance standpoint and I was seeing the cracks in the foundation. So, I went on…
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Marketing Events
Adobe Summit: Join Me At The Digital Experience Conference In Las Vegas (March 17-20, 2025)
Adobe Summit 2025 is set to be one of the most influential digital experience conferences of the year, bringing together industry leaders, innovators, and digital marketers to explore the latest advancements in customer experience, artificial intelligence, and personalization at scale. Taking place from March 17–20 in Las Vegas, with online sessions available for those who cannot attend in person, the…
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Artificial Intelligence
How Is AI Redefining Content in the Attention Economy?
While writing this article, I did my best to really concentrate my effort to make it as sharp and as impactful as I could. But I kept getting distracted — checking work messengers and swiping away endless push notifications. These days, it is nearly impossible to focus one’s mind on any activity without getting bombarded by countless notifications every minute.…
