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The History of Email and Email Design
years ago, on October 29, 1971, Raymond Tomlinson was working on ARPANET (the U.S. Government’s precursor to the publicly available Internet) and invented email. It was a pretty big deal because, up until that point, messages could only be sent and read on the same computer. This separated a user and a destination by the @ symbol. The first email…
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App: WHOIS Lookup
If you’ve ever registered a domain, your domain registrar is required to publish a registration record publicly. A WHOIS lookup is a tool that allows individuals to search for domain name registration information. This tool is essential for reviewing domain ownership specifics, as it provides contact details, domain registration information, and expiry dates. Here is a breakdown of the optional…
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3 Powerful Examples of How to use Mobile App Beacon Technology to Boost Retail Sales
Too few businesses are taking advantage of the untapped possibilities of integrating beacon technology into their apps to increase personalization and the chances of closing a sale ten-fold using proximity marketing vs traditional marketing channels. While the beacon technology revenue was 1.18 billion US dollars in 2018, it’s estimated to reach a 10.2 billion US dollars market by 2024. Global Beacon…
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Is Sales Science or Art?
This is such a great question that I decided to pose it to two professionals I know who work with leading sales departments daily. Bill Caskey of Caskey Sales Training is a nationally recognized sales expert and coach, and Isaac Pellerin, a sales proposal platform manager that’s exploded in growth. Both are clients! From Isaac: The Art of Sales I…
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Track Mailto Clicks As Key Events In Google Analytics 4 Events Using Google Tag Manager
As we work with clients on reporting, we must set up a Google Tag Manager account for them. Google Tag Manager isn’t just a platform to load all your website’s scripts; it’s also a robust tool to customize where and when you wish to trigger actions within your site using any scripts that you’ve included. Providing a monitored email externally…
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About Us Best Practices: How to Turn Visitors into Loyal Customers
An About Us page is one of the most crucial elements of any brand’s website or e-commerce presence. While often overlooked or hastily composed, this page is the digital handshake between a company and its prospective buyers. Customers don’t simply want to purchase a product or service; they want to understand who they’re dealing with, why that brand exists, and…
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410: When And How To Tell Search Engines Your Content Is Gone
When a search bot crawls your site, your web server responds with a header request code. We’ve shared quite a bit about the negative impact of search engines finding 404 errors (page not found) and how to utilize redirections effectively to redirect the user (and the search engine) with a 301 status code to a relevant page. Redirections are a…
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How Do Colors Impact The Perception of Your Brand?
Color is always a fascinating topic, and the infographics we’ve shared have been the most popular on Martech Zone. Color preferences by gender, logo colors, complementary colors, and whether or not colors impact sales have all been infographics we’ve run. This infographic provides a different perspective… what colors say about your brand. The most prominent brands in the world are…
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How To Load Adobe Fonts (Typekit) Faster With JavaScript
As I’ve been looking to improve the performance of my site, one area of concern is loading the custom fonts that I’m using via Adobe Fonts from Adobe Creative Cloud (also known as TypeKit). If you’d like to load fonts, there are quite a few ways: Browser-Safe Fonts: By avoiding the use of any custom fonts and, instead, using the…
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How To Optimize Your Landing Pages To Maximize Conversions
Several best practices can help maximize conversions and improve the overall performance of your landing pages. Here are some essential practices to consider: Reduced Options: A common practice among high-performing landing pages is removing extraneous navigation, clutter, and other options that may dissuade the user from leaving the page. This is why many companies utilize landing page platforms to build…
