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Is ChaCha Smarter than Google?
Like many folks, I underestimated the power of ChaCha. A lot of people thought that ChaCha has been a crazy experiment. People have joked about the ChaCha guides just looking stuff up on Google and responding with it. Working closely with Scott Jones and ChaCha has been quick-paced, challenging, fun… and rewarding. ChaCha is turning a corner… and people are…
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Content Marketing
Get offline, get unplugged, at least for a while
I first got online and got my first e-mail address in early 1995. In late ’95 I launched my Web design business. Having my own company meant being online and available to my customers all the time. I was always plugged in. Even on vacation I brought my now vintage NEC laptop. As time went by I joined various startups.…
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Marketing Infographics
Marketing to Cross-Platform Audiences
88% of Americans own at least 2 internet-connected devices and 90% of Americans use multiple devices sequentially throughout the day. For marketers, this provides both a challenge and opportunity to coordinate and saturate mediums where the audience is… while ensuring they leverage the strengths of the device they’re communicating on. This infographic from Uberflip digs into the facts – which…
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E-commerce and Retail
Shop with Friends: Boost Sales on Your Shopify Store with Social Shopping
Driving traffic to your Shopify store is tougher than ever. Even when you manage to attract visitors, only a fraction of them convert into paying customers—most just browse and leave. What’s missing? Social validation. Before making a purchase, shoppers often check in with friends for opinions, especially in industries like fashion. Now, you can harness this natural behavior to increase…
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Content Marketing
The New Business “Cards” Are Here!
When I posted about purchasing some new business cards, I received some great recommendations. Included were metal business cards and even a business card using a tag cloud. I decided to go in a completely opposite direction from my original cards. When folks hand me their business cards these days, I don’t have them for long – I get home…
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Content Marketing
Crowdsource Your B2B Data Cleansing
Last week I had a great discussion with the folks at NetProspex, a Software as a Service toolset that allows you to enhance and verify your business to business contact records. The system is quite rich, already accumulating data on over 21 million verified B2B contacts. Sometimes it’s easy to collect a name, an email address or some other part…
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Email Marketing & Automation
Top 9 Ways to Save Time and Money with Marketing Automation
Automating repetitive marketing tasks like emails, social media updates, and other website actions can free up valuable time, allowing you to focus on bigger-picture strategies. Here are nine marketing automation strategies to help your business save time, money, and resources. Table of ContentsSocial Media Updates & PostsDynamic ContentContent AmplificationClient Reservations & AppointmentsLead ManagementPost-Purchase Email SeriesLead Scoring & SegmentingUpsell OffersIncentive &…
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Marketing Tools
vcita: The All-in-One AI-Powered Platform for Small Business Growth
Running a small business is no easy feat. The workload can be overwhelming, from managing client relationships to handling payments, marketing, and scheduling. Small business owners often juggle multiple tools, leading to inefficiencies and lost opportunities. What if a single, AI-powered platform was designed to streamline operations, increase productivity, and boost growth? vcita vcita is an all-in-one small business management…
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Martech Zone Tools
Remote: Simplify Payroll for Global Marketing, Technology, and Development Teams
In our global economy, marketing, development, and tech teams aren’t bound by borders—and neither is talent. But as you scale your business with specialists from Europe to Asia to Latin America, managing payroll across time zones, currencies, and legal systems becomes overwhelming. Juggling contractors, full-time employees, local tax codes, and payment processors is enough to stall any momentum. Remote Remote…
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Artificial Intelligence
Top AI Chatbot Development Companies for Marketing Agencies in 2025
The chatbot landscape has come a long way. Early chatbots were rule-based scripts with hard-coded replies, often leading to frustrating, dead-end interactions. To improve service, many organizations adopted hybrid models: simple bots handled routine questions, while more complex issues were escalated to human agents. Combining AI and live support continues to improve both user experience (UX) and cost efficiency. In…
