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Content Marketing
You Know You’re a Smippy When…
You know you’re a social media hippy (smippy), when: You start or sign a petition to stop Twitter auto-responses… which won’t actually do anything to stop Twitter auto-responses. You think outsourcing your company blog is some violation of the commandments of blogging. You think a company developing a character on social media sites in order to market their product is…
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Marketing Tools
Income Change Calculator: How I Learned to Code
Over 25 years ago, I shifted my career from an industrial electrician to an analyst. While I had already accumulated a ton of networking and PC experience and had to periodically program PLCs, I didn’t have any experience with modern development languages. Modern programming languages utilize new paradigms like object-oriented, procedural, or functional programming. They use text-based syntax with keywords,…
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Sales and Marketing Training
Secure Sockets Layer: How SSL Works, Your Certificate Options, and Why Upgrading Matters
Cybersecurity is no longer just a concern for large enterprises—every website, from personal blogs to major eCommerce platforms, must prioritize security. Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption is a fundamental technology that ensures data is transmitted securely between a user’s browser and a website’s server. Originally, SSL was only used by banks, payment processors, and businesses handling sensitive data. However, as…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
RocketReach: Find the Right Business Contacts, Fast—And Win More Business
Today’s go-to-market teams are inundated with tools—but still struggle with one essential task: reaching the right people at the right time. Whether you’re sourcing candidates, pitching a service, or driving B2B growth, bad contact data can cost time, money, and momentum. It’s no longer enough to guess who your buyers are—you need precision, context, and automation. That’s where RocketReach delivers.…
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The Sad Facts of Happiness
I believe that I am in charge of my own happiness. There are a number of outside influences (money, work, family, God, etc.) but in the end, it’s me that decides whether or not I am happy. This morning, I watched the news and it’s plastered with Madonna on Oprah explaining her adoption of a child from Africa. What struck…
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Paid and Organic Search Marketing
Check your Content Strategy with Google Search Console
Many people know of Google Search Console for site submissions and verifying robots files, sitemaps and indexing. Not enough people utilize the search statistics to get a clear strategy for their site content, though. Navigate to Statistics > Top Search Queries and you’ll find a fantastic data grid: On the left side of the grid are the Top Search Queries…
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Marketing Infographics
Your Social Media Marketing requires Images
The power of social media is the ability of your audience or community to echo your message to extend its reach. For marketers, the skillset they need to master is the ability to ensure they utilize messages that are remarkable. Recognizing that images significantly increase the chances of your message being shared means that your social media marketing efforts must…
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Content Marketing
Top 5 Reasons Why I Don’t Use Lists in Every Post
Readers often scan content rather than read it word-for-word. Virtually every site promotes the list methodology of titles, and I’m not excluding Martech Zone. I try to incorporate lists in virtually every article for easy scanning. There are times, though, when a simple bulleted list isn’t the best methodology. Let’s discuss! Table of ContentsUnderstanding Visual Reading PatternsKey Elements of Scannable…
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E-commerce and Retail
ThriveCart: The Ultimate High-Converting Cart & Funnel Builder
Selling online can be frustrating when your checkout process isn’t optimized. Abandoned carts, clunky integrations, and high fees can quickly eat your profits. Whether selling digital products, courses, or physical goods, a seamless shopping cart experience can mean the difference between a lost sale and a lifelong customer. Thrivecart ThriveCart is a powerful, high-converting cart and funnel platform for online…
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Artificial Intelligence
Chatfuel: Automate Sales & Support with Fuely the AI Bot Across Messengers
Customers and prospects expect immediate, personalized interactions with brands across platforms and around the clock. But meeting those demands with human agents alone can be overwhelming and costly. Whether recovering abandoned carts, qualifying leads, or answering common product questions, businesses need a solution that’s always on, responsive, and continuously improving. That’s where Chatfuel comes in. Chatfuel Chatfuel is an AI-powered…
