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Event Marketing
Elgato Prompter: A Home Office Teleprompter For Making Eye Contact With Your Audience
Eye contact is the invisible thread that connects you to your audience. It creates a sense of personal engagement, whether streaming on Twitch, delivering a webinar, or hosting an online meeting. When you look into the camera, your audience feels like you’re speaking directly to them, increasing retention and emotional connection. Conversely, breaking eye contact—even unintentionally—can make your presentation feel…
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Advertising Technology
The Complete Guide to Healthcare Marketing: Strategies, Channels, and Innovation in 2025
Healthcare marketing has transformed dramatically in recent years, evolving from traditional advertising approaches to sophisticated, multi-channel strategies. According to Cardinal Digital Marketing, over two-thirds of US consumers report healthcare costs as a financial burden to their families, creating a more discerning consumer base that actively shops for and researches healthcare options. This comprehensive guide explores the intricate landscape of healthcare…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
Social Giving: Trends And Tips For Growing Your Non-Profit with Social Media in 2025
Social giving refers to contributing to nonprofit, charitable, and religious causes through online platforms, emphasizing the power of social networks. Unlike traditional fundraising, which relies heavily on direct mail, phone calls, or in-person events, social giving leverages social media platforms’ expansive reach and interactive nature to connect donors with causes. This approach transforms giving into a communal, engaging experience that…
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Customer Data Platforms
What Is Zero-Party, First-Party, Second-Party, and Third-Party Data
There’s a healthy debate online between the needs of companies to improve their targeting with data and the rights of consumers to protect their personal data. My humble opinion is that companies have abused data for so many years that we’re seeing a justified backlash across the industry. While good brands have been highly responsible, bad brands have tainted the…
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Analytics & Testing
Sprinklr Insights: Transform Unstructured Data Into Actionable Insights With AI
Today’s businesses face unprecedented challenges adapting to customer expectations for personalized, real-time digital experiences on their preferred channels. This challenge is compounded by the vast amount of unstructured and siloed data generated by billions of people across numerous channels. 97% of marketers report their brands are ineffective at turning customer data into actionable insights. CMO Council This creates a gap…
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Social Media & Influencer Marketing
AI Will Replace Social Media Team Roles and Flatten Social Media Marketing Team Hierarchies
Social media has evolved from a supplementary marketing tool to an essential avenue for engaging with customers, building brand reputation, and driving business growth. Yet, the economic challenges of creating and sustaining an effective social media team can be daunting. The advent of generative AI is reshaping the social media advertising and marketing landscape, offering innovative ways to save money…
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Email Marketing & Automation
What is Email Authentication? SPF, DKIM, and DMARC Explained
When we work with large email senders or migrate them to a new email service provider (ESP), email deliverability is paramount in researching the performance of their email marketing efforts. I’ve criticized the industry before (and I continue to) because the permission of email is on the wrong side of the equation. If internet service providers (ISPs) wish to guard…
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E-commerce and Retail
How Retail Customer Journeys Have Changed With Technology
Retail has undergone radical shifts from the days of mass broadcasts to the age of digital interactivity. Where shoppers once relied on TV ads and in-store sales associates to learn about products, they now turn to smartphones, social media, and local delivery services for immediate answers. This article provides an in-depth look at the Retail Customer Journey—Awareness, Consideration, Purchase, Experience,…
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Martech Zone Apps
How To Query DNS From Terminal or a Command-Line
Understanding how to query DNS is essential, whether you’re troubleshooting email delivery issues, configuring network settings, or simply exploring the DNS infrastructure. In this article, we will delve into the various types of DNS records and provide step-by-step instructions on using the dig command in Linux, Windows, or MacOS to query Google’s DNS server. Introduction to DNS DNS is the…
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Analytics & Testing
Leadpages: Collect Leads With Responsive Landing Pages, Popups, or Alert Bars
LeadPages is a landing page platform that allows you to publish templated, responsive landing pages with their no-code, drag & drop builder just a few clicks. With LeadPages, you can easily create sales pages, welcome gates, landing pages, launch pages, squeeze pages, launching soon pages, thank you pages, pre-cart pages, upsell pages, about me pages, interview series pages and more……