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Social Media & Influencer MarketingDouglas KarrMar 31, 2023
Excel: Formulas for Scheduling Social Media Updates by Day of the Week And Random Times
One of the clients that we work with has a fairly consistent seasonality to their business. Because of this, we like to schedule social media updates far ahead of time. Most social media publishing platforms offer a bulk upload capability to schedule out your social media calendar. Since Agorapulse is a partner of Martech Zone, I’ll walk you through their…
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Content MarketingDouglas KarrJul 10, 2023
Mediamodifier: Mockups and Design Templates In One Affordable Platform!
My partners and I are always surprised at the number of tools that we subscribe to every month to use for our clients. It seems it’s always one one-off feature we need for almost every client, so we subscribe with the hopes we can repurpose the tool for another client someday! It’s not often you find a platform that has…
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Paid and Organic Search MarketingDouglas KarrApr 22, 2025
Why Meta Descriptions Are Critical for SEO and How to Automate Them with AI in WordPress
Meta Descriptions may not have the power they once did with Search Engines, but seeing a dynamic description in the Search Engine rather than your overall blog's description will attract more readers to your site! Read about how to do it manually or with a WordPress plugin I found.
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Analytics & TestingDouglas KarrJan 14, 2021
ActionIQ: A Next Generation Customer Data Platform To Align People, Technology, And Processes
If you’re an enterprise company where you have distributed data in multiple systems, a Customer Data Platform (CDP) is almost a necessity. Systems are often designed towards an internal corporate process or automation… not the ability to view activity or data across the customer journey. Before Customer Data Platforms hit the market, the resources necessary to integrate other platforms inhibited…
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Content Marketing
Douglas KarrFeb 22, 2023
How to Speed Up Your WordPress Site
To a great extent, we’ve written about the impact of speed on your users’ behavior. And, of course, if there’s an impact on user behavior, there’s an impact on search engine optimization. Most people don’t realize the number of factors involved in typing in a web page and having that page load for you. Conversely, if you spend hours every…
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Sales Enablement, Automation, and Performance
Douglas KarrDec 29, 2015
The Best Customer Acquisition Strategies Online
Whether you like it or not, every business has a revolving door of customers coming and going. We can all do things that increase retention and alleviate the additional costs and efforts associated with finding new customers, but old customers will still leave for reasons outside of our control. ELIV8 has designed another exceptional infographic with 7 outstanding acquisition strategies…
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Customer Data PlatformsDouglas KarrJul 3, 2024
BlueConic: Transform Customer Data Into Growth-Driving Action
Marketing teams today face a growing challenge: disconnected customer data, fragmented experiences, and increased pressure to deliver results quickly. Consumers expect personalized, privacy-respecting interactions across every touchpoint. But legacy systems still hold back most brands, relying on third-party (3P) data, and IT bottlenecks. BlueConic BlueConic is a Customer Data Operating System (CDOS) that is purpose-built for growth teams and modern…
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Content MarketingDouglas KarrMay 2, 2025
Why You Shouldn’t Host Videos on Your Own Website Server (And What to Do Instead)
Our client asked whether they should host their videos internally on their website rather than using a third-party video hosting platform. Their rationale made sense at a glance—they believed they could maintain higher control over video quality, reduce dependencies, and boost search engine optimization. But while it’s easy to appreciate the intent, the reality is far more complex. Hosting your…
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Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
Adam SmallJan 24, 2025
Unlocking Success with Text Message Marketing (SMS) Opt-In Strategies in 2025
SMS marketing has emerged as a powerful tool for businesses to connect directly, efficiently, and personally with customers. It’s clear that SMS is no longer just an optional add-on—it’s a core strategy. Last year, 80% of businesses used SMS marketing, and 70% increased their SMS budgets. Source: SimpleTexting However, success in this channel begins with a crucial first step: getting…
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Mobile Marketing, Messaging, and Apps
Douglas KarrApr 27, 2025
Why Your Mobile App’s Future Depends on Getting the Launch Right the First Time
When you launch a mobile app, the early user feedback, ratings, and engagement data are heavily weighted by app stores like Apple’s App Store and Google Play in determining your app’s visibility and ranking. If these signals are negative early on, it becomes exponentially harder to recover, even if you later fix problems or improve the app. Here’s why a…