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Coupons: While They Work, Coupon Fraud Is Skyrocketing… Best Practices and Prevention
Coupons play an essential and effective role in retail strategies, offering consumers discounts and incentives that can boost sales and customer loyalty. However, the misuse and abuse of coupons, known as coupon fraud, pose significant challenges for retailers and manufacturers. How Coupons Influence the Buying Experience 48% of consumers indicate an increase in purchase intent. 38% buy something they don’t…
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SEO Is Dead: Part 2
For years, search engine optimization (SEO) was a game of math: backlinks, keyword density, page structure, and crawlability. Those who knew how to manipulate the system—often through questionable means—were rewarded with top rankings. But those days are over. And that’s not a loss—it’s progress. In 2012, I declared that SEO was dead. It was a tongue-in-cheek clickbait article about how…
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How A Rogue, Hacked Subdomain Got My Primary Domain In Trouble with Google!
When a new service hits the market that I want to test out, I typically sign up and give it a test run. For many platforms, part of the onboarding is to point a subdomain to their server so you can run the platform on your subdomain. Over the years, I’ve added dozens of subdomains that pointed to different services.…
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Mastering the Modern Omnichannel Buying Journey: A Retailer’s Guide
In today’s hyperconnected retail and e-commerce landscape, the path to purchase has become increasingly complex. The traditional linear funnel has evolved into a dynamic, multi-directional web of touchpoints, driven by empowered consumers who seamlessly switch between digital and physical environments. For retailers and online sellers alike, understanding and optimizing the omnichannel buying journey is no longer optional—it is mission-critical for…
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How To Design, Develop, and Publish Your iOS App in 2024
Companies invest in iOS app development for a variety of reasons, primarily driven by the significant advantages and opportunities that the iOS platform offers: Large and Affluent User Base: iOS has a vast and financially stable user base, including users who are more willing to spend on apps and in-app purchases. This demographic can be highly lucrative for businesses. Quality…
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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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Top Factors For Effective Mobile App Push Notification Engagement
Gone are the times when producing great content was enough. Editorial teams now have to think about their distribution efficiency, and audience engagement makes the headlines. How can a media app get (and keep) its users engaged? How do your metrics compare with the industry averages? Pushwoosh has analyzed push notification campaigns of 104 active news outlets and is ready to give…
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Key Trends for CMOs in 2025: AI Integration Is Make-or-Break for Marketing Success
The latest CMO Radar Report from Infosys reveals that artificial intelligence (AI) has moved beyond experimentation to become a critical driver of marketing success. The comprehensive study provides compelling evidence that AI adoption and effective implementation will be crucial differentiators for marketing organizations heading into 2025. Widespread Adoption, Limited Mastery Nearly all marketing departments (96%) now use AI in at…
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How to Synchronize Calendars From Two or More Google Workspace Accounts
With my publication and consulting firm, I have an issue where I’m operating two Google Workspace accounts and now have two calendars to manage. While I could share and see each calendar on the other, I also need to show times from each calendar as busy. I searched for any solution… and the only way I could do it was…
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Add Your Geographic Data to your Sitemap with KML
If your site focuses on geographic data, a KML sitemap can be a valuable tool for integrating with map services and accurately representing spatial information. A KML (Keyhole Markup Language) Sitemap is a specific sitemap used primarily for websites containing geographical information. While rich snippets and Schema markup can enhance your site’s general SEO, a KML sitemap can specifically aid…
