Martech Zone Interviews

There’s been talk that A/B testing is dead, that this function is problematic and no longer effective for digital marketing. The reality is most marketers aren’t efficiently leveraging or even understanding what A/B testing is. For instance, they mistake redirection – taking a population and introducing it into another experience to see how it affects conversion – for testing, which leaves them feeling like something is still missing. And it is.   A/B testing is most valuable when it complements discovery mechanisms, such as multivariate testing and automated personalization, to vet a hypothesis first and then use A/B testing to assess it. The issue is that marketers simply aren’t viewing testing holistically – as one part of the marketing puzzle that also utilizes other capabilities such as analytics and targeting.    So how does a marketer unlock the full potential of A/B testing? Adobe’s A/B testing expert, Drew Burns, is on the show to discuss how this process works as well as provide real-world use-case examples. He also discusses: How A/B testing has evolved from gut instinct to calculated riskHow an organization can create a ‘testing culture’ that encourages collaboration between marketers and creativesThe new challenges of A/B testing today such as identifying different variations of creative assets to test, or how a team should be organized in their testing process.

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If there were another colleague in the world that matched my excitement for marketing technology, it's Scott Brinker. I'm ecstatic to do this interview and help promote the amazing conference that Scott has launched - MarTech. Get your tickets now - it's coming up fast on March 31st. Scott has been an entrepreneur at the intersection of marketing and technology for some time. Before ion, Scott and his team ran a successful web development agency, which among other things built most of the web marketing infrastructure for Citrix. Previously he ran a web technology consultancy that built early web apps for CBS Sportsline, Tribune, the Miami Dolphins, and Fujitsu. And he started my career as a teenager, developing BBS software and dial-up multi-player games before the birth of the web. Scott graduated from Columbia University with a BS in computer science. He went on to get an MBA from MIT and an master’s degree in computer science from Harvard University.

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I wanted to take the time this week to share some great tools and information from our sponsors on the Marketing Technology Blog! It's just Doug today without all the pizazz of our normal shows with the team at Site Strategics and Edge of the Web Radio. Our podcast discusses the latest marketing technology on the web. We frequently have leading marketers and the founders of marketing technology companies that we discuss these platforms with. Every week we provide guidance to marketing professionals - whether you're running your own company or you're a CMO at an international corporation - we always have information that you can use to increase the performance of your online marketing.  

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This episode didn't air on the radio, so excuse the political incorrectness... in fact, some of it is NSFW if you've got your speaker blaring. However, we did have a fantastic time speaking with Chris "The Brain" Hoyt and Chris Reed of Cast a Bigger.Net. I hope you enjoy this discussion of 

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Douglas is interviewed by Enterprise Radio on celebrating DK New Media's 5 Year Anniversary! DK New Media has grown across the board in those years to become a boutique agency to the best marketing and technology companies in the world. DK New Media has assisted in due diligence work for over $500 million in investments and acquisitions, providing advice to many of the leading marketing technology companies in the industry. The size and scope of the assistance DK New Media is providing to clients has grown as well, with a team of professionals lead by Jenn Lisak and Marty Thompson. 

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Dion Hinchcliffe is a well-known business strategist, enterprise architect, author, blogger, and is currently Chief Strategy Officer of Dachis Group. He  spends his time working with the leadership teams of Fortune 500 and Global 2000 firms to devise strategies to help them adapt their organizations to the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century. Dion has extensive practical experience with enterprise technologies and he consults, advises, and writes prolifically on social business, IT, and enterprise architecture.

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Erin Sparks is the owner and president of Site Strategics, a company he founded in 2004 that specializes in high-end Web services for small and mid-sized business owners in a format and language they can afford and understand. The company’s goal is to not only help its clients look good on the Web but to also help them be found by potential customers. Jon Thompson  @jonthompson  joined the Site Strategics team in June 2011 and became full-time in September of 2011. He comes aboard with a Bachelor of Science in Business, with a concentration in computer information systems through IUPUC. He brings over a decade of experience with website development and marketing, and more recent experience in search engine optimization.

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Steve founded Kleber & Associates (K&A) in 1987. An Atlanta-based full-service marketing agency which specializes in the home and building channel, K&A works in partnership with a variety of clients who market premium products for both residential and commercial applications that are targeted to consumers, architects, developers, builders, remodelers, designers and manufacturers.

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Dr. Mark Ingwer is a business psychologist, market researcher and the founder and managing partner of Insight Consulting Group, an international market research and brand strategy firm based in Chicago. He is the author of the new book, “Empathetic Marketing”: How to Satisfy the 6 Core Needs of your Customers”, which provides a revolutionary framework to help companies decode and address consumers’ core emotional needs to optimize their marketing and business success.

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An award-winning B2B marketing expert, Dunay comes to Maxymiser with more than 20 years’ success in generating demand and creating buzz for leading technology, consumer products, financial services and professional services organizations. Dunay’s unique approach to integrated marketing has led to his recognition as a BtoB Magazine Top 25 B2B Marketer of the Year for 2010 and 2009 and winner of the DemandGen Award for Utilizing Marketing Automation to Fuel Corporate Growth in 2008. He was also a finalist for the last six years in a row in the Marketing Excellence Awards competition of the Information Technology Services Marketing Association (ITSMA), and is a 2010 and 2005 gold award winner in Driving Demand.

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