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Tech layoffs? Great companies are actively hiring marketing technology talent

chiefmartech

For my inaugural post in 2008 , I did a Google search for the phrase “director of marketing technology” It turned up 7,520 matches. So as a first-order effect, I believe the future for marketing technology and operations careers is incredibly bright. There are many splendid varieties of marketing technologists.

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The Fascinating 40-Year Evolution of User Experience in eCommerce

Convert

According to the Baymard Institute , 21% of American online shoppers abandon their carts due to a long and complicated checkout process. Users could select a category from a drop-down navigation menu, making the search process a whole lot easier. eBay had now fully integrated PayPal to make the payment process more convenient.

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The information processing view of humanity

Buzz Marketing for Technology

« Keynote: building the networked professional firm | Main | Mobile social networking, meaning virtual networks bringing people physically together, will inevitably be a pervasive application » The information processing view of humanity. Ross Dawson, April 7, 2008 3:20 AM US PT. ve written.

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How Buyer Behavior Will Change Amid COVID-19

Tony Zambito

In the last 100 years, the Great Depression, War World II, 9/11, and the 2008-2009 Financial Crisis come to mind. An order of magnitude disruption unlike any other in modern history. The digitization of business models and processes will become more the norm as we endure at the minimum, the next two years.

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[Book Review] A First-Rate Guide to the Power of Choice Architecture

B2B Marketing Directions

This particular aspect of decision science is called choice architecture, a term that was coined by Richard Thaler and Cass Sunstein in their 2008 best-selling book Nudge. He writes: "Without understanding the processes underlying choice architecture, we can't be responsible designers [his term for choice architects].

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The Essential Behavioral Science Reading List for Marketers

B2B Marketing Directions

In Thinking, Fast and Slow , Kahneman asserts that the cognitive processes people use can be thought of as two "systems." System 2 (slow thinking) consists of thinking processes that are reflective, controlled, deliberative, and analytical.

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International Women’s Day 2021: Choose to Challenge

InsightSquared

I transitioned from education to software in 2008, and I have held roles in everything from project management to sales. I’ve helped many companies to build processes and drive value through various Account Management and Customer Success roles. Amy Noack – Field Enablement Director. Liz Brown – Services Architect.