Carolyn Lyden

We’ve all heard the buzzwords “data-driven marketing” in just about every industry article and every presentation at a marketing event. As tools for marketing attribution data and analytics have become more sophisticated and reliable, companies have come to depend on these numbers to perfect their campaigns, determine what is and isn’t driving leads, and figure…

What is Call Monitoring? Call monitoring is the process of listening to live or previously recorded calls in order to audit the performance of call representatives, improve sales or marketing efforts, score the call for leads, and/or develop sales or support strategies. Who Uses Call Monitoring? We’ve all probably heard the automated message when we’ve…

A first time caller is someone who has never called your business before. In call tracking, these new callers can represent an important segment of people for which sales and marketing teams can tailor information and strategies to ensure a good caller experience. Why are first time callers important? For some businesses, it’s important to…

What is Salesforce? Salesforce is the leading CRM (Customer Relationship Management) platform. Technology like Salesforce helps companies keep track of their customers, as well as their information, interactions, stages of sales development, and more. The CallRail integration for Salesforce adds another level by helping sales and marketing professionals keep track of their calls in the…

“Speech recognition technology has been around for what seems like forever,” says Kevin Mann, CallRail Co-Founder & CTO. “But it’s been pretty  rudimentary until fairly recently.” Mann notes that even though the tech has been around for two decades, it wasn’t until the past few years — when large companies like IBM’s Watson started investing…

What is a SWOT Analysis? A SWOT analysis is a process that individuals or organizations use to identify Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. It’s commonly used in strategic planning, where it can help businesses identify their niche in a market. Why should a business do a SWOT analysis? Every business has its own strength and…

Link building is a crucial element in off-page search engine optimization (SEO). This guide will explain the basics of link building and tactics, to help you get the most from your call tracking software to improve your link building efforts. What is link building? Why are links important? Types of link building Types of link…

What is Google Analytics? Google Analytics is a tool that offers in-depth data and reporting on the acquisition, behavior, and conversion of website traffic. This tool can track… How users get to a website (organic search, paid search, social, referrals, etc.) What users do when on a site (what pages they visit, how long they…

Call tracking systems are a crucial part of a complete online and offline marketing campaign attribution system. Oftentimes, call tracking services and software serve as the adhesive that unites marketing efforts across all different planes. The modern marketing environment spans all devices, all mediums, and all moments in a potential buyer’s journey. A potential client…

What is A/B Testing? A/B testing means experimenting with two versions of a website, app, or other marketing property to determine which version best achieves the goals and proves the hypotheses of the experiment. Marketers often refer to A/B testing as split testing. The split refers to the fact that there are two versions of…