Before the invention of CI/CD (Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment & Delivery), software was generally developed by writing the code using a computer whenever it was time to move the software to production. The RedHat website defines CI/CD to be “a method to frequently deliver apps to customers by introducing automation into the stages of…
Join us Thursday, October 29th at 12 p.m. PT, for the Oracle Cloud CX Virtual Summit exploring how leading organizations are re-engineering their marketing, sales, and service processes. Larry Ellison will lay out his vision for the future of customer experience, followed by leaders at Ricoh, Motorola and Hyster-Yale who will share their strategies for…
One thing you will discover very quickly when you start writing tests for an application is that you want to run your tests constantly when you are coding. Having to switch between your code editor and terminal window (or in the case of VS Code, the integrated terminal) adds an overhead and reduces your productivity…
Whether you’re motivated to get started with creating artworks through code or instead find yourself spending too much time getting upset over ugly website policy disclosure pages, we always like to have your back. Here at Smashing, we are committed to nourishing curiosity on what works and what doesn’t, helping folks improve their skills and…
While video is an appealing channel for advertisers, there is still some lack of common agreement when it comes to strategy and metrics for video ad campaigns. One common misconception is that video campaigns need to be complex to have significant ROI. “Use video to simplify your customer experience landscape, not make it more difficult…
Regardless of where you live, getting your driver’s license renewed or the address updated on your personal ID card may often be a painful chore. It’s such a frustrating experience that Disney’s Zootopia movie (IMDb) thought it best to represent DMV employees as sloths. Despite popular opinion, however, the California DMV (California Department of Motor…
It is amazing; the horrible job many digital marketers do when reporting their work to clients. This includes both internal and external clients. Just think about how many marketing presentations and reports you’ve seen that simply contain screenshots from Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Adwords, Google Console, or reports from a backend ecommerce system. This isn’t…
A familiar name on the martech landscape retires today as NewsCred announces it will rebrand as Welcome. This coincides with launch of Welcome, a solution for work management, strategic campaign planning, collaborative content creation, and real-time performance measurement designed for marketing teams. The rebrand will be complete in Q1 2021. In July this year, Industry…
As developers, it is our job to ensure that when users interact with the forms we set up, the data they send across is in the form we expect. In this article, we will learn how to handle form validation and track the state of forms without the aid of a form library. Next, we…
Scratch that: Facebook’s 28-day attribution window lives, for now In response to advertiser feedback, Facebook will not move forward with a test to remove the default 28-day attribution window for advertisers. Gil David of Run DMG shared the news on LinkedIn, commenting “Facebook demonstrates that they do actually listen to advertisers.” He cited the company’s…
