AI in business: 2019 trends and predictions
AI is already being implemented in businesses around the world, and while worries persist over whether robots will be taking over the workplace, some are predicting that it [...]
Automation
How voice search is impacting customer experience in retail
Swift innovation by tech giants has moved voice-activated virtual assistants including Google Home and Amazon Echo into our homes almost overnight. According to research by [...]
How to make connections to create the perfect customer experience
The world of marketing is always moving from one buzzword to the next. Previously there was a huge amount of discussion and debate around ‘big data’ and how it could [...]
“Sorry, not sorry” – do chatbots really care about your feelings?
Empathy is all about putting yourself in someone else’s shoes and viewing a situation from their perspective. While some people are more adept at empathy than others, it is [...]
Auto Trader teams up with Selligent Marketing Cloud to boost customer engagement
Auto Trader has appointed Selligent Marketing Cloud, a B2C marketing automation platform, to boost its customer engagement strategy. Auto Trader is the UK and Ireland’s [...]
Helen Mirren voted favourite voice for automated phonecalls
Helen Mirren is the celebrity voice most people would like to hear from on a businesses’ automated voice call system. In two online surveys of more than 2,000 consumers, [...]
Should marketers fear the Terminator?
Artificial intelligence is working its way into modern marketing workflows and tech stacks at a furious pace. I remember reading a story recently about how the most advanced [...]
ICO fines Keurboom Communications £400,000 for 99.5 million nuisance calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined a company behind 99.5 million nuisance calls a record £400,000. Keurboom Communications was handed the ICO’s [...]