Category: Automation

November 7, 2019

At this point, there is little doubt that artificial intelligence is the future of business. The Salesforce “State of Marketing” report found that more than a fifth of businesses currently use AI for marketing purposes, including programmatic buying, personalization, and […]

October 24, 2019

Marketers and businesses are increasingly using AI to automate functional processes as well as customer interactions. AI has been shown to help brands understand their audience better, reach them at the right times, improve the accuracy of marketing campaigns, and […]

October 15, 2019

Voice search is big in marketing now. Retail is the big winner among marketing verticals benefiting from the rise in voice assistant-fueled Internet searches, but one study of retail and restaurant voice search readiness found those studied were “not prepared […]

September 25, 2019

A director of marketing with whom I worked on a content marketing project wanted feedback on her team’s email marketing automation campaigns. So she sent me an email automation flowchart. It was expertly organized, with decision diamonds based on prospect […]

September 19, 2019

Interacting with voice assistants is becoming a part of our daily lives. From smartphones and smart TVs to wearables and even microwaves, it’s hard to name a device that hasn’t been — or won’t soon be — enhanced with voice-enabled […]

September 3, 2019

“Alexa, you’re ugly. Alexa, you’re stupid. Alexa, you’re fat.” This barrage of abuse came from my friend’s children, who were shouting at his Amazon device, trying to prompt a witty comeback from the AI assistant. What was just a game […]

August 30, 2019

As per a report by International Data Corporation (IDC), industry spending on AI systems will reach $35.8 billion in 2019 and $79.2 billion by the year 2022. AI tools are already being used in many industries such as restaurant services, […]

August 13, 2019

Marketers have grown understandably weary of the tech buzzwords that often over-promise and under-deliver. Yet, the very same marketers often have an Achilles heel when it comes to new technology and can’t help but say “yes” to adding it to […]

August 1, 2019

I recently received a fantastic email from a single title B2B publication that I work with: “As of today, we are on track for $452,380 in digital revenue alone. This is a 66% increase over last year’s digital revenues of […]

July 16, 2019

To digital advertisers, programmatic has transformed from the holy grail to an effective tool to regain control over ad budgets. Historically, advertisers’ media buying activities were handled by advertising agencies. An ad agency took a fee from the advertiser, negotiated […]