“Amazon’s been adding AI-focused features to Amazon Web Services, its cloud computing subsidiary, at a steady clip. Just this week, Amazon Transcribe and Comprehend — AWS’ automatic speech recognition (ASR) service and natural language processing service, respectively — gained support for real-time transcriptions and custom entities. And today, Amazon announced a bevy of improvements heading to SageMaker, its end-to-end platform for…
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Salesforce: 40% Of 2018’s Retail Revenue Will Happen This Week During Black Friday and Cyber Monday
Mobile will be key. So will AI, for perhaps the first time, as smart systems are helping to drive more than a third of all retail revenue. This upcoming Cyber Week will be the biggest digital week ever. We predict that 40% of the entire shopping season’s revenue will be made the first week of…
US consumers love online shopping. Hate poorly design carts – Roy Edwards
I love this type of post…it’s a data goldmine. Ecommerce in the US has grown rapidly. In 2017 Americans spent a total of $435 billion shopping online, according to the Ecommerce Foundation. With an annual growth rate of over 15%. Even though Amazon is clearly the leading online retailer in the US with a market…
20 New Tools from Social Media Platforms
“By following the launches and updates of social media platforms, merchants can discover new ways to reach customers and prospects. Here is a list of recent updates from social media platforms. There are tools for interactive video, customer service, analytics, artificial intelligence, visual search, and shoppable images. Google New features in Google My Business app….
Freshworks and Pitney Bowes Bring AI-powered Self-Service to the Frontlines of Shipping and Mailing
Freshworks, a global leader in customer engagement software, has partnered with Pitney Bowes, a global technology company that provides commerce solutions in the areas of ecommerce, shipping, mailing, and data to integrate Freddy, its recently launched Omnibot Artificial Intelligence (AI) engine with the next generation SendPro ® C-series device. “Our vision for Freddy is to…