“Andrew Louder is CEO of Louder Co., an AI in operations consulting firm that works with companies under a hundred million to help use AI to help them become more profitable. AI used to be hard to attain, expensive oftentimes just for the bigger companies with the bigger budgets. We’re at a point in time…
Tag: Digital Transformation
Why marketers need to jump on the AI bandwagon
“Using AI generates a 40% bump in marketing productivity, according to MobiDev figures. The use of algorithmic systems can lead to hours of savings in managing accounts, resulting in greater or equal returns with less budget. In another study, 41% of marketers reported revenue improvements after using AI in their email campaigns, with a 13%…
Start talking: The true potential of conversational AI in the enterprise
“Best understood as a combination of AI technologies — Natural Language Processing (NLP), Speech Recognition, and Deep Learning — conversation AI allows people and computers to have spoken or written conversations in everyday language in real-time. And, it is seeing good demand, with one source projecting that the market will grow 20% year on year…
What’s SMS Got to Do With Conversational AI?
“Various reports show that SMS has a 90% delivery and open rate — much higher than any other channel, and a relatively low unsubscribe or opt-out rate. It’s not SMS itself so much as the landscape around it that’s evolved. Conversational AI tech has advanced by leaps and bounds, integration between systems and data flow…
Panera Tests Voice AI as QSRs Automate to Meet Drive-Thru Demand
“Fast-casual brand Panera Bread, which has more than 2,100 bakery-cafes in the United States and Canada, is testing artificial intelligence (AI) voice ordering technology at two of its upstate New York locations. The brand announced Monday (Aug. 29) that it is trying out “Tori,” an automated drive-thru voice assistant created by tech company OpenCity, which…