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Derek Top, Principal Analyst & Research Director, Opus Research
Derek Top is Principal Analyst and Research Director for Opus Research, a diversified analyst firm tracking Conversational AI, Generative AI, and Conversational Intelligence technologies. For more than 20 years, he has been covering how transformative technologies improve businesses and the customer experience.
Prior to Opus, Top was senior editor and program director at GreenBiz Group. There he helped produce the VERGE conference series and wrote about how the convergence of mobile and information technologies are driving innovation for smart energy and sustainability.
Previously, Top served as senior associate editor with Optimize magazine and InformationWeek covering enterprise IT trends for CMP Media. Before joining CMP, Top was managing editor with Streaming Media, Inc.
Contact: [email protected]
Twitter: @derektop
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IBM’s “Watson Assistant” Is Your Smart, Automated Customer Service Partner
In combining the Watson Conversation platform and Watson Virtual Agent, IBM releases a smart, enterprise intelligent assistant at Think 2018 to help businesses enhance brand loyalty and transform customer experiences.
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How Royal Bank of Canada’s AI-Powered Virtual Assistant Boosts Automation, Improves CX
David Kapauan, lead architect of contact center technology at Royal Bank of Canada, will present a case study at Conversational Commerce Conference London (8-9 May) showing how an intelligent assistant helps improve customer satisfaction with conversational dialogues.
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Webinar: Voice Biometrics and Deep Neural Networks – Intelligent Authentication, Seamless Customer Experience
In a March 6th webinar, join Opus Research and Pindrop to learn how “Deep Voice” biometric technology helps overcome the cumbersome processes involved with enrollment, verification accuracy and fraud prevention to help contact centers deliver rich, natural, and secure voice experiences.
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Opus Research Report: “Foundations of Conversational Marketing”
In this comprehensive report, Opus Research provides a common framework and accepted terminology for brands and marketers to use as they evaluate their deployment options for Conversational Marketing technologies and includes a detailed assessment of solution providers that have taken leadership positions in this domain.
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How Grocery Giant Lidl’s Chatbot, Margot, Offers Consistently Great Wine Recommendations to Thousands
Alex Murray, Digital Director at Lidl UK, will present a Featured Case Study at Conversational Commerce Conference London (8-9 May), describing how the UK grocery chain has launched a fully-automated Messenger intelligent assistant to help customers select the best wine for their meal.
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Conversational Commerce Conference London: Spotlight on Intelligent Assistance and Intelligent Authentication
Conversational Commerce Conference London (8-9 May) features leading enterprises and brands who are introducing NLP, machine learning and continuous authentication into customer engagement and digital self-service strategies.
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Opus Research Report: “Executive Survey: Drivers for Deploying Speech Analytics (2017 Edition)”
In the second year of a global tracking study, Opus Research presents findings from a survey of 500 business decision-makers to understand their perspectives in evaluating and deploying Speech Analytics platforms and services.
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Awards Showcase Excellence and Achievement in Customer Experience, Innovation, Brand Support
Opus Research Awards are intended to showcase excellence and achievement for real-world enterprise customer deployments of conversational technologies.
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Redefining Digital Self-Service and the Customer Experience | C3 London May 2018
Opus Research, the firm that coined the term “Conversational Commerce,” is proud to announce the launch of a Conversational Commerce Conference London (May 8-9, 2018) conference tackling real-world opportunities for Intelligent Assistance and Intelligent Authentication.
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Webinar: Executive Survey — Drivers for Deploying Speech Analytics (2017 Edition)
In the second year of a global tracking study, Opus Research presents findings from a survey of 500 business decision-makers to understand their perspectives in evaluating and deploying Speech Analytics platforms and services.