Opus Research presents a comprehensive assessment of “enterprise-grade” Intelligent Assistant (IA) and chatbot solution providers underscoring the increased urgency felt by executives who champion the cause of Conversational Commerce.
Conversational Intelligence
Kroger, Ocado Team Up on Smart, AI Robotic Technologies for Grocery Retailers
U.K.-based Ocado, with $2 billion in 2017 retail sales, is an independent online grocer who recently showcased its Amazon Alexa skill for intelligent assistance at Conversational Commerce Conference London.
Conversational Commerce Conference London 2018 – Agenda & Presentations
Opus Research’s Conversational Commerce Conference London (8-9 May) helped organizations unlock the power of machine learning, natural language processing, continuous authentication and intelligent assistance.
VoiceTrust Joins SpeechXrays Project to Merge Voice Biometrics, Acoustics and Facial Recognition
With over 15 years of voice biometrics development expertise, VoiceTrust will help accelerate SpeechXray’s delivery of a full multi-channel acoustic voice recognition and dynamic face recognition platform.
Real-World Deployments in Intelligent Assistants and Conversational Commerce Highlight C3 London
Speakers from Marks and Spencer, Google, Lidl UK, Missguided, Mercedes-Benz Consulting, Ocado, Europ Assistance Italia, Royal Bank of Canada, SCC, Amazon, Kiwi.com, and KPN highlight Conversational Commerce Conference London (8-9 May).
The Avaya/Afiniti Partnership Applies Artificial Intelligence to Precision Routing
Communications giant Avaya and “AI-Pairing” specialist Afiniti have teamed up to use pattern matching to determine customer identity and attack the challenges of “Precision Without Surveillance”
Vonage Unveils New Chatbot To Augment Business Cloud Capabilities
Internet communications company Vonage announced this week, “Vee,” an enterprise intelligent assistant that enables users to manage Vonage Business Cloud account services with simple, natural language text commands.
The How-To Playbook on Conversational Marketing
A comprehensive bot strategy includes working with a partner to define, strategize, and roll out a fully integrated Conversational Marketing strategy that ties into all of your larger marketing, customer experience, and sales goals.
Commerce Revisited: Defining “The Second C” in C3
Now that “Conversational Commerce” is officially a ‘thing’ and I claim to be one of the people who coined the term, it’s useful to march through its origin.
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.