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The first Google product marketer for the Google Assistant reveals problems and opportunities of 8 challenges for voice tech: discoverability, monetization, branding, consumer choice, notifications, our own attitudes, kids, real value.
Conclusion: every problem hides big opportunities💪

https://medium.com/voicepunch/8-challenges-voice-tech-must-solve-to-become-a-multi-billion-dollar-ecosystem-87b58c697eb6?fbclid=IwAR1F8y3Pj846oVblgYOfEKItnpXpD25G-S5KJubOylvY76NsoENCuipwo7E

In a new video from Amazon, celebrities are testing new brand products. For example, a jacuzzi and a dog collar with a built-in voice assistant. And their tests show that not everything should be powered by Alexa.
The campaign is timed to the final game of the NFL.

The face recognition feature of the owner may appear in the next version of Google Assistant. Face Match feature would scan your visage to provide tailored commands on camera-equipped devices.

https://www.engadget.com/2019/01/27/google-assistant-face-match-code/?fbclid=IwAR2CZ8lTkgChNBV0OTWy8b6-NRRzm13l4InhiRHUi8ai9rUt6yz8k9zuDVM

While human connection is valued, convenience for simple tasks is preferred. The survey found 35 % of customers report the No. 1 reason they would use a chatbot would be to save time⏳

Top tasks customers expect to do without human assistance by usabilla's research👆

Let's compare а chatbot and voice bot 👆👆👆

#voicevstext

#Bots_statistics 🤖

15% of consumers have used chatbots to communicate with businesses in the past 12 months. While that’s one quarter of the amount who’ve used phone and email to communicate with businesses over the same time period, it’s still a significant number.
And in the coming months and years it is expected that this number will increase significantly.

Good news, everyone! 🎉

The January 1, 2019 deadline to apply for page-level subscription permission has been delayed until further notice.
https://blog.messengerdevelopers.com/messenger-platform-update-december-2018-f8-save-the-date-7da4f512925e?fbclid=IwAR0UI4XAFWWB78T7ZqM6mP3KFJSgUp8Jhqasjsrf6A8VLJfK_eHf2RKfyLk

Because being polite is always right

https://techcrunch.com/2018/11/29/google-assistant-please-thank-you-santa/?utm_source=tcfbpage&sr_share=facebook

The real truth🤖

Guys, has anyone of you tried to create chatbot for a retail store? What was the result?

We found a remarkable article from Manychat team which helps you to go deeper into the e-commerce chatbots topic.
It is here: https://blog.manychat.com/how-to-build-ecommerce-chat..

Especially for you, we have highlighted some tips from it:

• If your goal is customer acquisitions, then it is better to use a rule based bot. With NLP, your AI bot can easily get off your conversion track because users can type in whatever they want and go through different flows.

• The Welcome Message needs to be short and it's goal is to introduce your chatbot, tell the user what your chatbot can do for them and show them how to proceed to the next step.

• You should allow the user to restart the bot or unsubscribe. Don't put these functions in the main menu, but rather hide them in one button - settings.

• If the user has not made a purchase immediately, then apply the VTPC-rule for 4 days: Value, Trust, Pricing, Community.

Hi guys! Is there anyone who has just started creating bots?
If you:
- don’t have a detailed strategy of chatbot,
- try to implement a lot of functions,
- don’t test your chatbot,
- have annoying chatbot,
- don’t guess what your clients ask,
- don’t understand how messengers work,
- don’t encourage users to promote your app,
this article will help you deal with issues👇
https://chatbotslife.com/7-reasons-your-chatbot-doesnt-attract-clients-and-how-to-fix-it-448dc4d04469

Some statistics in your feed!

This statistics shows the specifics and themes of what a person prefers to perceive by ear.
Mostly people use smart speakers for listening to music and news updats🗞

Google Assistant will be working soon in the Chrome Browser! Chrome is the most popular web browser, it's used by 61,7 percent of users!
So, this will be a great opportunity for Google Assistant to expand it's audience.
To activate, use the OK, Google feature or press Search+A.
https://voicebot.ai/2018/11/07/google-assistant-on-its-way-to-chrome/?fbclid=IwAR24STrE7srZCh3noVWqvsz0Sy2EMLSRr0-pAUCxvb3LDup5mDCSuYjKuyI

The first interactive movie!🎞️😯
So, team from Czech Republic has created a very short version of such a movie. Anyway, it will be exciting to get acquainted with this interpretation of cinema.
To do this: https://lnkd.in/gBvUF_k

Do you believe that in the future we will influence the plot of the films and create our own versions?🎥

Hello guys,
We came to Berlin to attend Chatbot Summit. If you are here as well, send me a direct message (@andreibandarenka), would love to meet you!

A year ago Yandex released Alice, Alexa- like assistant that speaks Russian.
It was released as a part of the browser application and now became the most popular voice assistant in Russia!

Happy birthday, Alice🎉🎉🎉

More information about Alice you can find at the link below
https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/yandex-app-attack/

Facebook has released their first home speakers🤖

There are two devices:

1) Portal with 10.1" display for 199$
2) Portal+ with 15.6" display for 349$

Both of them are powered by Alexa

https://portal.facebook.com/

We got news from Instagram!📸

Just a few minutes ago Instagram has started to accept beta sign-ups for Spark AR. If chosen, you'll be among the first to use Spark AR Studio to create and share beautiful AR experiences on Instagram. Get started now! http://bit.ly/2Pbb4sz

Hey folks! I’m Vasili, one of the co-founders @ Storyline. We’ve built a visual tool for making Alexa skills, which powers 8% of the skills store already (over 4,000 skills).

We’re surveying Amazon Echo users to figure out both your general impression of Alexa and tiny details that need to be improved. It will help us to understand & fix the most critical pain points in thousands of Alexa skills out there to make your future Alexa experience better.

Thanks in advance! 🙌

https://goo.gl/forms/RSw4A5T6DY1UiCjf2

An amazing guide from Kayla Matthews of how to promote your bot🤖

She highlighted six steps which you have to follow in order to succeed.

1. Test the Product First
2. Create a Story
3. Add Bot to Your Website
4. Use Existing Social Media Tools
5. Make Bot Easy to Share
6. Avoid Ad Fraud

There are interesting thoughts about frauds in advertisement. We made similar mistakes during the advertisement of the bot in Telegram channels.

⌚️4 min read (short one)

https://chatbotsmagazine.com/how-to-promote-your-bot-on-a-budget-b2f30df0fac6