Despite the AR/VR hype, only the Pokemon Go game has broken the “who gives a sh#t” test for marketers. But most marketers I talk to, still don’t know the difference between Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) so when I came across this infographic, I had to post it. What is the Difference Between […]
When Lending Times asked Crafty.ai to help them develop a lead generation program that automated the process of connecting with influencers, they had no idea how successful it would be or that they would be using an artificial intelligence bot to do it. Lending Times leveraged Crafty AI to automate the process of understanding the lending industry and intelligently […]
Did you catch Facebook’s recent announcement about Chatbots? Facebook is doubling down on them because they and I realize the potential. It’s not just the potential to engage with your prospective customers, it’s the potential to develop strong relationships with them via artificial and human intelligence. in Juniper’s new research, Chatbots: Retail, eCommerce, Banking & Healthcare 2017-2022, […]
Artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural networks – Big Data is leading to an array of complex business solutions for the web-connected world. For many smaller businesses and brands, these “solutions” may seem more problematic than they’re worth. The expertise, the resources, and even the capabilities all seem better suited to enterprise-level applications. At least, they […]
Video marketing is all the rage, and for good reason. Consumers are 4X more likely to buy a product when they see a video about it as opposed to reading the same information. When those videos are from trusted influencers in your niche, that number can jump even higher. But for videos to work, your target audience […]
In 2012, Mark Zuckerberg paid $1billion fоr Inѕtаgrаm, аn арр thаt had 30 milliоn uѕеrѕ and only 13 еmрlоуееѕ. Fаѕt-fоrwаrd four уеаrѕ аnd Inѕtаgrаm has оvеr 500 million users, аnd thаt growth shows nо ѕign оf ѕlоwing down. Instagram is a mobile арр thаt аllоwѕ uѕеrѕ to inѕtаntlу tаkе and/or uрlоаd photos аnd quickly еdit […]
Influencers have never been “one size fits all.” It’s not just a matter of different audiences, either. Sure, brands need influencers with audiences that align with their own target consumers, but brands also need influencers who share their values, their image, and to some extent their voice. This cuts both ways. Brands don’t want their […]
As the second largest search engine in the world, YouTube has influenced almost 1/3 users of the Internet. Although Facebook still occupies the most monthly users (2 billion), people spend more time on YouTube (about 40 min per day) than other main social media. As you may know, YouTube is also a platform which helps […]
Admin note: Our very own Mark Fidelman hosted an influencer series with Oracle, this is one of those videos. In 2016, e-commerce retail sales were expected to hit upwards of $1.9 trillion; a forecasted growth rate of 23.7%. Some have also predicted that this figure is expected to skyrocket to over $4 trillion by 2020. […]
The holiday season is upon us and marketers are busy putting the finishing touches on their campaigns. If you’ve procrastinated. there’s still time for holiday marketing (especially influencer marketing), but what can you do? Which approaches will break through all that holiday noise? To find out, take a look at the overview below, as well as […]