Are businesses ready for artificial intelligence? [5 Reading Tips] The term artificial intelligence, also known as AI, has been gaining momentum in the last 12 months. Many knowledgeable voices remind us every day of its potential (and dangers) to change the world in our private and public lives as we know it. Gartner predicted the key tech trends for 2017 earlier this year, and … Continue reading "Are businesses ready for artificial intelligence? [5 Reading Tips]"
WhatsApp Business – potential for companies [5 Reading Tips] There has been, for quite some time, speculations about the business functions of the WhatsApp messenger app. Now it’s official – the company recently announced on its blog: »Building for People, and Now Businesses«. With this, WhatsApp will finally start to make some money. However, the messaging service is turning its back on Facebook’s typical … Continue reading "WhatsApp Business – potential for companies [5 Reading Tips]"
Mobile commerce needs more mobile payment initiatives, like these three! [5 Reading Tips] In China, mobile commerce is already a part of everyday life. 82 percent of the revenue from the last “Singles Day” was generated via mobile devices. Customers in this market love to make purchases using their smartphones; especially for small transactions at places like food stands via Alipay or Tenpay (the Alibaba and WeChat e-wallets). … Continue reading "Mobile commerce needs more mobile payment initiatives, like these three! [5 Reading Tips]"
Gartner’s Forecast: What’s next for digital personal assistant speakers?! [5 Reading Tips] Virtual personal assistant speakers are going to hit the market in 2021 according to Gartner, who suggest that VPA-enabled devices such as Amazon Echo or Google Home will generate $3.52 billion in global revenue, up from $0.72 billion in 2016. This forecast is not surprising at all, especially if you consider the latest Amazon … Continue reading "Gartner’s Forecast: What’s next for digital personal assistant speakers?! [5 Reading Tips]"
Content is king – as long as it is also fit for the ears! [5 Reading Tips] The rise of conversational commerce as a result of the increasing popularity of voice-controlled virtual assistants like Amazon Echo and Google Home and the widespread adoption of messaging apps in daily communication bring voice and sound to a prominent position as the basis for the next gen interface, at the expense of the screen. Spotify … Continue reading "Content is king – as long as it is also fit for the ears! [5 Reading Tips]"
Cross-Border E-Commerce: Wanna Sell Internationally? [5 Reading Tips] E-Commerce is flourishing on the European market although the growth pace varies across regions. According to the European Ecommerce Report 2017, it is estimated that the turnover will exceed the 600 billion Euro mark by the end of this year, a growth rate of nearly 14 per cent compared to 2016. And that opens the … Continue reading "Cross-Border E-Commerce: Wanna Sell Internationally? [5 Reading Tips]"
4 perspectives to drive sales in the online cosmetic market [5 Reading Tips] Nowadays, consumers can order almost everything online: lingerie, shoes, medicin, and glasses. You also can shop beauty and healthcare products, whose online turnover is expected to grow more than 8 per cent, annually between 2009 and 2019. This means the beauty and healthcare industry is taking the leap into the Internet determinedly by leveraging … Continue reading "4 perspectives to drive sales in the online cosmetic market [5 Reading Tips]"
Curated boxes aim to leverage fashion as a service [5 Reading Tips] One question is rattling around in my head: Why are products mutating into services? One symptom is the exponential growth of subscription box services in the US: the number of visits on these websites has increased by almost 3,000 per cent over the past three years (from 722,000 in 2013 to 21.4 million in 2016). … Continue reading "Curated boxes aim to leverage fashion as a service [5 Reading Tips]"
Amazon-Whole Foods deal – Will omnichannel be the final formula to digitalise the grocery industry? [5 Reading Tips] It is a fact that all retail industries are involved in the digital transformation, except one: the grocery industry, probably because the instant gratification concept doesn’t work quite well with fresh food. However, over the past years the e-food industry has globally experienceda period of growth and continuous innovation which could trigger the definitive … Continue reading "Amazon-Whole Foods deal – Will omnichannel be the final formula to digitalise the grocery industry? [5 Reading Tips]"
From apps through platforms to chatbots – A glimpse of the future of e-commerce [5 Reading Tips] Spring is always the chosen season for tech giants to present their latest developments and products and to transmit, especially to developers, their current and future line of thought. Facebook, Google and more recently Apple have made clear what their greatest bet is: Artificial Intelligence (AI). This promising core technology can be applied in … Continue reading "From apps through platforms to chatbots – A glimpse of the future of e-commerce [5 Reading Tips]"
