Artificial Intelligence
Retail executives and consumers in the US, the UK and Australia have widely disparate expectations about artificial intelligence's (AI) and virtual reality's (VR) effects on the retail sector
In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," eMarketer forecasters Martin Utreras and Jaimie Chung break down their estimates for smart speaker users around the world. Which countries have the most users? Who uses them the most in the US?
As new voice tech has emerged, functions normally embedded in phones have begun shifting to smart headphones, aka hearables.
In 2019, 5.8 million people in Canada will use a smart speaker at least once a month. That's a 51.2% increase from 2018, according to eMarketer estimates.
Consumers in the market for a smart speaker have more options than ever, and Amazon will lose some of its majority share as a result.
The number of smart speaker users in the UK is set to grow by almost one-third in 2019, after doubling this year. And the speaker of choice is decidedly the Amazon Echo, according to eMarketer’s latest forecast. But how long will Amazon be able to hold on to the lead?
In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," analyst Victoria Petrock explains why voice-activated technology is poised to change the healthcare industry. How do consumers feel about the technology? And how is the industry currently putting it to use?
As baby boomers age and the 65-plus population expands, the need for healthcare services will increase rapidly. Heidi Culbertson, CEO of Marvee—a tech company that builds Alexa skills for aging adults—is among a group of healthcare providers and entrepreneurs betting that voice assistants can fill this need.
Voice commerce holds promise. But at the moment, more consumers are turning to their Amazon Echo and Google Home devices to research products than add them to their cart.
Alibaba's Singles' Day, China's massive ecommerce festival held annually on November 11, has grown to surpass pretty much every other online shopping event in the world.
China’s tech-driven retail revolution is turning stores into laboratories for retail experiments and introducing consumers to completely new shopping experiences.
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a buzzword, and hefty investments signal that stakeholders are planning to ramp up efforts in 2019.
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the way retailers approach assortment planning, personalization, voice ordering and customer support.
In the past few years, some key ecommerce players—including Amazon, China’s Alibaba, and eBay—have rolled out visual search tools that allow users to submit images as queries instead of text.
Voice commerce might one day change how people shop online. But for now, only a minority of consumers regularly use a voice-activated smart speaker to make purchases.
In the latest episode of "Behind the Numbers," analyst Paul Briggs discusses three key developments he predicts will have an outsized impact on media, marketing and technology in Canada next year.
One of the most crucial aspects of setting up artificial intelligence products is making sure that a clear strategy is driving its adoption.
Among the capabilities that marketers are not yet deploying, those related to personalization were considered to be one of the most helpful tactics in improving advertising results, according to a study by RevJet and Forrester Consulting.
Alibaba's Singles' Day is expected to be the biggest selling day for smart speakers in China, and a key driver to adoption in the market.
As artificial intelligence becomes more embedded in everyday experiences, it's logical to assume that consumers are growing more comfortable with it. But while consumers may be open to chatbots in theory, many still prefer to interact with a human customer service agent.