AI and Big Data
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Can GenAI have an impact on CRM?
According to a recent Forrester report (How Generative AI Will Transform CRM), GenAI may have significant and beneficial impacts on Customer Relationship Management systems and practices. The real question is, however, how effective GenAI could be when it comes to handling various customer-facing tasks? And how easily could it adapt to…
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Implementing AI within businesses
AI may be fun to play with but its implementation within businesses is a tad more complex. Visionary Marketing attended a round table discussion on the impact of generative AI on businesses and the future of work at Big Data AI Paris in September 2023. AI and IT experts from…
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Generative AI and its potential impact on photography
Could Generative AI be a game-changer for photography and photographers? Photography has been around for over a century and relies on the creativity and expertise of photographers. But what will happen with the advent of generative AI applications that can create photos in a matter of seconds? Here’s a thought-provoking…
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Is prompt engineering really worth $335,000?
Ever heard of Prompt Engineering? That’s what was at the heart of a keynote by Lee Odden at the B2B Summit 2023 that took place in Paris last June. As technology makes headway, more and more jobs may well be transformed. As marketers, we too are being urged to change. In…
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Everyone is a creator as Roblox prepares for AI and VR
With the release of Apple’s new Vision Pro AR-VR headset on the horizon, many companies are starting to take note. Roblox, The online gaming platform and game creation system, stands out amongst the crowd. Looking to take strides towards the future of the gaming interface and game creation. Roblox is…
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Gen AI and the evolution of Marketing Jobs
Marketing is going through a major evolution, our jobs are changing, and marketing professionals will have to seriously ramp up their skills. After a 4-year hiatus, we had the pleasure of attending the 2023 Adobe Summit in London. The US tech giant* issued major announcements during that event. Beyond that,…
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Analysing Adobe Firefly at the Adobe Summit 2023
Photoshop Beta now includes Adobe Firefly AI art functions. These enable image manipulation by using artificial intelligence. Image-generating AIs have been at the center of discussions for quite some time, and we’ve been covering this topic on Visionary Marketing since the beginning of the year, and have been practicing it…
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Marriott’s three principles for achieving outstanding data-driven CX at scale
What are the main guiding principles for achieving outstanding data-driven CX (customer experience) at scale. Today at Adobe summit 2022, I attended a great presentation by Susan Bloomberg, VP of personalization and product performance at Marriott International. She described herself as “a maths nerd as [she] started a career in tech…
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When video interviewing gives market research a new dimension
Video interviewing can enhance market research greatly and even take it into a new dimension, including sentiment analysis. To find out why and how, I have interviewed Carl Wong, the CEO and Co-Founder of LivingLens who spoke to me from Liverpool. Carl talked to me about some of the innovative…
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Is augmented intelligence the future of artificial intelligence?
Is augmented intelligence the future of artificial intelligence? Such is Luc Julia’s opinion, who invites us to forget about the hackneyed ‘artificial intelligence’ monicker, the origin of which he traces back to the 17th century. This was the gist of his speech at the 5th edition of the MaddyKeynote (an event organized…
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Open data European market: beyond maturity and towards consolidation
What is the state of open data in Europe? I wondered. To answer that question, I went to interview top open data expert, Jean-Marc Lazard, founder of Opendatasoft. Here are a few reflections derived from my reading of the state of play of European open data in 2019 published by the…
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Natural Language Processing Transcription for Journalists
I have been a Natural Language Processing (NLP) fiend for a long time. I havreshapede indeed used speech-to-text to write books and blog posts for close to 20 years. I discovered it once while visiting my GP and realising that he was using Dragon NaturallySpeaking to dictate to this computer.…
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