Saturday, July 12, 2014

How Robots Will Change the Future of Marketing

Many years ago, it might be bizarre to use marketing robot. Most of people don’t like robots for several reasons, such as expense, lack of expertise, or a touch of fear. However, with the price of robot going down and high productivity of robot, people are changing their minds and the demanding of marketing robot is increasing.

What Exactly Is a Marketing Robot?
According to the International Organization of Standardization (ISO), an industrial robot is automatically controlled, reprogrammable, and multipurpose manipulator. More than these basic features, a true robot includes “the capability to add analysis to its tasks, not just serving as an automatically operated machine that replaces human effort.     

The author listed some way that small business will use marketing robots:
1.  Website Content Creators and Copywriters:
The Los Angeles Times uses robots to report on earthquakes: the organization relies on an algorithm that pulls in data on magnitude, place and time from a US Geological Survey site. NPR has reported on the use of robot sportswriters producing coverage of games. According to The Guardian, we here at Forbes.com already use an artificial intelligence platform provided by the technology company Narrative Science to generate automated news from live data sets and content harvested from previous articles.

2.  Customer Service and Marketing Reps:
Why outsource to India when you can use a home-grown robot instead? Technology companies produce robots to demonstrate new devices or inventions and to create a sense of innovation and progress. Robots are part of interactive displays at trade shows where they compete with more traditional marketing tools for attendees’ attention.

3.  Call Center Staffers and Outbound Callers:
Every business needs some form of telecommunications infrastructure to communicate with suppliers and customers. Robots can simplify a business’ call center and handle incoming phone or Internet traffic to keep the phone lines open and running smoothly. Already automated calling robots place prerecorded calls, including appointment reminders and customer satisfaction surveys. Likewise, an automated call center uses a programmable interface to greet callers and direct them to the appropriate information or department.

4.  Trade Show Entertainers and Performers:
Another class of robots used in marketing are those that entertain audiences, like at a trade show. Robots and robotic displays already appear in storefronts, in theme park attractions and in television and film programs. Some of these robots are skillfully crafted to resemble real people while others represent fantasy figures or mechanical robots from a fictional world.


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