AI-Powered Shopping Assistant Finds the Best Price on a Product in Seconds
AI-Powered Shopping Assistant in the U.S. & Canada Ahead of Holiday Season TORONTO–Shopbrain announced an AI-powered shopping assistant that helps online shoppers find the best price in seconds – in the U.S. and Canada. The browser extension can be easily added to Chrome and automatically activates when users browse for …
Algorithm turns into powerful flight marketing site
Flytrippers, seen on Dragons’ Den, expands flight deal-finding algorithm from coast to coast QUEBEC CITY–Winter is coming… and with it often comes a trip to warmer places for many Canadians. Thanks to the two young entrepreneurs behind the popular Quebec flight deal website Flytrippers, all Canadians will now be able …
Why Midsized Enterprises Need A Chief Data Officer
Io-Tahoe campaigns for Chief Data Officer (CDO) to lead data-driven business agenda, recommends adoption of Gartner’s “Infonomics model” through measuring, managing, and monetizing data Io-Tahoe, a pioneer in AI-driven data discovery and catalog products today announced that it is offering a complimentary copy of Gartner’s recent report on “Why Midsize Enterprises …
Additional $4 million to fund exploration of real-world data, analytics applications includes opening of TD Management Data & Analytics Lab
TD expands collaboration with University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management TD Bank Group will support the University of Toronto’s Rotman School of Management with $4 million in new funding as part of the school’s efforts to attract and develop top data and analytics talent from around the globe. “By …
Singular raises funding to expand big picture analytics
Targeting Growth Marketers to Harness the Data Explosion Singular, the marketing intelligence platform that unifies marketing analytics for digital marketers, has closed $30 million in Series B funding. The new funding will be used to accelerate product development and innovation, revolutionizing how growth marketers use data to drive decisions. Scott …
MightyHive Expands Operations into Canada
Tessa Ohlendorf appointed managing director MightyHive, a major programmatic and analytics solutions partner, is expanding into Canada with the hiring of Tessa Ohlendorf as managing director. Headquartered in Toronto, the MightyHive Canada enterprise sales and client management team is hoping to add to its growing relationships with customers such as …
Enhancing the customer contact experience with AI
By Yishay Carmiel The federal government is betting big on artificial intelligence (AI), with the goal of making Canada a world-leading destination for companies seeking to invest in AI and innovation. Last year it announced that it was spending $125 million on launching the Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Strategy, delivered through …
Why and when to use AI-based marketing modelling
By Richard Boire The concept of artificial intelligence (AI) is the sort of thing that sets imaginations ablaze. To the general public, AI evokes images of everything from automated contact centres to advanced robots intent on global domination. It sounds futuristic, but to experienced analytics practitioners in marketing—and direct marketing …
Reinventing customer service with AI chatbots
By Michael J. Martin Not long ago, chatbots were fairly basic. They were programmed to perform specific tasks, responding to straightforward command scenarios where information revolved around single turns. Many chatbots were used as online or search pop ups and could send only simple messages like “How can I help …
Enabling productive B2B marketing with human-assisted AI
This method can also spot revenue leaks By Caroline Japic If a unified view of the customer is important in consumer businesses, it’s even more crucial in business-to-business (B2B), where the relationship is everything. It’s harder to achieve, too, in a world where negotiation dominates sales interactions and relationships are …