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Voice Shopping Platforms

Alpine.AI by Voicelabs Builds Voice-Enabled Apps for Retail Purposes

— January 30, 2018 — Business
Voice computing company Voicelabs (of digital assistant ads) is pivoting their business to build voice-enabled apps for retail. According to TechCrunch, Alpine.AI "builds voice shopping apps for retailers by importing their catalog, then layering AI technology on top to better answer consumers’ voice queries, and ultimately convert those queries to purchases."

The Voicelabs product uses existing content to voice-enable brands and empower companies to reach customers through voice-enabled devices like Alexa when they are researching, choosing and buying goods. In addition to offering conservational search, Alpine.AI has tools to measure, customize and optimize your business.

These voice-enabled apps have the ability to transform the retail space as households turn to digital assistants to make all manner of things more convenient.
Trend Themes
1. Voice Shopping Apps - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop voice shopping apps that enable retailers to capture voice queries and convert them into purchases.
2. AI Technology - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Implement AI technology to enhance voice shopping apps by providing better answers to customers' voice queries.
3. Conversational Search - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create conversational search tools that enable personalized and optimized voice interactions between customers and retailers.
Industry Implications
1. Retail - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Embrace voice-enabled apps to capture the growing market of customers who prefer voice-based shopping experiences.
2. Voice Computing - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore voice computing technologies to develop innovative solutions that leverage the power of voice-enabled devices.
3. Digital Assistants - Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop voice-enabled applications for digital assistants like Alexa to revolutionize the way customers research, choose, and buy products.
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