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Chatbots The Future is Here

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<strong>Chatbots</strong>: <strong>The</strong> <strong>Future</strong> <strong>is</strong> <strong>Here</strong>!<br />

With the increased prevalence of digital platforms in our lives, consumers are<br />

more determined than ever to engage with brands through online mediums<br />

including email and messaging. Online marketing services in Australia are<br />

constantly looking to innovate with these new forms of user engagement.<br />

Changing Communication Methods<br />

In the past, traditional telephone conversations allowed for immediate back<br />

and forth communication, digit<strong>is</strong>ed conversations have an inherent lag built<br />

into them, allowing users to think and respond in the best version possible.<br />

While th<strong>is</strong> means that most quality information <strong>is</strong> likely to be transmitted, it<br />

can impact on customer sat<strong>is</strong>faction when their queries are not answered<br />

quickly enough.


Digit<strong>is</strong>ed Customer Service<br />

As such, the past few years have seen an indelible r<strong>is</strong>e of chatbots as a part of<br />

online marketing. With dramatic improvement in machine learning<br />

capabilities and simplification of their integration into web platforms and<br />

applications, chatbots are now a sure-fire way to respond appropriately to<br />

user inquiry. Starting with a foundation of key learnings of the particular<br />

business, chatbots are designed to learn from interactions, identifying regular<br />

questions and topics of conversation, and can spin these details into their own<br />

responses to future questions.<br />

Initial Struggles<br />

Of course, the quality of such programs <strong>is</strong> debatable, with a number of users<br />

clearly able to identify when they might be in d<strong>is</strong>cussion with chatbots and<br />

when not. Additionally, there are <strong>is</strong>sues associated with content relevancy for<br />

different age groups. <strong>Chatbots</strong> are not yet fully aware of these elements, and<br />

can obviously be circumvented, delivering inappropriate content to minors or<br />

other individuals. However, when managed effectively, the engagement serves<br />

its purpose, with users far more likely to engage with a brand, even if a<br />

machine meets their initial requests.<br />

Marketing Benefits<br />

What future does th<strong>is</strong> hold for marketers then? <strong>The</strong> role of any online<br />

marketing service <strong>is</strong> to analyse the data pulled from chatbots (make no<br />

m<strong>is</strong>take; the data <strong>is</strong> plentiful and incredibly useful). <strong>The</strong> data can lead to<br />

observations about user behaviour, lack of information online and other<br />

details that brands can then successfully leverage to deliver maxim<strong>is</strong>ed<br />

performance.<br />

Further Improvement<br />

In the future, we’ll see chatbots take control of most customer engagement,<br />

not just at the start of any inquiry but throughout the entire information<br />

exchange. Th<strong>is</strong> has the potential to remove a wide variety of pain points from<br />

the communication process, including call centres, uninformed staff members<br />

or long wait times.<br />

<strong>Chatbots</strong> are the <strong>Future</strong> of Digital Engagement


<strong>Chatbots</strong> will deliver maximum value not just for businesses but customers as<br />

well, meeting them on their preferred platform of communication, delivering<br />

the correct information in a meaningful and comprehensive way with a fast<br />

and effective manner. Online marketing services in Australia are already<br />

engaging with chatbots by learning to program and manage their information<br />

intake in order to deliver the maximum potential for their customers. Talk to<br />

your digital service provider today about how they can integrate chatbots into<br />

your business. For more details, v<strong>is</strong>it<br />

https://www.newpathweb.com.au/services/online-marketing

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