Voice strategy advice with Amazon Alexa Chief Evangelist, Dave Isbitski
We’re honoured to be joined by Amazon Alexa Chief Evangelist, Dave Isbitski, to discuss the conversations that he’s having at C-Suite level about how brands should be approaching voice and where it’s all heading.
Connecting the Dots with Ruby Steel and Will Merrill
This week, we’re finding out how Ruby Steel and Will Merrill made Alexa more accessible for Susan as part of BBC 2’s Big Life Fix.
Voice first sneaker drop with Nike and bridging the voice and social gap with Unilever with Nick Rovisa and Matt Lang
We’re capping off RAIN week in style by diving deep into two epic case studies from Nike and Unilever, as well as developing some new thinking on viral voice, with Nick Rovisa and Matt Lang.
How we approach voice with Fortune 100 companies and the Kung Fu Panda Alexa skill with Greg Hedges
Greg Hedges, VP Emerging Experiences at RAIN agency, shares the secrets of how RAIN approach voice with Fortune 100 companies and talks us through how they built the Kung Fu Panda Alexa skill for DreamWorks.
Google Assistant passes 1m Actions! Where the F did that come from?
Google announced a whole host of new features for Google Assistant on day 1 of I/O ’19. Also on day 1, quietly, and tucked away on the 9th slide of Niomi Makofsky’s presentation; ‘Intro to Google Assistant: Build your first action‘, was the casual statement: “1M+ Actions”. Google Assistant has 1 million actions That’s right. […]
What’s the difference between a voice assistant and a voice user interface (VUI)?
Voice assistants and voice user interfaces (VUIs) are used interchangeably under the banner of ‘voice’. But what’s the difference between the two? [bctt tweet=”Voice assistants have a voice interface, but voice interfaces aren’t always an interface to a voice assistant.” username=”vuxworld”] What is a voice assistant? Google defines voice assistance as: “Engaging with intelligent technology […]
What’s new with Google Assistant? Announcements from Google I/O ’19
Google didn’t disappoint on the voice front at this year’s Google I/O. Here’s a run through of all the Google Assistant related announcements. Google Duplex comes to the web Last year, Google announced Google Duplex, an automated assistant that makes phone calls to complete tasks on your behalf. Things like booking restaurants reservations and hair […]
What’s missing in voice today? And is Facebook trying to solve it?
I was over the moon to have been quoted in a Forbes article about Facebook’s voice assistant and thought it would be helpful to share the full context of what I was saying regarding what’s missing in voice and whether Facebook might be trying to fill a gap. And whether they have the chops to […]
How to use sonic branding in voice with Eric Seay
This week, we’re digging deep into how to craft compelling audio experiences in your voice app by using sonic branding and sound design, with Audio UX Co-Founder and CMO, Eric Seay.
Invocable shuts down for good, but why?
Invocable announced today that it’ll be closing its doors, just 5 months after pivoting from Storyline and putting itself behind a pay wall. VoiceFlow are working with Invocable to offer a migration service for users wanting to port their existing Invocable skills to the VoiceFlow platform. That’s the news, but the question is: Why is […]