Articles by Jack M. Germain

Results 241-260 of 2147 for Jack M. Germain

How To Leverage Gen AI Without Losing the Corporate Shirt

As technologies like ChatGPT exemplify, generative AI (gen AI) is rapidly evolving, prompting businesses across industries to refine their application strategies. The challenge in 2024 is to leverage these new technologies to drive positive business outcomes and enhance customer satisfaction effectively Since its introduction, one of the main revel...

Bigeye’s Dependency-Driven Monitoring Boosts Reliability of CRM Data

Bigeye's Dependency-Driven Monitoring platform, announced on March 25, is a data observability solution that allows enterprise data teams to see more trustworthy results from their CRM systems The process lets data teams connect analytics dashboards and map every dependency across modern and legacy data sources. It also enables analysts to deploy t...

Best Record Yet for Open Source Use in Business Worldwide

Over the last 40 years, the open-source software (OSS) movement has been a moving target for detractors and supporters. Its free-to-distribute code philosophy competed against proprietary software to feed the user frenzy surrounding the popularity of business and personal computing According to various accounts -- each with different timelines stre...

Business Buyer’s Guide for a Better PC Purchase

Selecting the best computer for your business can be a straightforward process if you plan ahead. Check out these factors to make the most of your purchase. Pro Tip: Bargain prices should not be the deciding factor If you run a small business or work from home, you might not need a dedicated business computer with high-end features you never use. H...

B2B E-Commerce: Key Reports Indicate Many Web Stores Broken

Two prominent research efforts released in Q1-24 on the future of business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce suggest that the marketplace is in bad shape In February, Forrester Consulting released its 2024 State of B2B E-commerce Report, which found that a majority (65%) of respondents viewed B2B e-commerce as broken. AI-powered product discovery platfo...

AI-Human Collaboration and the Future of Customer Service

Artificial intelligence-powered bots used in customer service settings are finally learning to get along with human agents. Or is it the other way around? Either way, the friction that existed as humans learned to divest some of their more routine service tasks is producing better efficiency at smoothing out CRM encounters, according to Michael Bra...

Spectrio Digital Signage Gives AI Assist to In-Store Marketing

To better market and cater to customers’ needs, brands can offer digital signage platforms that go beyond hearing and seeing information to touch and engage products in new ways within physical locations Digital signage itself is not radically new. The concept has existed for many years to provide targeted information, entertainment, merchandisin...

The Risks and Rewards of AI Adoption in Retail

Retailers are bullish on AI's growing record for transforming marketing and customer service performance, though this enthusiasm may border on over-optimism According to BDO’s 2024 Retail CFO Outlook Survey released in February, more than half (55%) of retailers are already formalizing policies for internal use of generative AI, and nearly as man...

REVIEW

Loxx Boxx Prevents Porch Piracy With Secure, Smart Storage

Security cameras can catch a porch thief in the act, but they probably won't prevent the snatch-and-grab from happening Loxx Boxx offers a more proactive solution by securing your deliveries in a bolted-down metal box under digital lockdown. With real-time alerts sent to your smartphone, you're informed of delivery deposits and content retrieval, p...

Cybersecurity Expert Pegs AI as Online Shopping's Biggest Threat

Artificial intelligence is everywhere and is gathering a growing list of consumer concerns about its security and potential for skewed uses This fearmongering is at an all-time high. Knowing the public’s concerns around AI has made it easy for bad actors to cater their attacks to the specific habits of online shoppers....

Mastering AI-Powered CRM Puts Onus on Vendors To Get It Right

The growing intersection of artificial intelligence and CRM platforms is helping companies automate processes, accelerate decision-making, and predict future trends, thereby driving real-time customer engagement At the core of this transformation, AI is becoming the backbone of CRM systems, integrating analytics, predictive, and generative AI to fu...

Mobile Payment Industry Innovations Driving Online, In-Store Sales

Digital wallets are fast becoming consumers' preferred way to pay, both in and out of the store. According to industry reports, almost two-thirds of U.S. smartphone users will use a mobile wallet app to transact monthly in 2024, up from half in 2021 The future of mobile payments also intersects with the rapid growth of blockchain technology and cry...

The Future of Gen AI in Retail: Balancing Human Factors With Revenue Growth

If you buy into the exploding hype around generative AI, you see this flavor of artificial intelligence as the best thing to happen to computing since cloud storage. But you could be getting the wrong impression As businesses and industries continue to evaluate the pros and cons of ChatGPT, generative AI, and other artificial intelligence species, ...

Workbooks Platform Gives New Meaning to the 'R' in CRM

A new era of customer relationship management is emerging, with a focus on innovative design and strategic platform goals. Businesses rethinking their use of these platforms can improve profit margins, enhance customer satisfaction, streamline operations, and foster innovative engagement strategies According to Dan Roche, chief marketing officer at...

Menlo Secure Cloud Browser Enables a Safer Enterprise Workspace

A new cloud security option lets businesses plug in better digital safeguards without leaving existing web browsers behind Browser security firm Menlo Security on Tuesday announced a novel approach to browser security that protects users from internet-borne attacks. It is a supplemental set of extensions that enhances existing web browsers with clo...

Omnichannel, Online Consumers Shift to Mindful Shopping Practices

Consumers are changing buying tactics for their self-care needs as they prioritize budget-friendly products and battle economic choices on essentials by intensifying price comparisons, approaching impulse buying cautiously, and deliberately postponing purchases In the face of yet another year marked by economic uncertainty, brands need to forge con...

Mobile Security Firms Fortify Defenses as App Attacks Accelerate

Better cybersecurity may soon come to a mobile app you use in time to defend against a rising wave of data breaches, malware assaults, and AI-powered bot attacks Mobile app security firm Appdome on Jan. 23 released technology upgrades to its mobile app security tools. The new digital defensive product will help shield against over 100 attack vector...

Gong AI Platform Delivers Improved Accuracy to Revenue Forecasting

Artificial intelligence is poised to become a key player in helping businesses fix their broken forecasting efforts According to current research, 81% of more than 2,000 business leaders at privately held companies in the U.S. and U.K. admitted they missed revenue targets in the last two years. Such missed opportunities open the door for AI to impr...

AI in 2024 Ushers in New Cybersecurity Dynamics

With the ongoing evolution of artificial intelligence and quantum computing, 2024 is poised for significant advancements as organizations increasingly adopt and innovate using these cutting-edge technologies This technological surge, however, is accompanied by a rise in sophisticated cyberthreats. A significant concern is malicious actors' misuse o...

How To Speed Up a Suddenly Slow Android Phone

Do you ever wonder why your Android smartphone behaves sluggishly? Your favorite apps don't pop onto the screen as fast as they used to. Multitasking seems to take longer than ever. Screen animations seem to take forever now....

Technewsworld Channels