WATCH LISTEN READ Alexa Skills are starting to make more and more sense for any kind of business to have. Data Driven Design is getting asked to brainstorm how many of our clients can partake in building a voice-based extension of their product or service to be available on Alexa, Google Home, and other “smart…

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WATCH LISTEN READ What Is Alexa For Business? “While Alexa was started as a Consumer Product, it has evolved into a couple different areas. Business Skills, like the one Data Driven Design has built to allow clients to ask Alexa how their web traffic is doing… Skills that are only available to employees of a…

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WATCH LISTEN READ Can An Alexa Skill BE A BUSINESS, or Should It Be An Extension of a Pre-existing Business? From my interview with Amazon Alexa’s Chief Evangelist Dave Isbitski It can be either for sure. Interesting Scenarios: 1. Account Linking – businesses can use their existing APIs and accounting systems, etc. to link up…

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WATCH LISTEN READ I asked Amazon Alexa Skills Marketing Employee #1 Dave Isbitski about Alexa Blueprints. What are they? Essentially they’re a way to use a free, visual dashboard to create your own Alexa Skill. This is something all businesses should be aware of. What is an Alexa Blueprint? Dave says “one of the things…

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