Posts Tagged ‘voicecon’
Doing What You Said You Were Going To Do. Example: Nashville Voice Conference and Ask Data Driven Design
WATCH READ Those of you that know me, know that I don’t talk politics. I’m not a history buff, and I don’t have reflections on how other people live their lives. In fact, I rarely open my mouth about anything I don’t know a lot about. It’s just how I’m wired, so that’s not…
Read MoreHow To Get Alexa In Your Car, And What This Means For Marketers
READ I’ve recently gotten into building Alexa Skills. 22% of Americans now have an Alexa-enabled device; up from 1% a year ago. This according to information I picked up at VoiceCon, a one-day Voice Conference by VaynerMedia in Manhattan. 99% of Alexa users simply use it to play music, check the weather, ask what time…
Read MoreBehind The Scenes at VoiceCon with Gary Vaynerchuk
WATCH READ So I’ve blogged quite a bit recently about the fact that I made a business decision to attend VoiceCon in NYC hosted by VaynerMedia and VaynerExperience. The Voice frontier is extremely reminiscent of Web 1997 or Social Media 2006. It’s early, but there’s no better time to get started podcasting, building Alexa Skills…
Read MoreWhat is an Alexa Skill?
READ What is an Alexa Skill? Raise your hand if you have an Amazon Echo device. You know, the one that everyone calls Alexa. Okay, put it down, no one is actually looking at you right now. 🙂 Raise your hand if you’ve been frustrated with Alexa not knowing how to get her to do…
Read MoreThe Voice Data: Audience Attention Is Building Around Alexa
READ What’s next? Voice. The proof is in the data, and it feels a lot like Web 2000 and Social Media 2006. It’s early, but the Data shows that audience attention is flocking to Voice. 1. What does “Voice” mean? (you may hear it referred to as digital audio, Voice Skills, or Voice Actions). It …
Read MoreRecording A Business Podcast? Don't Get Too Fancy.
LISTEN READ I met and talked to a ton of great people at VoiceCon in NYC, all smart, successful business people who already have a podcast or are starting one. The number one comment or concern about their podcast was always audio quality. I’ll never knock anyone for wanting to put out quality content, but…
Read MoreQ and A with Gary Vee at VoiceCon VIP Dinner
WATCH READ I attended the VoiceCon VIP Dinner at Lafayette’s Restaurant in NYC to learn more about building Alexa Skills for Businesses and the Opportunity that exists for Data Driven Design to lead the charge. This is part of my conversation with Gary Vaynerchuk on the subject. Thanks for reading, and have a great day!…
Read MoreListening to Voice: What‘s Next and What’s Here Now.
READ Why am I investing time and money at VoiceCon in NYC? After all, I’m a digital marketer and web developer. Why do I need a podcast? Or what do I care about Alexa Skills? Well, this isn’t about using Alexa to listen to music or finding the best podcasts to listen to. This is…
Read MoreHey Alexa, "How's My Web Traffic?"
READ “Hey Alexa, how’s my web traffic?” This will be a question we’re all asking by 2020. In January of 2018, TechCrunch reported 39 million Americans (16% of the population) have a Smart Speaker (Amazon Echo, Google Home, Apple HomePod, etc.) While data shows that 66% use the devices for entertainment like playing music, telling jokes,…
Read MoreHow To Start A Podcast Today
READ The proof is in the data. More than 57 million Americans listen to podcasts regularly. 67% of podcasts are consumed on a smartphone. It is clearly an effective way to market your business, as this is where users’ attention is. You know it. As a consumer, you can multitask. You can drive, workout, read, watch…
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