Chatbots are exciting phenomena. We have seen them in the hospitality and eCommerce industries. In recent times, chatbots have been making their way into real estate. Before you can embrace the importance of chatbots in this industry, you must appreciate the benefits that come with this AI technology.

Voice-based digital assistants like Apple Siri, Google Assistant, and Amazon Alexa have been reserved for home use, wearable, and smartphones for the longest time. The trend is likely to change in the next few years as more businesses adopt the technology.  Annette Jump, in her recently published report titled ‘Emerging Technologies: Natural Language Processing Patent Growth Insights,’ explains there’s bound to be an explosion in virtual assistants. She calls this expansion as VxA to mean virtual assistants that will substitute almost any job or task. A 2019 survey conducted by 451 Research found that digital assistants and voice UIs will be the most disruptive technologies for enterprises after AI and IoT. The researchers found that four in ten respondents planned to adopt the technology in the next two years. And the good news is that virtual assistants apply to any industry.

For decades, you have been using mail, letters, and in-person meetings to communicate with your country club and golf course members. With the advent of social media, everything changed. There are different ways you can communicate with your country club members and guests.

Artificial intelligence is at its peak, and chatbots are taking over. Chatbots are becoming more and more popular in the medical industry. Why the increase in popularity? Maybe these programs can solve a variety of problems. Chatbots can book a doctor, transfer funds, and buy goods.

The chatbot market is expected to rise to $1.25 billion U.S dollars by 2025, which is a significant increase from 2016’s $190.8 million U.S dollars. Gartner also predicts that 25% of all customer service operations will use AI virtual assistants by 2020. As the popularity of chatbots continues to grow, all businesses need to take advantage of the benefits of AI technology. If you are still deliberating, here are the benefits of using chatbots for your business.

Do you know how customers find your business online? Chances are they are using voice searches. It’s estimated that a billion voice searches are conducted each month, and most mobile voice searches focus on local businesses. That’s why every business should optimize its local voice search on platforms like Amazon Alexa, Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana, and Google Assistant. It’s not just about optimizing voice searches for general questions but helping customers find your business. A 2018 survey by BrightLocal found that:

While sci-fi lovers are debating when artificial intelligence will take over the world, entrepreneurs need to know when voice AI is going to become a required part of modern business. Right now, researchers estimate that 60 percent of current jobs can be automated for at least 30 percent of tasks.

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