Where to Start with Marketing Automation? Organizing Inquiries, Reservations, and Follow-ups for Small Shops|みお📦フォ|AIツール実験室

Where to Start with Marketing Automation? Organizing Inquiries, Reservations, and Follow-ups for Small Shops|みお📦フォ|AIツール実験室

Even if you can automatically send reservation confirmation emails, if changes made over the phone are not reflected, customers will receive reminders for outdated appointments. If you are starting marketing automation for a small shop, the first thing to decide is which records to base your communications on and what messages to send. I narrow…

[Complete Guide] How to Start AI Video Production for Businesses

[Complete Guide] How to Start AI Video Production for Businesses

This article is intended for business owners and marketing managers who are considering introducing generative AI into their video production. “Veo or Runway, which one is better?”—people often start with tool selection when it comes to AI video. However, the first thing you should decide is not the tool, but which processes will provide business…

Social media juggernaut encourages retailers to start holiday marketing

Social media juggernaut encourages retailers to start holiday marketing

Retailers are encouraged to begin holiday marketing earlier, as social media increasingly influences how shoppers discover and choose gifts. This advice comes from Meta, the parent company of social media platforms Facebook and Instagram. Meta has published its 2026 holiday guidance report, which found that 86 per cent of holiday shoppers use social media…

Stop policing AI in the classroom, start teaching it

Stop policing AI in the classroom, start teaching it

Zakaria Lacheheb, International Islamic University Malaysia When handheld calculators entered classrooms in the 1970s, critics sounded the alarm on a wave of math illiteracy. With the internet, the panic shifted to the death of reading. Yet, neither apocalypse happened. Instead, education adapted, turning these disruptors into essential extensions of human intelligence. Generative AI marks a…

Zero-click search hit 60%. Stop measuring clicks, start measuring mentions

Zero-click search hit 60%. Stop measuring clicks, start measuring mentions

60% of global Google searches in 2026 end without an external click. Mobile sits closer to 77%. The… Share Post Pinterest Messenger 60% of global Google searches in 2026 end without the user clicking through to an external website. On mobile, the share climbs to 77%. On desktop it sits closer to 46% (Click-Vision zero-click…

Where to start using AI in your brokerage

Where to start using AI in your brokerage

iStock.com/Khanchit Khirisutchalual Taking an “extremely deliberate” approach to AI and focusing on a workflow that’s important to your brokerage is the best way to start using the technology in your operations, attendees heard during a recent Canadian Underwriter webinar. “Focus on a workflow where you think there are concrete benefits from digitizing it, streamlining it,…

Date, Global Start Times, How to Watch & What to Expect

Date, Global Start Times, How to Watch & What to Expect

XBOX’s biggest gaming event of the year is right around the corner. The XBOX Games Showcase 2026 takes place on Sunday, June 7, giving us a deeper look into fresh game reveals, new gameplay footage, release date announcements, and updates from XBOX’s first-party studios and publishing partners. Once the showcase wraps up, Microsoft will immediately…

How to Start Freelancing with No Experience: 2026 Beginner’s Guide

How to Start Freelancing with No Experience: 2026 Beginner’s Guide

1. Which freelance niches are best for absolute beginners with no experience? Jobs with few barriers to entry, like data entry, social media scheduling, basic proofreading, and providing customer support, are very beginner-friendly because you won’t need to learn any complicated software to get going. 2. How do I protect my freelance business from non-paying…

Stop Measuring AI Productivity. Start Measuring AI Outcomes.

Stop Measuring AI Productivity. Start Measuring AI Outcomes.

Pressure to justify AI investment is growing quickly. Lalena Kennedy via Canva By C200 Member Farrah Lakhani CFOs and boards across industries are asking the right question about AI: where is the return on investment? It is the right question, but most organizations are measuring in ways that do not reflect real business impact. Enterprise…