Assistant-enabled commerce: the rise of chatbots


Artificial intelligence now allows consumers to purchase products more smartly. This has given rise to the concept of ‘Assistant-enabled commerce’, which is made up of two parts: voice assistants and chatbots.

While digital assistants are quite popular among customers, there are some who might not be comfortable with these systems and they require more secure text and voice oriented support. To solve this problem, retailers can take the help of text-mode chatbots. These are message-oriented systems such as Facebook Messenger, Google hangout, Skype and several others. They offer consumers an added benefit. Unlike voice-assistants, they are appropriate for push operations for follow-up with users and for pull operations during which customers request for services. As such, text-based chatbots can serve both push and pull forms of interaction. They can take one-time requests for a product and they can also respond to a user months after he/she has sent the message.

Nonetheless, regardless of whether digital assistants or chatbots being utilised, assistant-enabled commerce is an asset for the online shopping sector. These solutions are available every day on a 24-hour basis and they have the ability to process and complete transactions even during off hours. As such, conversational systems can enhance both traditional e-commerce websites and mobile apps while decreasing the support from call centres and human support agent.



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