Erik Qualman's Blog, page 243
July 25, 2019
What Experts Say About the Importance of Reviews
What Experts Say About the Importance of Reviews People always research about the business and its services or products before they choose to buy from them. A survey by BrightLocal revealed that around 68% of people are more likely to use a business after reading positive online reviews. Online reviews have taken a permanent place […]
Mark Cuban | Super U Podcast
Mark Cuban | Super U Podcast Our new episode of the Super U Podcast is live! The Super U Podcast delivers curated tips from top performers and thought leaders to help unlock and unleash your inner superpower. This week’s episode features tips from Mark Cuban, Billionaire, Shark investor on Shark Tank, and owner of the […]
July 24, 2019
Publishers Pissed at Audible Captions
1. Publishers Pissed at Audible Captions Earlier this week, Audible revealed that it was working on a new feature for its audiobook app: Audible Captions, which will use machine learning to transcribe audio recordings for listeners, allowing them to read along with the narrator. On its face, the idea seems useful, much in the same […]
July 23, 2019
8 High-Impact Strategies To Improve Ranking
8 High-Impact Strategies To Improve Ranking With over 200 ranking factors that affect a website’s performance in the search results, it’s important to approach building traffic systematically. Use the following high-impact strategies to improve ranking, build traffic and generate more leads from your website. Define Your Keyword Strategy It should be clear what your keywords […]
July 22, 2019
Musk’s Neuralink
1. Musk’s Neuralink So what is Elon Musk up to these days? On July 16, he released a brain-machine interface called Nueralink and announced it’s making progress toward its goal of wedding natural and artificial intelligence in humans. “Neuralink and other companies working on brain-machine interfaces (BMI) are creating devices for people who are disabled, […]
July 21, 2019
Curtailing Dirty Data
Curtailing Dirty Data Today, 67 percent of businesses rely on CRM data to segment and target customers and 64.8 percent of sales reps’ time is spent on non-revenue generated activities. Another recent survey found that 40 percent of sales reps are looking for somebody to call and 24 percent of sales managers cited lead quantity […]
July 20, 2019
What to Do If Your Verizon Account Was Hacked
What to Do If Your Verizon Account Was Hacked With the prevalence of cyber attacks growing every year, security is more important than ever. While we often hear about credit card fraud, password theft, and corporate data breaches, it’s less common to hear about phone accounts getting hacked. But cellphone accounts with companies like Verizon […]
July 19, 2019
FaceApp Has Access to Millions of People
1. FaceApp Has Access to Millions of People More than 100,000 million people have downloaded the app from Google Play. And FaceApp is now the top-ranked app on the iOS App Store in 121 countries, according to App Annie. It has become an overnight sensation—it takes people’s faces and turns them into older versions with […]
July 18, 2019
Ethical Concerns About Using AI in Pharma
Ethical Concerns About Using AI in Pharma Artificial intelligence in pharma refers to the use of automated algorithms to perform medical tasks that traditionally rely on human intelligence. While there are plenty of advantages to implementing the technology, decision-makers remain cautious. According to Healthcare Weekly, executives across the pharma industry are looking at ways to […]
July 17, 2019
AI Transforms the Music Industry
1. AI Transforms the Music Industry “Every ten years something kills the music industry. If you want to know what’s next look at the tech world.” Artificial Intelligence never ceases to impress with its versatility and power, it’s no wonder that it has already made its way to the music industry. AI has already taken […]
