22 things we ? about 2022

We started the year afresh with resolutions to eat better, exercise more, live healthier, work harder, etc., all the while thinking that the pandemic is a thing of the past. 2022 was fun. Internally as well, the year has been a period of intense learning, which brought to the fore the intangible culture and values of ValueFirst, and what makes this organization a great place to work.

Let's look at our favorite 22 memories from 2022:

1. The year started on a golden note as we bagged a GOLD award for our email solution for Angel One at IAMAI's India Digital Awards.

2. We had an amazing time at MWC Barcelona . It was quite cool to learn about the progression and future of connectivity.

3. We celebrated our coolest Townhall ever in Agra. The theme was Mughal-e-Azam and our colleagues from Twilio also joined the party. In picture: Shawna Melton , Vish Bajaj , Vandana Roy

4. We met some amazing minds at IAMAI's Intersec in Goa. We had some awesome conversations about the world of marketing and how technology is shaping it. Our CEO & Founder, Vish Bajaj gave a session too.

5. We won the ECHO Award for our chatbot solution with 日产 at the DMAasia Annual Event. Such much joy.

6. The Times Of India decided to cover the story of our very own Vish Bajaj . Give it a read- it's quite motivating.

7. We launched Google Business Messaging. With our solution, enterprises can now combine entry points on Google Maps, Search, and brand websites to create rich, asynchronous messaging experiences that delight customers and drive business results.

8. Our podcast, The Digital Couch continued to lead in the top business podcast category. Our favorite episode this year was the one with Karan Kumar . Give it a hear at:

9. With our friends at Meta and 日产 , we did a webinar and spoke about how WhatsApp is redefining shopping experiences. Great fun having you Punit Banga and Swati Mishra .

10. We launched Conversations Mixer. An opportunity to interact and chill with our awesome clients. We had some joyful conversations.

11. Our multi-channel marketing platform, Infinito got even cooler. We launched Voice on Infinito. With a new flow builder, enterprises can create seamless and intuitive customer experiences on Cloud Telephony as well.

12. We attended COMEXPOSIUM 's iMedia Brand Summit in Goa. We spoke about the power of omnipresent marketing and brainstormed with multiple marketing teams about potential solutions to their daily operations. Quite a lot of fun. In picture: Akhilesh Singh , Shoury Gupta , Sachin Khanna , and Anurag Nanda .

13. Instagram is awesome. Now, enterprises can create Chatbots on Instagram with ValueFirst. Just imagine the impact.

14. With our UAE team, we organized a boardroom to speak to CXOs about Conversational AI. Our learnings: (a) More and more enterprises will move from tactical implementations of conversational AI to strategic ones. (b) Delivering consistent experiences across a vast amount of channels will become increasingly important and represents a huge challenge.

15. We celebrated our 19th Birthday at the town hall. Dance performances, music concerts, parties, great conversations. There was so much joy everywhere.

16. Our very own Himanshu Kumar spoke at FICCI 's Retail Samvad. Decades have shown how important Kiranas are in dealing with any economic crisis in India. We need to create environments powered by technologies like chatbots to help them grow even further. Digital storefronts and easy access to consumers will go a long way.

17. We attended COMEXPOSIUM 's iMedia Online Retail Summit in Dehradun. Our takeaways: (a) We’re moving from a Dukaan ecosystem to a physical + digital one. (b)?Point of Sale is moving towards Point of Advocacy. (c) Omni Channel Conversations will drive the ecosystem. Also, Shoury Gupta gave a session titled 'Roti, Kapda aur Makaan'.

18. Our Infinito is now power-packed with Email as well. From design to deliverability, enterprises can now raise the bar across all emails they send with Infinito.

19. We spoke at IAMAI's 12th Marketing Conclave. Tirthankar Banerjee showcased how using WhatsApp , the possibilities are infinite- no matter the use case or industry.

20. YourStory Media covered us and spoke about how ValueFirst is making the world of email marketing easy. Do not miss this one!

21. We spent some time with our teams in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Arvind Kalla took the stage while we spoke to multiple enterprises about their digital transformation journey.

22. YOU. Cheesy but true story.

We are even more excited about 2023. We cannot wait to spread more joy! Have a joyful rest of 2022.