70% of Argos sales start online: News: June 14th, 2024
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It has been revealed that 70% of Argos' sales begin online, according to a RetailX UK 360 report. Elsewhere, Zoom CEO, Eric Yuan, believes users will be able to send avatar versions of themselves in the near future, data from Marketing Week reveals that growing the brand’s market share is the most important job for marketers in an organisation, and Meta has shared plans to start incorporating social media content from Europe to train its generative artificial intelligence models.
70% of Argos sales start online, new company spotlight highlights
The first RetailX UK 360° report 2024 has highlighted how Argos was an early ecommerce adopter and launched its first website in 1995. The report has revealed that 70% of Argos' sales begin online; with items then being collected at its digital format stores within various branches of Sainsbury's stores.
Avatars will be available in the future: Zoom CEO
Zoom CEO, Eric Yuan, expects the videoconferencing platform to allow users to end avatar versions of themselves to meetings 'in the next four to five years'. In an interview with The Verge magazine, he said: "You and I can have more time to have more in-person interactions, but maybe not for work."
Growing market share ‘most important job’ for marketers?
Data from Marketing Week has revealed that only a quarter of marketers see growing profit margins as their 'most important job'. 1,200 marketers have been taking part in Marketing Week’s 2024 Language of Effectiveness research, and 46.2% feel growing profit margins is their responsibility.
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Meta's AI to train using social media posts from Europe
Meta has revealed its plans to begin incorporating social media content from Europe to train its generative artificial intelligence models. In a blog post by Meta, the plan is to train its Llama large language models using content that people in the European Union have chosen to share publicly on its platforms such as Instagram and Facebook.
Can AI make comedians more funny?
AI does most things these days, right? But could AI actually make comedians more funny? Well, a study by Google Deepmind has explored the potential of AI helping comedians on stage. Co-author of the research entitled "A Robot Walks into a Bar" Kory Mathewson, said "Participants found AI tools can censor minority perspectives and produce uncreative, biased comedy."
‘Digital Human’ from Sum Vivas joins Liverpool One guest services team
Sum Vivas, Liverpool’s home of ‘digital humans’ has announced the integration of one of its AI-integrated helpers to support the guest services team at Liverpool ONE. Sum Vivas’s AI Digital Assistants are designed to be part of the wider team, providing seamless and efficient customer interactions.
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