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Loyalty or Lock-In? Most Smart Speaker Users Won’t Budge From Amazon or Google
More than two thirds of current owners of Amazon Echo and Google Home smart speakers are planning to buy another smart speaker within the next six months, according to the latest research from Strategy Analytics....
2017 Smart Speaker Holiday Study
Jacobs Media Strategies, jācapps, and Sonic Ai teamed up to conduct a national online study examining consumer interest in voice-controlled smart speakers such as the Amazon Echo and Google Home...
Do People Really Ask Alexa to Play Local Radio?
By Matt Bailey Originally published at Integr8 Research Do People Really Ask Alexa to Play Local Radio? This post is the second in a series exploring how changing technology impacts radio listening, music consumption, and radio’s role ...
Justin Chase: Power Player
By Justin Chase Originally published at All Access https://www.allaccess.com/power-player/archive/27209/justin-chase In these technologically advanced times, Beasley Media Group realizes that radio can’t afford to be reactive anymore; to ...
Alexa Is Listening—So Should Radio, With Many Opportunities.
By Steve Goldstein Originally published at Inside Radio http://www.insideradio.com/alexa-is-listening-so-should-radio-with-many-opportunities/article_2cc6d9ba-acce-11e7-8fcd-8b5faae89a59.html Smart speakers—from Alexa, to Google Home, ...
Smart Speakers Can Bring Radio Deep Into On-Demand Revolution.
By Steve Goldstein Originally published at Inside Radio http://www.insideradio.com/smart-speakers-can-bring-radio-deep-into-on-demand-revolution/article_4fa7dc7c-acce-11e7-a931-c3f23726cdce.html Among the most exciting opportunities that...
The New Radio
By Steve Goldstein Originally published at Amplifi Media http://www.amplifimedia.com/blogstein Sometimes technological innovation takes away. Sometimes it gives. Walk into any Best Buy and look for an AM/FM radio and it will be difficult...
Trendspotting: Amazon Echo is running away with smart speaker market, has 76% share
BY CLINTON STARK Originally published at Stark Insider http://www.starkinsider.com/2017/09/amazon-echo-running-away-smart-speaker-market-76-share.html Amazon jumped into the voice-enabled digital assistant (aka smart speaker) market earl...
Amazon Echo Is the King of Home Assistants. Here’s More Proof
By Barb Darrow Originally published at Fortune http://fortune.com/2017/09/18/amazon-sells-15m-echos/ Amazon Echo, the home speaker that doubles as a virtual assistant, dominates its emerging category with an estimated 15 million units so...
How public radio is using Amazon’s smart speakers
BY Tyler Falk, Assistant Editor Originally published at /Current https://current.org/2017/08/how-public-radio-is-using-amazons-smart-speakers/?wallit_nosession=1 Aaron Read is spooked by his Amazon Echo Dot. “I usually keep it muted be...
Borrell Webinar Tackles Making Mark In Smart Speakers Now.
In its Wednesday webinar “Smart Speakers: The Next Big Revolution,” Borrell Associates shared insight into the impact of the astonishingly fast-growing product. In the two years since the introduction of Amazon’s Echo, the U.S. now...
Smart speakers evangelized for radio in Borrell webinar
By Brad Hill Originally published at Rain News http://rainnews.com/smart-speakers-evangelized-for-radio-in-borrell-webinar/ Borrell Associates put on a free webinar on Wednesday, hosting presenters Fred Jacobs (Jacobs Media) and Steve Go...
Why Radio Needs to Get Voice Assist Speakers Right
By Steve Goldstein Originally published at Amplifi Media http://www.amplifimedia.com/blogstein/2017/7/12/why-radio-needs-to-get-voice-assist-speakers-right Today, television is primarily an on-demand medium, having crossed the 50% thresh...
Stations Must Rush To Get Their Smart Speaker Name Right.
Originally published at Inside Radio http://www.insideradio.com/stations-must-rush-to-get-their-smart-speaker-name-right/article_2bd1db5c-49ca-11e7-9c84-5fce25b96009.html What’s in a name? When it comes to Amazon’s Alexa smart speake...
Steve Goldstein: Raise your voice – Seven top questions about voice assistant devices
By Steve Goldstein Originally published at Rain News http://rainnews.com/steve-goldstein-raise-your-voice-seven-top-questions-about-voice-assistant-devices/ Steve Goldstein’s Amplifi Media works with media companies and podcasters in d...
RAISE YOUR VOICE: SEVEN TOP QUESTIONS ABOUT VOICE ASSISTANT DEVICES
We teamed up with Jacobs Media a few weeks ago to launch Sonic Ai, a company focused on developing skills and strategies for the new exploding category of voice assistant devices. Not surprisingly, there is a great deal of interest in th...
Alexa, Say What?!
Voice-enabled speakers are on a rapid growth arc. According to emarketer, growth this year will be hover around 130% Amazon’s Echo leads the way with a 71% share, but new devices from Microsoft and Apple are on the way. Who is using...
5 Reasons Why The Voice Command Platform Is An Opportunity
Jacobs’ Techsurvey13 interviewed over 51,000 radio listeners across North America. This data is the foundation behind SonicAi....
