The bomb finally dropped yesterday: Amazon has thrown down the gauntlet and entered into the hearables arena with Echo Buds. Announced at the end of yesterday's Amazon product event, Amazon's first foray into the hearables space represents the most important development in the world of hearables, since the launch of AirPods in December, 2016. For… Continue reading Three Reasons to be Excited about Echo Buds (Future Ear Daily Update 9-26-19)
Category: Smart assistants
Alexa’s Customer Acquisition Cost (Future Ear Daily Update 7-17-19)
There were two headlines coming out of this year's two-day Amazon Prime event that really caught my attention as I believe they tell a similar story about customer acquisition cost (CAC) and the long game Amazon is playing. For starters, according to an Amazon blog post, "Amazon welcomed more new Prime members on July 15 than any previous… Continue reading Alexa’s Customer Acquisition Cost (Future Ear Daily Update 7-17-19)
The Alexa Conference Blew my Mind
Last Thursday, I was fortunate for the opportunity to travel to Chattanooga, TN to attend the second annual Alexa Conference and join a group of some of the smartest people working on Voice technology. The cool thing about the Alexa Conference is that it's not sponsored by Amazon (or Google or any other major tech… Continue reading The Alexa Conference Blew my Mind