Digital Skills Mastery Lab

In today's digital age, chatbots have become an essential part of human lives. Consumers' demand for more personalized interaction is steadily increasing, and chatbots are programmed to provide quick answers when asked. If you want your business to keep up with customer expectations, you'll need to integrate a chatbot into your customer service unit. It will be hugely helpful to you.

There are numerous benefits you will get by integrating customer service chatbot as part of your customer service strategy. Some of them includes

· Enhanced Customer Experience

· Personalization

· Round the clock availability

· Engagement and customer retention boost

· Human Resource Optimization

In order to ensure that your company is ahead of the curve, here are some of the top Artificial Intelligence chatbot trends for 2023 that you need keep an eye on.

· Conversational AI chatbots for messaging platforms

· Conversational AI-powered search

· Low code conversational AI platforms

· Artificial Intelligence Chatbots with high emotional intelligence

ChatTGPT. The online AI chatbot that was launched late last year. It is currently having huge popularity because of its advanced functionalities.

ChatGPT is a platform that uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Language to constantly update the chatbot. This allows for the most natural-sounding conversations to date, making it a popular choice for both users and businesses.

Users and businesses can leverage this trending AI technology to: Compose email , Create content, Generate report, News summary, Translate text, Code and debug and many more

ChatGPT is proving to be a valuable tool in meaningful use cases. This makes it a popular choice for businesses

Getting started with ChatGPT is easy.

Let us take a look at the steps on how get started using ChatGPT.

The first step is to Create an OpenAI account.

You have to Go to chat.OpenAi.com and register for an account with an email address. You need to create an account on the OpenAI website to log in and access ChatGPT.

The next is Accept ChatGPT terms

Once you've logged into your OpenAI account on the ChatGPT side of the website, it's time to read through the terms and disclosures for ChatGPT and click on Next. The terms will come up in three stages, click Next on the first two and Done on the last one.

After that, you're ready to start using ChatGPT!

You can now start writing.

You can ask the language model any questions you may have and see what kind of answers you will get.

With the ever-increasing competitiveness in this digital age, Excellent Customer Service is essential to consistently delight your customers. You can integrate chatbot into your customer service system to reap its many benefits.

This episode provides helpful tips to help you create an excellent digital customer experience. By following the advice in this episode, your customers will have positive experiences while interacting with your business online.

This episode provides helpful tips to the common question “ How do I Create an Excellent Digital Customer Experience ? ”

You need to have a Solid Online Presence in order to Create Excellent Digital Customer Experience.

In order to achieve Extraordinary Online user Experience, you must pay attention to Customer touch points such as

· Social Media

· Company Events,

· Digital Marketing contents

· Customer Support Channel

· Customer Loyalty Programs

· Self- service resources

And many more.

They play key roles in how brands are perceived by customers.

There are Simple Practices you can adopt that will help improve the overall digital Customer Experience at your company. They includes:

· Know your audience

· Create an Omni-Channel Customer Experience

· Pay detailed attention to Mobile Experiences

· Adopt Analytics

· Collect Customer Feedback

For Brands to really stand out in this digital age, Implementation of top-notch customer experience management strategy is required. This involves optimizing the customer experience when interacting with businesses over digital channels, such as websites, mobile apps and social media. Customer service, marketing, product development and analytics are all key elements of an effective digital customer experience management strategy. Gathering customer feedback is essential for understanding their needs; once these needs have been identified it’s important to utilize insights from customers in order to create Customer-Centric strategies.

In order to provide an optimal digital customer experience, it's important to understand your customers and their needs. You should also create a feedback loop so that you can continuously improve the quality of your service. Additionally, using analytics and data-driven insights will help you track customer behavior and preferences so that you can make informed decisions about how best to serve them.

Customers expect smooth, consistent service online - if an  organization can't provide it, they risk losing customers to faster-growing competitors.

In this digital age, as a small business owner, you need to have a Smart Social Media Marketing Strategy in order to get the attention of consumers.

Getting used to Social media key terms such as Social Media ROI, Targeting, Engagement and Shares will be helpful.

If you can  consistently create fresh, high quality content that are addressing common questions from prospects as well as creating educational contents such as e-books, checklists, videos, and infographics that address buyer’s pains you have an advantage.

Social listening tools help monitor social media platforms for mentions of brands, specific Keywords, phrases, or hashtags. As a business owner, you can use them to track and measure the success of Social Media Marketing Campaigns, identify potential customers or leads, gather information on competitor intelligence.

Some of the Notable Social Listening Tools includes: 

Brand24

Brandwatch

Tweetdeck

Buffer

Hubspot

If you are strongly interested in growing audience, Social Media Advertising needs to be in your plan. There are 3 major types of social media advertising are: Organic, Paid and Earned. You have to also Integrate short-form and bite-sized content into your marketing plan. They are invaluable tools for marketing and educating prospective customers about products and services.

Having a smart social media strategy will distinguish your brand from Competitors.

Managing money can be a very difficult task for lots of People.

Some of the Popular Financial Mistakes that can cause financial difficulties includes 

· Excessive and Frivolous Spending

·  Living on Borrowed Money

· Unnecessarily buying a New Car

· Living Paycheck to Paycheck

·  Not considering Investing in Retirement

There are other numerous avoidable financial mistakes that lots of people are currently making such as Not Having a Financial Plan.

Are Financial Mistakes avoidable, yes they are avoidable? Can it be corrected? Yes it can be corrected.

There are lots of Personal Finance apps such as Mint, Personal Capital , Spendee  that have been developed that have features that can help you keep up with your spending. They have the ability to track upcoming bill payments, track subscriptions, and keep up with your credit score and investment Portfolios.

Before signing up with a Personal Finance app that connects with your bank account, you have to be fully satisfied that they are employing latest security and Technology measures such as encryption and two factor authentication to keep customers safe. This is crucially important.

If Managing your Expenses is top on your Priority List then It will be a good idea to improve your Level of Financial Literacy. Your Financial Literacy Level must not be Low.

As much as you can, try and keep impulsive spending under check, it can easily derail your budget and Financial Goals .We must take control over our finances, so our finances don’t control us.

SEO which means Search Engine Optimization is a term that you might be familiar with. As a Business Owner, it will be advantageous to you if you have at least basic understanding of how it can help your business.

Some Basic Checklist of SEOs you need to know includes

· Understand Basic SEO concept

· Verify your Website with Google Search Console

· Verify your Website with Bing Webmaster Tools

· Setup Google Analytics

Common Importance of Search Engine Optimization for a Small Business includes the following

· It helps your Business to become an Authority in your Industry

· Increases website traffic and Targeted Traffic

· It helps you reach your Target Market much earlier in the Buyer’s journey

· It Promotes Small Businesses  for free

Popular SEO Tools includes

AHREFs ,Google Search Console ,SEMRush ,Moz Pro ,UberSuggest ,Answer the Public , Keyword Everywhere , and Screaming Frog.

If you are yet to make SEO an essential element of your marketing strategy , I will suggest you give it a favorable consideration. The return on investment is high.

Digital Business Analysts' services are in high demand in technology-oriented industries, including finance and professional services. You must make it a habit to keep up to date with digital trends

In this Digital age, it is becoming increasingly important to have a good understanding of the needs of customers and to provide appropriate recommendations on the various possible solutions.

If your level of curiosity as a Business Analyst is high and you have a strong propensity for continuous learning, this will be an advantage for you. It will increase your interest in knowing what is possible. Most of the time there is more to what we see and hear.

You will have to focus on outcomes of your recommendations to organizations and not just the output. Outcomes are better measurements of success. It helps you to keep tab on business indicators and measurements.

Today's innovative technologies are developing at a very fast pace.
To take full advantage of innovative technologies, you need to understand what customer needs, they can solve.

To be an Outstanding Digital Business Analyst in this highly competitive digital age you must be willing to develop relevant skills that will help you stand out. Some of the skills you will need to be successful include

Deep Knowledge of digital trends,

Risk assessment and Management

Logic and Critical Thinking skill

Very strong Analytical and observational skill

Adaptability

Strong Persuasive Communication Skill

And a keen eye for design.

This is clearly not an exhaustive list.

Artificial Intelligence has tremendously impacted both learning and teaching in the Educational Sector. AI is hugely supporting Educators in the areas of solving learning difficulties of students, Automatic test scoring, Automatic test generation and many more. AI is hugely helpful to Students in lots of important areas, there are numerous AI apps that Students are currently benefiting from in areas such as coursework recommendation, collaborative learning, explorative learning environment, Continuous assessment, Language Learning, etc.

We also need to be conscious of the fact that Students of today are tomorrow’s employees and employers that will need to work in a future where AI will be a huge reality. It will be helpful for students to be introduced early to the use of AI technology.

Let us be reminded that Education plays an important role in the growth of society. When people are well educated, they can make impactful contributions to the society in different categories.

Artificial Intelligence is playing an important role to address popular concern from Job seekers which centers on how do I find a job. AI Powered Technology will not just help you find a Job but can also help you get a job that is the right fit for you.

With the trend in technology, if you are a job seeker, you have to be conscious about the important role technology is now playing in the recruitment process. If the algorithm being used is at variance with the information you captured on your resume, you will not be considered.

You have to make conscious effort to be aware of Global trends in HR and Recruitment Services Industry. It will help you to be well informed about important and relevant information that is shaping the future of the  industry.

To maximally benefit from AI Powered Job search tools. You have a significant role to play. You just have to ensure your resume is always up to date and clearly reflects your work experience This will easily help AI algorithm to provide you with better matches.

With the continuous expansion of the usage digital technology in every area of business, the value of computer skills in today’s workplaces and highly digitized business environment are increasing.

A Weak Fundamental Computer skill base will results in difficulty in learning more advanced skills.

There are chances that the skills learnt in school will be different from what your current and potential future job will require.

Please don’t join the group of workers who don’t have the skills they need and they know it but keep procrastinating on when to get it fixed. There is no shortage of opportunities for Computer skills development. Once you rightly identify the areas of skill Gap, don’t procrastinate, the competition in the job market is very high. Just be determined to get it fixed. You will be happy you did.

Artificial intelligence is currently playing a huge role in strengthening and transforming lots of industries around the world. It facilitates quick decision making.

This episode is about how small businesses can benefits from the Power of Artificial Intelligence.

Running a business is demanding. If you are an entrepreneur or a small business owner you will benefit a lot by learning how Artificial intelligence can help you run your business more efficiently.

In today’s digital marketplace, you really don’t need to have deep tech skills to realize the potentials of high productivity boost and huge cost savings that deployment of Artificial Intelligence solutions will offer to you and your business.

AI has the potential to create new world of possibilities and opportunities for even the smallest organizations and also help them become more successful. It is a very Powerful Technology.