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Let’s Chat
About Chat
Bots, messaging, and the future
of marketing strategy
WHO AM I?
Connor Cirillo.
I lead HubSpot’s North
American messaging and
bots strategies.
Drake superfan.
Tweet at me: @connorcirillo
A DRAKE SUPERWHAT?
1. The rise of messaging (and why)
2. How it impacts you
today and tomorrow
3. Ways you can use it in your business
AGENDA
EVOLUTION OF COMMUNICATION
1997 - WEB
2007 - MOBILE
2017 - MESSAGING
1997 - Point and click
2007 - Swipe
2017 - Converse
EVOLUTION OF COMMUNICATION
KEY TERMS
What’s a conversation?
Interactive communication
between two or more entities.
What’s a chatbot?
An automated computer
program designed to simulate
conversation with human users.
What’s a messaging platform?
Real-time online platforms where
users exchange text and rich
media messages.
Conversations with
chatbots happen on
messaging platforms.
HOW IT FITS TOGETHER
MESSAGING PLATFORMS
LET’S PLAY: WHICH NUMBER IS HIGHER?
MORE USERS: MESSAGING OR SOCIAL?
MORE USERS: MESSAGING OR SOCIAL?
4 billion 3.5 billion
MORE USERS: MESSAGING OR SOCIAL?
4 billion
Source: BI Intelligence
53%
Of Earth uses
a top messaging platform
MORE USERS: MESSENGER OR EARTH (1800)?
MORE USERS: MESSENGER OR EARTH (1800)?
1.3 billion 1 billion
MORE USERS: MESSENGER OR EARTH (1800)?
1.3 billion
Source: TechCrunch
1.3 Billion Users
107 Countries
Source: Giphy
2. Messaging platforms have exploded
1. The way consumers talk has evolved
3. Facebook is the largest player here
EVOLUTION OF COMMUNICATION
WHY IT MATTERS
Messaging has changed
what consumers expect.
51%
Say a business needs to be reachable 24/7
Source: Ubisend
Want to reach a business through messaging
Source: Twilio
TRADITIONAL CHANNEL TRENDS
People click less.
Like, a lot less.
Source: MarketingCharts
TRADITIONAL CHANNEL TRENDS
8 seconds
Average human attention span
Source: Microsoft
TRADITIONAL CHANNEL TRENDS
9 seconds
Average goldfish attention span
Source: TIME Magazine (yes, really)
People message more.
Like, a lot more.
Source: Flurry Analytics
More time,
fewer places.
Source: comScore
Traditional marketing
channels are changing.
1. Consumers message for everything
2. Email is losing ground
3. App fatigue is real
TRADITIONAL CHANNEL TRENDS
WHY MESSAGING AND BOTS WIN
One-to-one
conversations at scale.
WHY MESSAGING AND BOTS WIN
Reach your
users where
they already
spend their
time.
WHY MESSAGING AND BOTS WIN
WHY MESSAGING AND BOTS WIN
99%
SMS open rate
Source: Business2Community
HOW COMPANIES USE BOTS TODAY
Conversational
content
USE CASE
ALTERNATIVE
Shorter,
digestible
content that feels
more natural to
readers
WHY THIS WORKS
E-commerce:
sell playoff
tickets
USE CASE
ALTERNATIVE
Removes all
friction to
purchase
WHY THIS WORKS
USE CASE
Lead generation
(webinar signup)
ALTERNATIVE
WHY THIS WORKS
Conversations
are a natural way
to collect
information
What they’re saying...
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
WHAT THEY’RE SAYING
1. Conversational content
2. E-commerce
3. Lead generation
HOW COMPANIES USE BOTS TODAY
THE FUTURE OF BOTS
BUSINESSES LIVE EVERYWHERE
Businesses will become
omnichannel and
omnipresent. We will talk
to businesses the way we
talk to friends & family.
BUSINESSES LIVE EVERYWHERE
● Voice
● Search
● Social
● Messaging
● Online
● AR/VR
● Email
WON’T BOTS JUST REPLACE US?
BOTS MAKE US BETTER
Bots and artificial
intelligence will help us be
better at our jobs. Focus
more on making an
impact, less on repetitive
work.
TACTICAL TAKEAWAYS
TACTICAL TAKEAWAYS
Set honest
expectations
TACTICAL TAKEAWAYS
Keep your
use case
narrow
TACTICAL TAKEAWAYS
Your users
are your
roadmap
1. Don’t deceive users.
2. Do fewer things better.
3. Build fast, ship often.
TACTICAL TAKEAWAYS
NOW’S THE TIME TO START
● Costs less than dinner to get
started
● First-mover advantage
● If I can do it, you’re all set
Bots and messaging will make
business better.
Go to HubSpot.com/bots
to learn how.
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