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Weekly Newsletter - 16th October 2024
Pinterest’s GenAI & Google Lens’ Video Tech!
Sophie Bruxner-Randall
October 16, 2024
📸 Pinterest unveils generative AI tools for product imagery, while 🔍 Google Lens introduces video analysis for real-time queries. 💻 Oracle enhances Fusion Cloud CX with AI-driven automation. Explore strategies for product engagement and overcoming collaboration hurdles, and 🎯 learn goal alignment techniques at ProductTank Orlando's workshop.
Editor’s Essentials ✏️
Product Marketing Insights by Blenheim Chalcot
This AI-generated podcast offers a concise summary of Blenheim Chalcot’s recent AMA with Martina Lauchengco, a renowned product marketing expert and partner at Costanova Ventures. With experience advising giants like Microsoft and Google, Martina shares key insights on product adoption, scaling strategies, and market perception. Ideal for CPOs and product leaders looking for actionable insights in just a few minutes.
Business Strategy Guide by Hexaware
A successful digital transformation strategy involves leveraging technology to enhance business operations and customer experiences. Key steps include assessing digital maturity, creating a transformation roadmap, and ensuring employee engagement. Partnering with a knowledgeable consultant can facilitate effective implementation and adaptation, ensuring sustained growth and innovation.
Product Management Insights by Product Talk
The article identifies 12 hurdles to effective collaboration within product trios, highlighting issues like unequal decision-making and lack of participation. It emphasises the need for cross-functional collaboration, shared responsibility, and empowerment. Solutions include resourcing teams properly and fostering accountability, aiming for improved outcomes and efficient teamwork.
Product Management by Product Collective
Product engagement is crucial for software success, focusing on meaningful user interactions rather than vanity metrics. Utilising frameworks like Sarah Tavel's Hierarchy of Engagement, product leaders can enhance retention and growth by understanding user behaviour, leveraging AI, and fostering cross-functional collaboration for sustained engagement and value delivery.
Industry Insights 🔎
Technology Domain by Tech Crunch
Pinterest introduces generative AI tools for advertisers, enhancing product imagery with lifestyle backgrounds. Early adopters like Walgreens report increased clickthrough rates and reduced costs. The AI and automation features streamline campaign creation, reducing input by 50%. New promotional tools and bidding options further optimise advertising strategies globally.
Technology Innovation by Tech Crunch
Google Lens now offers video analysis, allowing users to ask questions about objects in videos. This feature, powered by Google's Gemini AI model, provides real-time answers and enhances user interaction. Additionally, Lens introduces e-commerce functionality, identifying products and displaying relevant information, including prices and shopping ads.
Technology Domain by CIO
Oracle has integrated AI into its Fusion Cloud CX, enhancing service automation. New features include automated service agents, call summarisation, and field service knowledge augmentation. These capabilities aim to improve efficiency, reduce resolution times, and enhance customer experience, all at no extra cost to users.