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Chatbots and Customer Experience in 2020

Chatbots and Customer Experience in 2020

Julian Zeng

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The worldwide market size for chatbots is expected to reach more than $1.3 billion by 2024, an annual growth rate of 24.3%

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88% of self-identified high-performing marketers say they lead customer experience initiatives across their organizations, compared to 68% of under-performers. Innovation and real-time customer engagement are the top two priorities for marketers in 2020.

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186%

Increase in general AI adoption since 2018

78% of marketers describe their
customer engagement as data-driven

67%

U.S. millennials that said they are likely to purchase products and services from brands using a chatbot.

68%

Percentage of customers that say bot-driven messaging is the most convenient way to contact a business.

69%

Consumers that say they feel more confident about brands that they can message.

Marketers planning to increase use over the next year

47%

Shoppers who are open to purchasing items
through a bot

37%

Customers who would consider buying items on a social network instead of a company’s website

57%

Customers who are interested in getting information from
bots when browsing a business’ website

Sources: Global Market Insights, Salesforce “State of Marketing” Report, AdWeek, HubSpot Research, Chatbots Magazine, Spiceworks.

Julian Zeng is omni-channel content manager at the American Marketing Association. He may be reached at jzeng@ama.org.

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