VB Engage - Mobile, Marketing, & Technology Podcast from VentureBeat

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Ben Parr, future bots, and disagreeing with 1,600 AI experts Jul 11, 2017

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This week, Travis and Stewart talk about the future of A.I., and Stewart has a big issue with a study of over 1,600 experts, wondering how they could collectively be so wrong.

We then interview the awesome Ben Parr, who continues the conversation on A.I., bots, and where this is all headed.

Rishi Dave, VR ads, and how AI might not replace marketers Jul 04, 2017

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This week, Travis and Stewart discuss Google's latest lab project - VR ads. Apparently, we can't escape ads in even our virtual realities. We also talk about some smart A.I.-powered video solutions, and analytics for smart speakers. Rishi Dave is our guest, which gives us a chance to be schooled by one of the leading CMOs on everything martech-related, including the future of A.I.

Damien Mahoney, Amazon, and how A.I. will affect user-generated content Jun 27, 2017

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This week, Travis and Stewart interview Damien Mahoney, who tells us everything we need to know about user-generated content, machine learning, A.I., and what the future holds for consumer engagement.

In the news, we discuss the marketing implications of Amazon's intention to buy Whole Foods, and a new study that offers hope for competing e-commerce vendors.

David Berkowitz, future social, and the week AI took over Jun 20, 2017

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This week, Travis and Stewart talk about artificial intelligence. A lot. In fact, it appears marketing is being taken over by A.I., machine learning, and cognitive computing this week, as every piece of important news includes an A.I. element.

After the news, we get to interview the one and only David Berkowitz about the future of social media. And yes, you can expect A.I. to feature heavily in that, too.

T.J. Leonard, WWDC, and why blocking ads isn't the answer Jun 13, 2017

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This week, Travis and Stewart interview TJ Leonard on why video content is so engaging, and what marketers can do to leverage the opportunity.

In the news segment, they discuss what Apple's WWDC event means for marketers, why the Homepod might not be the most attractive smart speaker option, and what it will mean if we block all ads, all the time, across all devices. Spoiler alert: This is not a future anybody should want.

Taylor Freeman, digital ghosts, and the future of reality May 30, 2017

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This week, Travis and Stewart discuss the latest A.I. startups, including Replika - a spin-off of the Luka bot that creates a "digital ghost" of your friends. We also talk about Demandbase's new (massive) round of funding and Twitter's new ad units that put a bot in your DMs.

We then interview Travis Freeman of Upload, who tells us all about the future of VR, AR, and every other kind of reality you can think of. In fact, we had so much fun with this week's guest, we don't want to return to actual reality.

Kristian Segerstrale, maniacal laughter, and what Google I/O means for marketers May 23, 2017

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In this week's episode, Stewart and Travis discuss how Google's announcements at its I/O event will affect marketers and marketing this year, and we also discuss how AI is helping B2B markets.

We then get to interview the awesome Kristian Segerstrale of Super Evil Megacorp, who gives us the lowdown on how to create amazing communities, and how to sound like an evil genius. And don't forget, you can win a Huawei tablet in our fantastic giveaway, details of which you can find in the show notes for this episode over at http://venturebeat.com/vbengage.

Adelyn Zhou, voice ads, and the current state of chatbots May 16, 2017

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This week, Travis and Stewart are lucky enough to interview Adelyn Zhou of Topbots. We get schooled on the latest in A.I., how smaller businesses can get involved (it isn't just for Fortune 500 types), what's going on with chatbots, and whether she prefers Decepticons or Autobots.

We also discuss the latest news (including some A.I. startups, of course), debate why it is now OK for Amazon Echo to get voice ads, and compare and contrast our experiences at both CUBE Tech Fair in Berlin and Martech 2017 in San Francisco.

Sujan Patel, massive growth, and the week A.I. took over marketing May 09, 2017

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In this week's episode, Stewart and Travis interview the amazing Sujan Patel, who hits us with so many growth hacking and content marketing techniques it leaves us spinning.

And in the news, it is A.I. all the way, as we find out more about Microsoft's massive investments in the space, discover yet another AI-powered marketing tool, and dig into what it all means for the budding marketer. And don't forget, you can win a Huawei tablet in our fantastic giveaway, details of which you can find in the show notes for this episode over at http://venturebeat.com/vbengage.

Noah Kagan, our podcast-iversary, and 1.5 million reasons to love A.I. May 02, 2017

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In this week's episode, Stewart and Travis finally hit the one year mark with VB Engage. To celebrate, they've launched a fantastic competition to win a Huawei tablet, details of which you can find in the show notes for this episode over at http://venturebeat.com/vbengage. In the news, we talk about an amazing new fund for A.I. startups, an A.I.-powered photo aggregator that is going after the events industry, and how content is taking over the social media universe.

Then, we mark Episode 50 with one of our biggest ever interviews - the one and only Noah Kagan. You won't want to miss a single word he says as we dig into his story and secrets of success.

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