Marketing Podcast with Ben Congleton
In this episode of the Duct Tape Marketing Podcast, I interview Ben Congleton. Ben is the Chief Executive Olarker (CEO) and co-founder of Olark Live Chat. For the final 13 years, he’s helped 1000’s of organizations talk with guests on their web sites, together with many small companies.
Key Takeaway:
How are you able to successfully serve your buyer? How are you able to wow them? How are you able to present them that you simply truly care? Real-time communication. Website reside chat has advanced an unimaginable quantity since its inception. In this episode, CEO and co-founder of Olark, Ben Congleton, talks concerning the constructing of Olark and the way they’ve differentiated themself in such a aggressive business.
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Questions I ask Ben Congleton:
- [1:21] Would you say Olark was actually early on within the reside chat area?
- [1:51] What you probably did do in your earlier life that had you wish to begin a chatbot firm?
- [3:27] What was startup life like in 2008?
- [5:16] Was there some extent the place you began to say, “I think this is gonna work”?
- [7:22] How has chat advanced from a client habits standpoint?
- [11:49] What is the emergence of AI doing to the reside chat area?
- [14:38] I’ve observed quite a lot of the chat-related corporations are actually targeted on driving folks to SMS/textual content – the place do you stand on that?
- [18:02] What function does a chat play for anyone that may have sight or listening to impairments that may make the standard net not as navigable?
- [20:15] You alluded to some stuff you’re engaged on – what’s coming down the pipeline on the roadmap?
- [23:09] Where can folks join with you?
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