AI-powered martech news and releases: February 6

Let’s play a quick game of What Should This Tech Startup CEO Do?

Company strengths: 

• The company pioneered a technology that is truly revolutionary. 
• Your product is synonymous with this technology and has global name recognition. 
• You received more earned media in the last few years than anyone except Taylor Swift.
• Investors are desperate to be a part of your company.
• You have 300 million active weekly users.

Company weaknesses:

• The company lost billions of dollars last year (but investors don’t seem to care).
• There is no clear path to profitability.
• New competitors just unveiled a version of your product that costs 90% less.

Would you:

1. Focus on making your product less expensive?
2. Focus on developing capabilities your new competitors don’t have?
3. Focus on developing things to be more attractive to enterprise users?
4. Run an ad during the Super Bowl?

Congratulations if you chose No. 4. You’ve got a bright future ahead of you at OpenAI.

The genAI darling is running its first-ever TV commercial during Sunday’s game between Patrick Mahomes and the entire city of Philadelphia (with help from Saquon Barkley and five 18-wheeled trucks disguised as offensive linemen). 

This is the perfect case study of “How to tell if a company has more money than it knows what to do with?” 

When Harry Potter-mania was at its height, Scholastic Books would go all out on advertising for each new book. I never understood why. All they had to do was announce the release date to get record sales. Even so, Scholastic’s marketing made far more sense than what OpenAI is doing.

If you have a rationale for OpenAI running a Superbowl ad, please drop me a line at [email protected].

Go Eagles.

Here are this weeks AI-powered martech releases and updates:

• DynamicTracking‘s AI Reporting Studio consolidates compliance, marketing, and sales data into a single platform. It connects with existing CRM systems to track leads and uses AI to analyze trends, optimize bidding, and identify areas for improvement. The system provides predictive analytics on lead intent and generates custom reports based on user queries.
• Samsung and Cielo have partnered to create SmartSigns, a Digital Signage as a Service solution. This solution combines Samsung’s VXT display technology with Cielo’s AI-driven platform. CieloVision’s KYAI uses real-time analytics and AI to deliver targeted advertising.
• Appy Pie launched Appy Pie’s AI Generator, a no-code platform with AI Image Generation to create visuals, AI Video Generation to convert text into videos, and AI Text Generation to automate content creation.
• Natterbox released Natterbox Digital, a platform that unifies voice, SMS, and WhatsApp communications. It integrates with Salesforce and aims to provide a seamless experience for agents and customers.
• Fuel Cycle‘s AI-powered tags within its Research Engine automate the process of cleaning, labeling, and analyzing unstructured data from qualitative research. This feature reduces processing time and allows for faster insights.
• Particular Audience launched the third phase of its Retail Media platform. This includes AI-Powered Sponsored Search, which automates sponsored placements; Fixed Tenancy Scheduler, which automates the sale of premium ad placements; and Dynamic Collections, which automatically adapts to product catalog changes.
• Resonate launched its rAI-powered Audience Builder. This tool uses AI to analyze consumer attributes and create targeted audience segments. Users can generate audiences with natural language prompts.
• Cinema8 launched new features for its AI-powered video platform. These include AI Video Concierge, which allows viewers to interact with videos, and AI-generated infocards, which structure video content and optimize it for SEO.
• Wix.com launched the Business Launcher, an AI-powered tool designed to help users create new businesses. It guides users through the process, offering ideas, plans, and tools to build a website and launch a business.
• LifeStreet expanded its AI-powered media buying platform, Nero, into non-gaming verticals. Nero uses data science and machine learning to predict ad performance.
• RingCentral released Studio, a new feature within RingCentral Events that allows users to stream and produce events, and AI Clips, which generates highlights from events.
• Brightcove launched its AI Content Suite. This suite includes tools for converting long-form video into short clips, formatting horizontal video for vertical viewing, and generating metadata for enhanced discoverability.
• Acquia and SearchStax have partnered to integrate AI-driven search capabilities into Drupal-based websites.
• USIM and IRIS.TV have partnered to enhance CTV campaigns. They will use the IRIS_ID to provide advanced video-level AI analysis, greater transparency, precision targeting, and brand safety measures.
• Gennova launched an AI-powered platform for automating social media content creation. It generates tailored content, aligns posts with brand guidelines, automates posting schedules, and integrates with social media accounts.
• Vidyard launched a Video Sales Agent that automatically creates and distributes personalized video messages to customers.
• Sinch updated Sinch Mailjet with AI-powered templates, branding tools, and analytics. Features include bot activity detection, brand kit integration, and a language selector.
• Pipedrive unveiled an AI vision featuring intelligent agents that automate tasks, facilitate communication, and provide real-time insights for sales teams.