What Changes Have Happened To noHold.com?

I wanted to do a quick share about the redesign we have done to the noHold website. Our talented Web Master has now created a website that is easy to navigate. To most, Artificial Intelligence can be an intimidating topic because of its complexity and broadness. noHold.com explains how our AI platform works, and demonstrates the necessity of AI for any type of business! 

On the website you can find information on our patented technology (outlined above), view case studies and statistics we have gathered from being a part of the industry for two decades, customer testimonials, press releases, and articles written by publications such as Forbes, Business Insider, Popular Science, etc. 

To check out the latest on our website visit www.nohold.com. Feel free to check out our social media and leave us a comment on there as well. 

Twitter- @noholdai

LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/company/nohold-inc-/ 

How to Add Albert to Your Website

One of the great things about creating a bot through SICURA QuickStart is the bot you create can be used on various channels. For this particular blog, I wanted to share a quick how-to video on positioning Albert on your website. Check it out:



As you see, the video describes two methods for adding Albert to your website: a JavaScript link and an iframe. With minimal effort and in a matter of minutes, you can provide your audience access to your personal bot online.To download the code used in the video to add Albert to the website, go to the support and resources page. Scroll down until you see "Download the Code to Add Albert to Website." This will give you access to a Word document with the code needed. 

The website is not the only place you can leverage your Albert. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Salesforce, Spark, and more can all be channels for people to interact with your bot. And the best part, you only have to do the work of creating a bot once. Stay tuned for some more "how-to" videos and leave a comment below to let me know if you are interested in learning more about a specific channel.
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Why Virtual Assistants will be Key to Getting through the Holiday Shopping Season on Top

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday have kicked off the holiday shopping season this year with a bang. While it was reported that the number of shoppers increased from last year, retailers saw a drop in the average amount of money that was spent - approximately $10 less. (money.cnn.com) This drop could be attributed to a number of things. 1. More people reported all their purchases were sale items, 2. A higher percentage of people bought items that were that were 60% off and higher, (IMAGE) and 3. Businesses were ill prepared (specifically online) for the massive amount of shoppers. According to Forbes, lots of big brands' websites were experiencing server issues that couldn't handle the volume of people. 

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"Consumers faced a variety of technical problems on Black Friday and through the so-called “Turkey Five” (the five days after Thanksgiving). Major retailer sites, including Macy’s, QVC, Walmart, Victoria’s Secret and Newegg, all experienced outages, due at least in part to server overload due to enormous boost in traffic. The Gap, Inc. family (Gap, Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athletica) was offering a massive 50% off site-wide deal fell victim to the same fate. Other retailers, such as Williams-Sonoma, saw a significant decrease in their page load time—not a great occurrence when buyers are in a hurry to empty their online carts and get on to the next sale." (Forbes)

While things like this are bound to happen,it did not effect the number of online users which continues to grow each year. From last year to this year, approximately 5 million more users were shopping online (about $3.34 billion came from online sales), while brick and mortar store shoppers decreased by 3 million people this year. Out of the online shoppers, $1.2B came from mobile purchases. This is a huge increase from previous years. 

Creating the ultimately customer experience online (via any device) is important to attract new customers and retain existing ones. A major trend this year that consumers are adopting (and preferring) is Virtual Assistants (VA's). While having a VA all year round is a good practice, VA's are also valuable to have during peak seasons as well, such as the holidays. Being able to position your Virtual Assistant as a way for consumers to get quick answers to pre-sales and post-sales questions will reduce the number of inquiries to live agents/employees and increase customer satisfaction. Check out this white paper showing how some of our customers have leveraged their Virtual Assistants during peak seasons: http://www.nohold.com/manage-traffic-spikes-better-with-self-service.html

And it is not just large brands that can benefit. Small and medium businesses, even little personal shops on eBay or Etsy can have a Virtual Assistant to eliminate some of the holiday stress. Visit albertai.com to learn more about creating a Virtual Assistant (bot) quickly and easily, no programming skills required. 

Cheers!

noHold Publishes Revamped Website

Earlier in the month, noHold published a newly designed version of its website. We are excited about the feedback we have received thus far and believe the new design gives web visitors more freedom to explore our products in depth, on their own terms. 

noHold's Graphic Designer, Stephany Ventura, was responsible for developing and executing the website. "I really wanted the website to showcase our products; give our audience a deeper understanding of what a Virtual Agent looks like and how it works. Having an image-centric website, simplifying the navigation, and condensing the wording really made a positive impact on the flow of the website." 

To check out the site for yourself, please follow www.nohold.com.

Note: The website is mobile friendly, so you can check out the website right in the palm of your hand.