ever wish you could have a robot handle those basic questions at your booth while you're busy Landing a big client right turns out yeah someone already did this with AI yeah and we've got the inside scoop for you today even if you don't speak Portuguese that's right we're going to be looking at a really clever use of AI um a custombuilt chatbot okay for a trade show in Brazil and the cool part is the lessons here apply whether you're selling software or handmade soap okay so paint the picture for us what kind of information did
we have to work with for this deep dive so we had access to audio from the chatbots Creator walking through their entire process nice um there were this huge industry event thank giant machines processing wood whoa and their client needed a way to stand out and I'm guessing just yelling louder than a lumberjack wasn't an option not exactly but that's where the chatbot comes in right imagine this you're a potential customer walking the floor and you've got a simple question do you wait for a busy sales rep or do you get your answer instantly from
a friendly chatbot all right that's smart but this wasn't just any chatbot right our source went the extra mile to build this thing from the ground up absolutely they started with a mind map figuring out everything the bot needed to know super organized then they got creative combining different AI tools like chat GPT Google Gemini even something called chat base chat base now that one's new to me yeah what's the deal with that it's a platform that's really good at building those smooth conversational flows that you want in a chatbot but the takeaway here is
they didn't just stick to one tool they use the best bits of each like a techsavvy chef using different spices okay so they've got the ingredients but how do you actually teach a chat bot about wood processing let alone a specific company that's where things get really interesting they fed the AI very specific instructions think of them like recipes called prompts and by comparing different prompts they figured out how to get the most helpful and accurate responses so it's like training a really really smart intern you don't just say go do work you give clear
directions to get the results you need exactly and this is where a lot of people miss the boat with AI it's not magic you've got to guide it for example they used a tool called perplexity to pull in detailed info about the trade show itself perplexity that rings a bell but remind me what that one does it's like having a superpowered research assistant instead of just giving you a bunch of links it summarizes information from reliable sources so the chatbot could actually hold a conversation about the event itself not just the company's products okay now
that is slick it's like giving your chatbot a crash course on small talk before the big party exactly and they didn't stop there they uploaded all sorts of company specific stuff brochures product specs even competitor comparisons remember AI is only as good as the information you feed it content is King as they say but this is where I always get tripped up how do you actually build the chatbot is it all code and complicated stuff you'd be surprised that's where chat base really shines they made it very userfriendly kind of like building a website with
drag and drop tools they could upload all those documents and files and the AI basically read them to be ready for questions okay so the bot's got its library card but what about those super specific questions customers always ask did they have to program every single answer no that would be a headache right but they used a clever trick they actually got the AI to help generate potential questions and answers wait the AI was working on the AI that feels very meta it's the beauty of this technology they could feed it some basic info like
product descriptions and the AI would spit out based on this people might ask about X Y and Z it's like having an assistant anticipate what people will want to know that's incredible so it's not just automating tasks it's almost like collaborating with the AI to create something even better exactly of course they still reviewed everything to make sure it was on brand and accurate but think of the time saved okay so they built this brainy chatbot they fed it info trained it on questions but how did they actually make sure it was good at its
job which was getting people to book a demo they got scientific about it they ran AI powered simulations which is like a virtual trade show floor hold on they built a whole digital world just to test out this chatbot that seems intense intense but incredibly effective imagine mention this a virtual version of the trade show with digital visitors who have different interests and questions they could test different versions of the chatbot script those instructions we talked about to see which one was best at grabbing attention and ultimately getting people to book a demo so it's
like AB testing but for conversations which version converted the most virtual visitors into hot leads you guessed it the version with the most detailed and Specific Instructions for the AI it turns out the more guidance give it the more natural and engaging the chatbot becomes that makes sense you don't want a chat bot that's too robotic or Rambles on you want it to get to the point and show value quickly precisely and you know what else they discovered this is a good one all right spill the te what kind of aha moment came out of
these AI simulations personalization that was key okay instead of just spinning out generic answers they taught it to tailor its message based on the visitors industry or interests ooh smart nobody wants to feel like they're talking to a robot reading a script so how did they pull that off remember those files they uploaded yeah the brochures the competitor comparisons they tagged everything with relevant keywords so if a visitor mentioned they were in furniture manufacturing Boom the chatbot could pull up targeted information about how the company's wood processing Solutions apply to their specific needs that's brilliant
it's like the chatbot had an intuition for what each person wanted to hear so what's the big takeaway for our listener especially if they're thinking okay that's cool for a trade show but what about my business the beauty is this wasn't just about building a chat bot it's about understanding how to leverage AI to communicate more effectively think about the information you provide to customers the questions they ask could you be using AI to personalize those interactions provide quicker answers and ultimately strengthen those relationships break having an army of super efficient assistance all trained on
your expertise ready to engage with people 24/7 exactly and that's scratching the surface of what AI can do as this technology evolves we're going to see even more creative applications from personalized marketing campaigns to hyper efficient customer service so the real question is how can you dear listener start thinking about AI not as some futuristic fantasy but as a practical tool to level up what you're already doing precisely and if a wood Processing Company can use it to stand out at a crowded trade show just imagine the possibilities for your area of expertise great point
well on that note we'll wrap up this deep dive into the world of AI powered chatbots hopefully you feel inspired informed and maybe even a little bit ready to embrace the robot Revolution