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Growth of Smart Speakers & IoT a ‘Frenzy,’ Says New Reports

January 30, 2020 by Ted 1 Comment

Photo of Google Home device

Two new research reports from two different research groups came to basically the same conclusion – smart speakers (and IoT devices) show no signs of slowing down with eye-popping growth rates in just the last two years. One of the researchers, Comscore, is calling the trend, “The Smart Speaker Frenzy.”

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Filed Under: Products, Research, Statistics, Tech Trends Tagged With: Alexa, Google Home, OK Google, smart speaker, smart speakers

Google Closes in on Amazon in Smart Speaker Market Share

February 20, 2019 by Ted Leave a Comment

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The latest data from market research firm Strategy Analytics shows that Amazon is still the king of the smart speaker market – selling more smart speakers than anyone else. But the data also showed something else rather surprising – Google has substantially closed the gap between it and Amazon, coming within about 5.5% of Amazon’s market share numbers in the all-important fourth quarter selling season.

See how the smart speaker horse race is getting so much closer…

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Filed Under: Brands, Products, Research, Statistics, Tech Trends Tagged With: AI, Alexa, Amazon, Amazon Alexa, artificial intelligence, Google, Google Home, smart speaker

Amazon Echo Market Share is Slipping

May 3, 2018 by Ted Leave a Comment

eMarketer logoIn a new analysis by eMarketer, we learn that Google has made significant inroads into the smart speaker market, causing Amazon’s Echo to begin to lose market share. So far, they remain the number one smart speaker, but projections show continued erosion, as consumers are embracing Google’s, as well as other’s, smart speaker options on the market.

See more on this early but meaningful research on Amazon’s declining share… [Read more…] about Amazon Echo Market Share is Slipping

Filed Under: Brands, Marketing, Research, Statistics, Tech Trends Tagged With: Amazon, Echo, Google, Home, Mini, smart speaker

New Research: Are Smart Speakers a Trojan Horse?

October 18, 2017 by Ted 2 Comments

Majority Say They Use Smart Speaker to Shop

Cover of Smart Audio ReportNew research conducted by NPR and Edison Research has revealed what is likely the key motivation for Amazon and Google to aggressively attack the mass market by offering attractive smart speaker products at ever-decreasing prices – they are a Trojan horse. The data also shows the remarkably rapid adoption of the technology in just a couple of short years.

See more on this important research on smart speakers… [Read more…] about New Research: Are Smart Speakers a Trojan Horse?

Filed Under: Industry Trends, Retailers, Statistics, Survey Tagged With: Amazon Alexa, Dot, Echo, Google Home, smart speaker

Where Are Consumers Putting Smart Speakers in Their Homes?

October 11, 2017 by Ted 2 Comments

Graph of smart speaker locations

Filed Under: Marketing, Research, Statistics Tagged With: Alexa, home automation, OK Google, Siri, smart speaker, voice control

Sonos Finally Gets Smart with Sonos One

October 4, 2017 by Ted Leave a Comment

Photo of Sonos OneAfter many months of rumors and promises, Sonos announced today the new Sonos One, their first wireless speaker with voice-control capabilities built-in – in other words, its first smart speaker. And we have to say, Sonos was pretty smart about how they approached the smart speaker market.

See why Sonos, and the Sonos One, is so smart… [Read more…] about Sonos Finally Gets Smart with Sonos One

Filed Under: Manufacturers, News, Products, Strategy, Tech Trends Tagged With: smart speaker, Sonos, Sonos One

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