Conversational AI for sales: The future of selling

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What is conversational AI for B2B? 

Conversational AI for B2B refers to the use of AI tools such as chatbots or virtual assistants to generate human-like conversations between businesses and their customers, partners or prospects. 

  • Conversational AI uses natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) to process commands, understand and provide relevant responses that can be easily understood. 
  • Sales professionals who are using conversational AI in any shape or form are noticing a boost in their efficiency. It’s like having a smart assistant that streamlines your tasks and communication while you focus on building meaningful customer relationships. 
  • But not only that, it also enhances customer engagement in several ways, delivering personalized experiences throughout the entire sales funnel. 

Key benefits of conversational AI in B2B sales 

Conversational AI brings a host of benefits to B2B operations and serves as a valuable asset for sales teams. It automates workflows and scales operations, allowing teams to focus on what really matters—driving business success. 

Personalized experiences 

Conversational AI tools, like chatbots and virtual assistants, can interact with users in a more personalized way. They gather information from conversations and use it to tailor responses and recommendations. This means that potential clients feel understood and valued, leading to stronger relationships right from the start. 

Automated lead qualification 

One of the major tasks for sales teams is to sift through leads to find those that are truly promising. Conversational AI can automate this process by engaging with initial leads and asking qualifying questions. This helps in identifying high-quality leads early on, so sales teams can focus their efforts where they’re most likely to succeed. 

Improved lead nurturing 

Conversational AI can be integrated into the lead nurturing process so to take care of specific, less important tasks such as writing emails and content for nurture flows. This allows your sales team to focus their energy on the leads most likely to convert. 

24/7 customer engagement 

With Conversational AI, businesses can engage with customers any time of the day or night. This 24/7 availability means that potential prospects can get the information they need, when they need it, without having to wait for normal business hours. It’s a great way to enhance customer satisfaction and retention. 

Scalable operations 

Conversational AI can easily scale to accommodate an increasing number of interactions without compromising on service quality. This frees up your agents from repetitive tasks, allowing them to concentrate on more strategic activities, like building client relationships or refining product offerings.

Seamless CRM integration 

Integrating conversational AI with your CRM allows for real-time data exchange between the two platforms, enhancing the efficiency of sales processes. With this integration, conversational AI can access customer information, track interactions, and update records automatically, which enables your sales teams to have a comprehensive view of customer engagements without manual data entry. 

Conversational AI enhances B2B customer engagement 

  • Always on support: customers can get immediate answers to their questions whenever they need them. 
  • Proactive engagement: AI chatbots can handle multiple conversations at once, identify patterns in customer behavior and reach out with relevant suggestions or reminders. 
  • Personalized interactions: An AI chatbot can provide personalized responses based on acquired customer data, offering tailored recommendations that make every interaction more meaningful.    
  • Instant responses: Customers often seek quick answers. Conversational AI provides instant replies to common queries, reducing wait times for clients and emphasizing efficiency. 
Illustration highlighting key benefits of conversational ai for sales: Personalization, Lead nurturing, 24/7 engagement, and Lead qualifications.

Use cases of conversational AI for sales 

Conversational AI can be used in various ways to enhance the sales process, improve customer experience, and drive more revenue. Here are the top six use cases:   

How Infobip helps brands with AI integrations

BloomsyBox

In collaboration with Master of Code, we created a Generative AI commerce chatbot for BloomsyBox to drive user engagement and create personalized greeting cards on Mother’s Day.

Bloomsybox was able to launch a generative AI chatbot that:  

  • engaged with users in an interactive way
  • assisted users in generating personalized greeting cards
  • used humor to capture the sender’s sentiment

Choosing the right conversational AI platform 

Choosing the right conversational AI platform can be a serious challenge, but don’t worry we’ve got you covered. Our communication platform enables you to: 

  • keep up with the latest trends and technologies
  • drive revenue 
  • boost customer engagement 
  • improve lead generation
  • enhance scalability 

Combining the power of conversational channels, AI, and our chatbot building platform, Answers, you can optimize your workflows, simplify the sales journey and ultimately drive more conversions.

Together, we can help you build the best conversational AI chatbot to streamline your operations and engage prospects and customers more effectively. 

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