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7 Conversational AI Platforms to Supercharge Your Business

7 Conversational AI Platforms to Supercharge Your Business
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We’re living in a golden age of conversational AI platforms. From customer support automation to enterprise-wide AI-driven workflows, businesses have more choices than ever. But with so many options, choosing the right solution can feel overwhelming.

Some platforms promise human-like conversations, while others focus on structured, reliable task execution. Some are built for scalability, others for regulatory compliance, and a few are simply hype-driven ventures still stuck behind waitlists.

So how do you separate practical solutions from empty promises?

This Telerivet article breaks down the most talked-about conversational AI platforms today and analyzes their strengths, limitations, and where they fit in your business. We’ll cover:

  • What is conversational AI?
  • How is conversational AI different from generative AI?
  • What are the main use cases for conversational AI?
  • The difficulty of choosing a conversational AI platform
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Conversational AI vs Generative AI: How to Use AI in Your Business

Conversational AI vs Generative AI: How to Use AI in Your Business
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AI is more popular now than ever before. Each tech superpower is betting on it and every company seems to be trying to find a way to squeeze it into its products - whether it fits or not.

But AI is not one thing. In fact, it’s hard to say what it is at all.

Most discussion about AI currently is focused around Large Language Models, but they represent only a portion of the market for machine learning. Is some machine learning AI and other bits not? At what point does this all just become “software”?

I appreciate that if you’re reading this in 2026 while on the run from Skynet, the concern for distinctions might seem misplaced - but it’s good to be clear what we’re talking about.

In this Telerivet article, we’ll cover:

  • What do we mean when we talk about AI?
  • What is generative AI?
  • What is conversational AI?
  • How are conversational AI and generative AI different?
  • How can I use conversational AI in my business?
  • How can I use generative AI in my business?
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3 Customer Engagement Tools to Serve Your Customers

3 Customer Engagement Tools to Serve Your Customers
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Choosing the right customer engagement tools can make all the difference in how you connect with your audience.

Whether it's for marketing, sales, support, or logistics, the right platform helps you engage customers effectively and scale your business.

In this article, we’ll explore some of the top options—including Telerivet, HubSpot, and Intercom—to help you find the best fit for your needs. We’ll cover:

  • What are customer engagement tools?
  • Open world vs walled garden
  • 3 key customer engagement use cases
  • Connectivity for DIY customer engagement: Telerivet
  • Prepackaged customer engagement for marketing: HubSpot
  • Customer support and beyond: Intercom
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6 Ways You Can Use WhatsApp for Marketing to Connect With Your Customers

6 Ways You Can Use WhatsApp for Marketing to Connect With Your Customers
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With over a billion users, WhatsApp is more than just a chat app; it’s a powerful marketing tool. From promotions and surveys to seamless customer interactions, it helps businesses reach customers where they already are.

This Telerivet article breaks down how to use WhatsApp effectively, without spamming your audience.

  • Why use WhatsApp for marketing?
  • 1: Notify about new products
  • 2: Easy customer support
  • 3: Run surveys and get feedback
  • 4: Offer vouchers and discounts
  • 5: Unlock the social graph
  • 6: Use WhatsApp calling
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What is IVR? Use Interactive Voice Response in Your Business Like a Pro

What is IVR? How to Use Interactive Voice Response in Your Business Like a Pro
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There are many advantages to bringing advanced tech like IVR into your business. 

Effective IVR is a pathway to maximum engagement at scale. Poorly implemented IVR, however, can damage your brand and customer trust. 

It’s a superpower - but with great power comes great responsibility. 

In this Telerivet article, we walk you through how to use IVR for best results and how to make sure you’re employing industry-leading solutions. We’ll cover:

  • What is IVR?
  • Our top 4 IVR use cases
  • How Telerivet provides IVR
  • Telerivet: Messaging when it matters

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5 Best Cloud Communication Software Across 5 Use Cases

5 Best Cloud Communication Software Across 5 Use Cases
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Where to start with cloud communication?

Cloud communication can mean a vast range of things.

To help clear things up for you, we’re going to break cloud communication up into a series of use cases and provide a recommended tool for each.

In this Telerivet article, we’ll cover:

  • What do you need from cloud communication software?
  • Cloud communication command center: Telerivet
  • Done-for-you cloud communication: Teams
  • Customer service cloud communications: Zendesk
  • Identity verification API: Telesign
  • Cloud communications tools for sales: Gong
  • Telerivet: Messaging when it matters
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The Top 3 Emergency Notification Software Solutions to Mitigate Harm in a Crisis

The Top 3 Emergency Notification Software Solutions to Mitigate Harm in a Crisis
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What is CPaaS? Communications Platform as a Service Explained

What is CPaaS? Communications Platform as a Service
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Understanding your cloud communication options can be confusing. At Telerivet, we focus on delivering the messages that matter - so here we break down the key information you need to know about CPaaS and more. 

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Building Custom Integrations with Other Cloud Platforms

Many businesses and organizations that use Telerivet for mobile messaging also use other cloud platforms for different functionality, such as e-commerce, team collaboration, recruiting, email marketing, and website hosting. Telerivet has built-in integrations for some popular cloud platforms, like Zendesk. But what can you do if you need to integrate with another cloud platform and Telerivet hasn't built an integration yet?

With the latest update to Telerivet's Cloud Script API, it's now possible to build direct integrations between many other cloud platforms and Telerivet, where the integration is automatically triggered when a particular action occurs in the other platform.

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Data Visualizations for Text Polls

Using SMS polls to collect data? Telerivet now lets you visualize the top survey responses as a pie chart, bar graph, or table. When viewing the data table of poll responses, just click the “Stats” tab.

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