Yahoo Finance reports the chatbot industry exceeded $1 billion in 2018 and is expected to grow to over $10 billion by 2026. As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes more accessible for small businesses, many are turning to chatbots to improve user experience and automate communication with prospects. Google has roughly 1 billion voice-enabled devices in the market currently. That means one in seven people worldwide has likely interacted with a bot, whether they realize it or not. MORE

Related to the findings of this Forum, Pew Research Center and Elon’s Imagining Internet Center canvassed over 1,400 technologists, scholars, and education leaders in 2016 asking them to share their expectations about what is likely to evolve by 2026. MORE

By 2026, it's expected that Gen Z will make up 82 million people within the U.S. It's hard to believe Gen Z is already old enough to start working. It seems like just yesterday that business experts were writing about how my own generation -- millennials -- was about to completely upend the workforce. As I've watched journalists, researchers, and general social media users write about millennials and now Gen Z, I've found that they often say similar things. MORE

And demand for online courses isn’t slowing down: the e-learning market surpassed $200 billion in 2019 and is expected to grow to around $300 billion by 2026! Jump ahead. Why you should sell online courses from your own website. 3 options for selling your online course. MORE

million jobs by the year 2026. The majority of in-house marketing teams today consist of several different roles. These roles typically include a designer and developer, a product owner, a content or communications director and a growth hacker, just to name a few examples. Of course, depending on the nature of your business, your own marketing team might look a little different. However, we are willing to bet that one role you don’t have filled is a data scientist. MORE

In This Issue: A Day in the Life of a Social Media Marketer (2026 Edition). A Day in the Life of a Social Media Marketer (2026 Edition). The year is 2026. Welcome to SnapWrap , our weekly marketing roundup on the SnapApp blog! Each Friday, we assemble a roundup blog post of the most insightful, most interesting, and most popular marketing content from the past week (give or take a few days). MORE

healthcare economy by 2026 ( source ). Artificial intelligence may seem like a new edition to the business world– but it’s already transformed the way we sell B2B products and services. Early adopters of AI have achieved significant benefits – including increased efficiency, cost reduction, improved customer experience, revenue growth, and more. But, many businesses still question the effectiveness and practicality of AI. If you’re skeptical about AI, today’s blog post is for you. . MORE

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , journalism jobs are projected to decreased by 9% from 2016 to 2026. I once thought, yes…of course a former journalist can be a content marketing writer. That’s a no-brainer. But after going through the evaluation and hiring process for a content marketing writer, I’m not so sure it’s that simple. Journalists and content marketing writers are actually very different professions. MORE

billion by 2026. 30-second summary: We provide five examples of enterprise-level providers of marketing automation solutions including industry case studies. MORE

healthcare economy by 2026 ( source ). Artificial intelligence may seem like a new edition to the business world– but it’s already transformed the way we sell B2B products and services. Early adopters of AI have achieved significant benefits – including increased efficiency, cost reduction, improved customer experience, revenue growth, and more. But, many businesses still question the effectiveness and practicality of AI. If you’re skeptical about AI, today’s blog post is for you. MORE

“ It’s 2026…what are your devices able to do? &# Intel asked last week. In my work with B2B organizations, the question of how to use Facebook is invariably front and center. This Is despite the fact that numerous surveys have shown that Facebook is one of the least effective social networks for B2B marketing. MORE

Between now and 2026, the employment of web developers is expected to grow by 15%. Since the 1990s, few things have remained timeless societal staples like Friends , Pokémon , Britney Spears, and the internet. Seriously. Lots of things have come and gone, but these guys have stuck around, rolled with the Y2K punches, and integrated themselves into our society. Pokémon Go or a new Britney Spears Vegas residency , anyone?). Yet nothing has said “I’m here to stay” like the internet. MORE

By 2026, digital advertising agencies in Southeast Asia are predicted to grow by 13.93% In fact, it will reach a whopping amount of $15.35 Top 15 Advertising Agencies in Southeast Asia. billion. These figures make it the fastest growing regional market in the world. Southeast Asia is home to approximately 650 million people. Moreover, it has a digital economy that will triple in size over the next six years. MORE

newsroom employment, according to Onclusive, dropped 23% between 2009 and 2017 and paid positions are projected to drop another 10% by 2026. Your B2B PR strategy is a complex machine, with earned, owned, shared, and paid media components all working together. Today, we're focusing on the earned media portion of your public relations strategy. What is earned media ? It is the attention a brand receives through through media or other websites. MORE

The Bureau of Labor Statistics is predicting that engineering will grow 24% through 2026, more than three times all other occupations. Physical therapy might seem like an outlier on this list, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that the healthcare sector will have one of the highest changes in flexible employment by 2026. Reading Time: 3 minutes. Remote work is the new normal. Nearly two thirds of all companies based in the U.S. MORE

Add in the health insurance sector, and you’ll see another $5 billion in revenue by 2026. The health and wellness industry is booming. Worth close to $5 trillion globally, the health industry remains one of the fastest-growing categories. MORE

billion by 2026 and is rising at a market growth of 24.6% CAGR between 2020 and 2026, according to Research and Market. B2B marketers have worked tirelessly over the past year to find new, exciting ways to engage with their audiences. MORE

A recent report highlights that globally iGaming is set to increase to be worth $160 billion by 2026. Unlike many industries, iGaming is ahead of the curve in reaching audiences via display advertising. MORE

billion market by 2026. Salestech is hot. Nancy Nardin of Smart Selling Tools has been tracking sales technologies the way I’ve been tracking the martech landscape. MORE