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Picture this: you’re sitting on the set of a morning talk show, chatting about how you once rolled up your sleeve for a blood drive. The host thanks you. You smile.
In the middle of Minneapolis, William Lively has become a real trailblazer. He mixes finance know-how with a big heart for helping people. As the guy who started and still runs EXtrance, a fresh fintech company, he has changed how folks invest in commercial real estate. He uses artificial intelligence, machine learning, and blockchain in smart ways. But money is not the only thing that drives him. Through the William M. Lively Foundation, he works hard to lift up regular Minnesotans. He pushes for better schools, more jobs, and stronger neighborhoods.
These days, the biggest fun brands in the world, like CrossFit, Pokémon Go, and Tinder, have figured out exactly how to make people come back every single day. They don’t just sell something cool. They build a whole world that feels hard to leave. You see athletes who can’t start the day without their CrossFit box, players walking miles in the rain for a rare Pokémon, or someone checking Tinder notifications at 2 a.m. again. It’s not normal loyalty anymore. It feels more like a friendly trap that people actually enjoy.
These days, almost every website, app, or social media page has a chatbot popping up to say hello. Companies spend big money on artificial intelligence just to make these bots talk and look more like real people. They give them cute names (think Amazon's Alexa) and even little cartoon faces. The idea sounds nice: if the bot feels human, customers will like it more and feel happier. But here’s the thing – sometimes making a chatbot too human can backfire badly, especially when someone is already mad. A new study that just came out in the Journal of Marketing looked closely at this problem and found something surprising. Being “human-like” isn’t always better. In fact, it can make angry customers even angrier.