Episode 25
AI-Powered Personalization: How Small Businesses Can Upskill & Win
Personalization is no longer a luxury—it’s the expectation. Customers demand experiences tailored to their preferences, and businesses that fail to deliver? They lose customers. But here’s the challenge: How can small businesses…
Episode notes
What this conversation covers
Personalization is no longer a luxury—it’s the expectation. Customers demand experiences tailored to their preferences, and businesses that fail to deliver? They lose customers.
But here’s the challenge: How can small businesses createdeeply personalized experiences without the massive budgets and tech teams of big corporations?
In this episode, Kim & Hal dive into the growing AI-driven personalization trend and explore how small businesses can overcome skill shortages, leverage AI, and train their teams to compete with industry giants.
What You’ll Learn in This Episode:
- Why 71% of consumers expect personalization—and76% get frustrated when it’s missing
- How Salesforce, Amazon, and global brands arealready using AI-powered personalization
- The #1 mistake small businesses make when itcomes to AI (and how to avoid it)
- How to upskill your team using AI, automation,and microlearning platforms (without hiring expensive tech talent)
- AI’s role in customer experience—and what thenext 5 years will look like
- Actionable strategies for integrating AI intoyour business today
BONUS: A special “Chat with AI” segment where an AI assistant reveals how #AI quietly shapes customer experiences—whether we realize it or not.
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Resources and Mentions in this Episode:
AI-Powered Learning Platforms for Small Businesses:
AI Tools for Personalization & Automation:
- Salesforce AI – AI-driven customer service & personalization
- ChatGPT for Business – AI-powered chatbot & automation
- HubSpot AI – CRM automation & AI insights
Mentions
- McKinsey & Company - The value of getting personalization right—or wrong—is multiplying | McKinsey
Related Episodes in the Small Business Success Series:
🎙️ Ep. 22 – The AI Playbook for Small Business Success: Predict, Generate, Automate
🎙️ Ep. 23 – Future-Proofing Your Business with AI-Powered Scenario Planning
🎙️ Ep. 24 – Outmaneuver, Dominate, Win: The AI Advantage for Small Business
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- Ask us about the Small Business Transformation Model (SBTM)—a simple, step-by-step framework designed for business owners → Email Howard & Howard Holdings, Inc.
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Music Credit: “I Am with You” by Dream Cave; EpidemicSound via iStock.com
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Questions this episode explores
- Personalization is no longer a luxury—it’s the expectation. Customers demand experiences tailored to their preferences, and businesses that fail to deliver?
- But here’s the challenge: How can small businesses createdeeply personalized experiences without the massive budgets and tech teams of big corporations?
- 23 – Future-Proofing Your Business with AI-Powered Scenario Planning 🎙️ Ep. 24 – Outmaneuver, Dominate, Win: The AI Advantage for Small Business Ready to Take Action?