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- 0:00Walmart
- 0:00is
- 0:01exploring
- 0:01bringing
- 0:02ads
- 0:02to
- 0:02Sparky,
- 0:03its
- 0:03new
- 0:04AI
- 0:04shopping
- 0:04agent.
- 0:05According
- 0:05to
- 0:06the
- 0:06Wall
- 0:06Street
- 0:06Journal,
- 0:06the
- 0:07world's
- 0:07largest
- 0:07retailer
- 0:08has
- 0:08quietly
- 0:08been
- 0:09exploring
- 0:09new
- 0:09ad
- 0:10formats
- 0:10with
- 0:10some
- 0:10advertisers,
- 0:11according
- 0:11to
- 0:12people
- 0:12familiar
- 0:12with
- 0:13the
- 0:13matter.
- 0:13One
- 0:14ad
- 0:14type,
- 0:15dubbed
- 0:15quote
- 0:16sponsored
- 0:17prompt
- 0:17end
- 0:18quote
- 0:18is
- 0:18a
- 0:18new
- 0:18type
- 0:19of
- 0:19ad
- 0:19that
- 0:19has
- 0:19been
- 0:19tested
- 0:20in
- 0:20Sparky,
- 0:21which
- 0:21the
- 0:21company
- 0:22added
- 0:22to
- 0:22its
- 0:22mobile
- 0:23app
- 0:23in
- 0:23June.
- 0:24The
- 0:24new
- 0:24ad
- 0:24format
- 0:25uses
- 0:25Sparky
- 0:26conversations
- 0:26quote
- 0:27for
- 0:27brand
- 0:27engagement
- 0:28and
- 0:28personalized
- 0:28product
- 0:29recommendations,
- 0:29end
- 0:30quote.
- 0:30According
- 0:30to
- 0:31a
- 0:31Walmart
- 0:32sales
- 0:32presentation
- 0:33seen
- 0:33by
- 0:33the
- 0:33Wall
- 0:33Street
- 0:34Journal,
- 0:34users
- 0:35were
- 0:35served
- 0:35a
- 0:36sponsor
- 0:36prompt
- 0:36on
- 0:36Walmart.com
- 0:37and
- 0:37when
- 0:37they
- 0:38clicked
- 0:38the
- 0:38prompt,
- 0:38Sparky
- 0:39responded
- 0:39with
- 0:39an
- 0:40answer.
- 0:40A
- 0:41click
- 0:41to
- 0:41buy
- 0:41ad
- 0:41for
- 0:42the
- 0:42product
- 0:42appeared
- 0:43below
- 0:43Sparky's
- 0:44response,
- 0:44according
- 0:44to
- 0:45people
- 0:45familiar
- 0:45with
- 0:46the
- 0:46matter.
- 0:46Chris,
- 0:47are
- 0:47you
- 0:47pro
- 0:47or
- 0:48con?
- 0:48Walmart's
- 0:49test
- 0:49to
- 0:49bring
- 0:49ads
- 0:50to
- 0:50its
- 0:50AI
- 0:50shopping
- 0:51engine
- 0:51Sparky
- 0:53100%
- 0:54Pro
- 0:54I.
- 0:54Don'T
- 0:54think
- 0:54I
- 0:54could
- 0:55be
- 0:55more
- 0:55pro
- 0:55on
- 0:55anything
- 0:56actually.
- 0:57And
- 0:57it
- 0:57goes
- 0:57back
- 0:58to
- 0:58what
- 0:58you
- 0:58said
- 0:58before
- 0:58because,
- 0:59and
- 0:59I
- 0:59said
- 0:59this
- 0:59last
- 1:00week
- 1:00too,
- 1:00the
- 1:00line
- 1:01I
- 1:01would
- 1:01be
- 1:01watching
- 1:02in
- 1:02my
- 1:02Monday
- 1:02morning
- 1:03meetings
- 1:03would
- 1:03be
- 1:03what
- 1:04traffic
- 1:04and
- 1:05volume
- 1:05is
- 1:05coming
- 1:06from
- 1:07the
- 1:07chatgpt
- 1:08like
- 1:08platforms.
- 1:08Because
- 1:09my
- 1:09hunch
- 1:09is
- 1:09it's
- 1:09pretty
- 1:10small
- 1:10and
- 1:10if
- 1:10anyone
- 1:10out
- 1:11there
- 1:11at
- 1:11the
- 1:11retailers
- 1:11can
- 1:12disprove
- 1:12that
- 1:12wants
- 1:13to
- 1:13send
- 1:13me
- 1:13a
- 1:13private
- 1:13message,
- 1:14please
- 1:14let
- 1:15me
- 1:15know.
- 1:15But
- 1:15my
- 1:15hunch
- 1:15is
- 1:16it's
- 1:16probably
- 1:16not
- 1:17very
- 1:17big.
- 1:18So
- 1:18I
- 1:18think
- 1:19like
- 1:19I've
- 1:19said
- 1:19before,
- 1:20this
- 1:20is
- 1:20exactly
- 1:21where
- 1:21retailers
- 1:22should
- 1:22be
- 1:22focusing
- 1:22their
- 1:22efforts,
- 1:23creating
- 1:24a
- 1:24great
- 1:24generative
- 1:24AI
- 1:25search
- 1:26experience
- 1:26on
- 1:26their
- 1:26own
- 1:27sites
- 1:27because
- 1:27we
- 1:28know
- 1:28generative
- 1:29AI
- 1:29searches
- 1:30convert
- 1:30higher
- 1:31already.
- 1:32So
- 1:32advertisers
- 1:33are
- 1:33going
- 1:33to
- 1:33love
- 1:34this
- 1:34concept
- 1:34from
- 1:35Walmart
- 1:36and
- 1:36it
- 1:36also
- 1:36on
- 1:37Walmart's
- 1:37side,
- 1:37it's
- 1:37decidedly
- 1:38incremental
- 1:39margin
- 1:39for
- 1:39Walmart
- 1:40to
- 1:40an
- 1:40ad
- 1:40business
- 1:40that
- 1:41is
- 1:41already
- 1:41growing
- 1:41at
- 1:42a
- 1:42rate.
- 1:42This
- 1:42is
- 1:42crazy.
- 1:43The
- 1:43Walmart
- 1:44ad
- 1:44business
- 1:44is
- 1:45already
- 1:45growing
- 1:45at
- 1:45a
- 1:45rate
- 1:45of
- 1:46almost
- 1:46100%
- 1:47per
- 1:47year
- 1:48according
- 1:48to
- 1:49a
- 1:49chart
- 1:49that
- 1:49was
- 1:49given
- 1:49in
- 1:50that
- 1:50article
- 1:50you
- 1:50just
- 1:50quoted.
- 1:51So.
- 1:51So
- 1:52to
- 1:52me,
- 1:52this
- 1:52is
- 1:52a
- 1:52smart
- 1:53move
- 1:53for
- 1:53three
- 1:53reasons.
- 1:54One,
- 1:54you
- 1:55convert
- 1:55the
- 1:55traffic
- 1:55you
- 1:56have
- 1:56coming
- 1:56to
- 1:56your
- 1:56site
- 1:57at
- 1:57a
- 1:57better
- 1:57rate.
- 1:58Number
- 1:58two,
- 1:59you
- 1:59get
- 1:59more
- 1:59ad
- 1:59dollars
- 2:00because
- 2:00of
- 2:00that.
- 2:01And
- 2:01three,
- 2:02the
- 2:02other
- 2:02thing
- 2:02you
- 2:02got
- 2:02to
- 2:03remember
- 2:03is
- 2:03watch
- 2:04the
- 2:04traffic
- 2:04flow
- 2:05from
- 2:05the
- 2:05GPT
- 2:05like
- 2:06platforms
- 2:06to
- 2:06decide
- 2:07if
- 2:07and
- 2:08when,
- 2:08if
- 2:09and
- 2:09when
- 2:09you
- 2:09actually
- 2:10need
- 2:10to
- 2:10connect
- 2:10with
- 2:10them.
- 2:11Because
- 2:11I
- 2:11think
- 2:11that's
- 2:12the
- 2:12big
- 2:12$64,000
- 2:13question
- 2:13for
- 2:13me.
- 2:14Yeah,
- 2:15I
- 2:15agree.
- 2:15I
- 2:15mean
- 2:16this
- 2:16is
- 2:16kind
- 2:16of
- 2:17a
- 2:17no
- 2:17brainer
- 2:17to
- 2:17me.
- 2:17I
- 2:18think
- 2:19we're
- 2:19going
- 2:19to
- 2:20see,
- 2:20just
- 2:20based
- 2:20on
- 2:20the
- 2:21burn
- 2:21rate
- 2:21of
- 2:22all
- 2:22of
- 2:22the
- 2:23agentic
- 2:23platforms
- 2:24right
- 2:24now,
- 2:24like
- 2:24we're
- 2:25going
- 2:25to
- 2:25have
- 2:25to
- 2:25see
- 2:26somebody
- 2:26support
- 2:28the,
- 2:28the
- 2:29tools
- 2:29that
- 2:29we're
- 2:30giving.
- 2:30We're
- 2:30being
- 2:31offered
- 2:31for
- 2:31free
- 2:32right
- 2:32now
- 2:32as
- 2:32consumers.
- 2:33So
- 2:34I
- 2:34think
- 2:34you
- 2:35have
- 2:35that
- 2:35coming
- 2:36into
- 2:36play.
- 2:36Then
- 2:37you
- 2:37also
- 2:37have
- 2:37like
- 2:38you're
- 2:38saying,
- 2:38Chris,
- 2:39people
- 2:39that
- 2:39are
- 2:39used
- 2:40to
- 2:40asking
- 2:40questions
- 2:41now
- 2:41in
- 2:41a
- 2:42certain
- 2:42way
- 2:42for
- 2:43essential
- 2:43products
- 2:44even,
- 2:45and
- 2:45they
- 2:45are
- 2:45going
- 2:46to
- 2:46want
- 2:46to
- 2:46have
- 2:46a
- 2:47similar
- 2:47experience
- 2:48when
- 2:48they
- 2:48come
- 2:49to
- 2:49your
- 2:49website.
- 2:49So
- 2:50I
- 2:50think
- 2:50it's,
- 2:50it's
- 2:50again,
- 2:51all,
- 2:51all
- 2:51the
- 2:52focus
- 2:52needs
- 2:52to
- 2:52be
- 2:52on
- 2:53how
- 2:53are
- 2:53you
- 2:54making
- 2:54your
- 2:54products
- 2:55as
- 2:55discoverable,
- 2:56as
- 2:56pro
- 2:56as
- 2:57possible
- 2:58and
- 2:58then
- 2:58how
- 2:59are
- 2:59you
- 2:59in
- 2:59the
- 2:59moment
- 3:00in
- 3:01a
- 3:01way
- 3:01that
- 3:01we've
- 3:02really
- 3:02never
- 3:02been
- 3:02able
- 3:02to
- 3:03do
- 3:03as
- 3:03retailers
- 3:03and
- 3:04brands
- 3:04before?
- 3:04How
- 3:05are
- 3:05you
- 3:05further
- 3:06incentivizing
- 3:07them?
- 3:07They've
- 3:08got
- 3:08confidence
- 3:08in
- 3:08their
- 3:09purchase
- 3:09now.
- 3:09You're
- 3:10giving
- 3:10them
- 3:10an
- 3:10offer
- 3:10at
- 3:10the
- 3:11right
- 3:11place
- 3:11in
- 3:11the
- 3:11right
- 3:12time
- 3:12to
- 3:12actually
- 3:13pull
- 3:13the
- 3:13trigger
- 3:14on
- 3:14that.
- 3:14And
- 3:14it
- 3:14said
- 3:15in
- 3:15this
- 3:15article
- 3:15too
- 3:15that,
- 3:16you
- 3:16know,
- 3:16Walmart's
- 3:17still
- 3:17early
- 3:18on
- 3:18in
- 3:18this.
- 3:18So
- 3:18I
- 3:18think
- 3:18you're
- 3:19right.
- 3:19We're
- 3:19going
- 3:19to
- 3:19continue
- 3:19to
- 3:20see
- 3:20more
- 3:20and
- 3:20more.
- 3:22An
- 3:23increase
- 3:23in
- 3:23the
- 3:24amount
- 3:24of
- 3:24revenue
- 3:25that
- 3:25Walmart's
- 3:25able
- 3:25to
- 3:26bring
- 3:26in.
- 3:26But
- 3:26right
- 3:27now
- 3:27consumers
- 3:27using
- 3:28the
- 3:28Rufus
- 3:28Chatbot
- 3:29on
- 3:29Amazon
- 3:29are
- 3:29converting
- 3:3060%
- 3:31more.
- 3:32And
- 3:32that's
- 3:32a
- 3:33great
- 3:33indication
- 3:34of
- 3:34what
- 3:34the
- 3:35possibility
- 3:35is
- 3:36for
- 3:36other
- 3:36retailers
- 3:37when
- 3:37you
- 3:37can
- 3:37capture
- 3:38them
- 3:38with
- 3:38the
- 3:39right
- 3:39deal
- 3:40at
- 3:40the
- 3:40right
- 3:41place
- 3:41at
- 3:41the
- 3:41right
- 3:41time.
- 3:42So
- 3:42I
- 3:42think
- 3:43this
- 3:43is
- 3:43100%
- 3:44something
- 3:44that
- 3:45I'd
- 3:45be
- 3:45looking
- 3:45at
- 3:45as
- 3:46Walmart.
- 3:46It
- 3:47feels
- 3:47additive.
- 3:47It
- 3:48doesn't
- 3:48feel
- 3:48intrusive
- 3:49like,
- 3:49like
- 3:49some
- 3:49of
- 3:49the
- 3:49other
- 3:50ads
- 3:50that
- 3:50I
- 3:50think
- 3:51we've
- 3:51been
- 3:51served
- 3:51up
- 3:52in,
- 3:52in
- 3:52previous
- 3:53years
- 3:53through
- 3:53traditional
- 3:54retail
- 3:54media.
- 3:55So
- 3:55I
- 3:55love
- 3:55it.
- 3:56Yeah.
- 3:57The
- 3:57other
- 3:57point
- 3:57I
- 3:57would
- 3:57add
- 3:57in
- 3:58closing
- 3:58is
- 3:58like,
- 3:58you
- 3:58know,
- 3:59if
- 3:59Walmart
- 3:59and
- 3:59Amazon
- 4:00both
- 4:00now
- 4:00are
- 4:00basically
- 4:00the
- 4:01everything
- 4:01store
- 4:01based
- 4:02on
- 4:02their
- 4:02marketplaces
- 4:03and
- 4:03they
- 4:03have
- 4:04the
- 4:04ability
- 4:04to
- 4:04create
- 4:04these
- 4:05experiences
- 4:05on
- 4:06their
- 4:06site
- 4:06via
- 4:06their
- 4:06own
- 4:07agentic,
- 4:07you
- 4:08know,
- 4:08AI
- 4:09experiences.
- 4:10Why
- 4:10do
- 4:11we
- 4:11even
- 4:11need
- 4:11ChatGPT
- 4:12and
- 4:12Google
- 4:12for
- 4:12commerce?
- 4:13Like
- 4:13that's
- 4:14the
- 4:14question
- 4:14I'd
- 4:14be
- 4:14asking,
- 4:15you
- 4:15know,
- 4:15why
- 4:15can't
- 4:16we
- 4:16bring,
- 4:17why
- 4:17can't
- 4:17we
- 4:17bring
- 4:17the
- 4:17customers
- 4:18directly
- 4:18into
- 4:18the
- 4:18fold?
- 4:19Because,
- 4:19because
- 4:20Amazon
- 4:20previously
- 4:21was
- 4:21able
- 4:22to
- 4:22do
- 4:22that
- 4:22with
- 4:22just
- 4:23general
- 4:23product
- 4:23search.
- 4:24So
- 4:24why
- 4:24can't
- 4:24they
- 4:24continue
- 4:25to
- 4:25do
- 4:25that?
- 4:25I
- 4:25don't
- 4:25know.
- 4:26That's,
- 4:26that's
- 4:26where
- 4:26I'm
- 4:27like,
- 4:27I
- 4:27don't,
- 4:27if,
- 4:28if
- 4:28I'm
- 4:28the
- 4:28retailers,
- 4:28I
- 4:29have
- 4:29more
- 4:29power
- 4:29here
- 4:29than
- 4:29I
- 4:30think
- 4:30we're
- 4:30realizing
- 4:31and
- 4:31that's,
- 4:31that's
- 4:31my
- 4:31point.
- 4:32I
- 4:32would
- 4:32just
- 4:32say,
- 4:32I
- 4:33think
- 4:33the
- 4:33only
- 4:33difference
- 4:34is,
- 4:34is
- 4:34that
- 4:35you
- 4:35are
- 4:36using
- 4:36ChatGPT,
- 4:37you're
- 4:38using
- 4:38some
- 4:38of
- 4:38these
- 4:39other
- 4:40search
- 4:40platforms,
- 4:41Agentix
- 4:42search
- 4:42platforms
- 4:43more
- 4:44often.
- 4:44Like
- 4:44it's
- 4:45part
- 4:45of
- 4:45your
- 4:45everyday
- 4:46life.
- 4:46It's
- 4:46not
- 4:46just
- 4:47for
- 4:47commerce.
- 4:47So
- 4:48I
- 4:48do
- 4:48kind
- 4:48of
- 4:48think
- 4:48that
- 4:48that's
- 4:49where
- 4:49the
- 4:49difference
- 4:49is,
- 4:50is
- 4:50that
- 4:50I
- 4:50think
- 4:50we're
- 4:51dealing
- 4:51with
- 4:51something
- 4:51that's
- 4:52not
- 4:52just
- 4:53relevant
- 4:53to
- 4:53us
- 4:54when
- 4:54we're
- 4:54looking
- 4:54to,
- 4:54you
- 4:55know,
- 4:55do
- 4:55the
- 4:55seek
- 4:55and
- 4:56destroy,
- 4:56I
- 4:56need
- 4:56this
- 4:57thing
- 4:57mission.
- 4:58It's,
- 4:58you
- 4:59know,
- 4:59you're
- 4:59asking
- 4:59it
- 4:59questions
- 5:00about,
- 5:00you
- 5:00know,
- 5:00what
- 5:01you
- 5:01should
- 5:01feed
- 5:02your
- 5:02kid
- 5:02and
- 5:02then
- 5:03where,
- 5:03you
- 5:03know,
- 5:03where
- 5:03the
- 5:04best
- 5:04gifts
- 5:04are.
- 5:04And
- 5:05then
- 5:05you're
- 5:05going
- 5:05and
- 5:06saying,
- 5:06I
- 5:06need,
- 5:07I
- 5:07need
- 5:07great
- 5:07toilet
- 5:08paper
- 5:08that's
- 5:08better
- 5:08for
- 5:09the
- 5:09environment.
- 5:09Where
- 5:10can
- 5:10I
- 5:10get
- 5:10that?
- 5:10And
- 5:11so
- 5:11I
- 5:11think
- 5:11that
- 5:11that's,
- 5:12that
- 5:12changes
- 5:12the
- 5:13dynamic
- 5:13a
- 5:13little
- 5:13bit
- 5:14based
- 5:14on
- 5:15just
- 5:15how
- 5:15we
- 5:16were
- 5:16looking
- 5:16previously
- 5:17at,
- 5:17you
- 5:18know,
- 5:18Walmart
- 5:18and
- 5:18Amazon
- 5:19going
- 5:19to
- 5:20search
- 5:20for
- 5:20your
- 5:20products,
- 5:21get
- 5:21it
- 5:21delivered
- 5:22as
- 5:22soon
- 5:22as
- 5:22possible.
- 5:23I
- 5:24don't
- 5:24know
- 5:24because
- 5:24like
- 5:24if
- 5:25you
- 5:25go
- 5:25back
- 5:25to
- 5:25history,
- 5:25like
- 5:26it
- 5:26was
- 5:26Google,
- 5:27Google
- 5:27was
- 5:27the
- 5:28search
- 5:28place
- 5:28for
- 5:28that
- 5:29and
- 5:29Amazon
- 5:30carved
- 5:30out
- 5:30a
- 5:30bit
- 5:31of
- 5:31it.
- 5:31So
- 5:31like
- 5:31there's
- 5:32that
- 5:32dichotomy
- 5:33that
- 5:33already
- 5:33existed
- 5:33historically.
- 5:35So
- 5:35yes,
- 5:35it
- 5:35might
- 5:35change
- 5:36a
- 5:36little
- 5:36bit.
- 5:36But
- 5:36I
- 5:37think
- 5:37the,
- 5:38I
- 5:38just
- 5:38think
- 5:38the
- 5:38retailers
- 5:38have
- 5:39more
- 5:39power
- 5:39here
- 5:39than
- 5:39they,
- 5:40than
- 5:40they,
- 5:40than,
- 5:40than
- 5:41we're
- 5:41probably
- 5:41leading
- 5:42to
- 5:42believe.
- 5:42So.