Inc42
Signals from Inc42
- Ankit Bajpai pitches conversational-AI intent layer to fix India retail's spam-driven CRM
- ChatGPT traffic converts 30% better than paid ads, lifts AOV 30-40% for D2C brands
- Cars24 deploys 400 AI voice agents, claims 35% sales conversion uplift
- Short drama format emerges as D2C marketing engine with 70-min sessions
- Astrotalk founder details marketplace playbook: chat/call/video billing with 4-5 round astrologer vetting
- PhonePe's Chari: Core Payment Flows Under 15 Seconds, Conversational AI Overrated for Fast Tasks
- Last-mile reach, not store count, now caps Indian retailers' geographic expansion