Voice + Bots

A daily dose of inspiration from Penguin

18 / Feb / 20

Penguin Random House approached us with a proposition to design and build a new voice experience for the Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant platforms. 

Matchbox worked with Penguin Random House to create a voice experience to share inspiring quotes read by authors from the best-selling books published by Penguin.

In our busy lives, we sometimes need a short burst of positivity or motivation; books are often a medium we turn to. However, in the hustle and bustle of daily life, there’s often not time to sit and read from our favourite authors. The concept was simple: we were to build a voice app that shared snippets of positivity from some of the most inspiring people such as Michele Obama, Simon Sinek, and Jordan Lee Dooley. 

We worked closely with Penguin Random House, utilizing a user-centred and iterative approach to designing, building and refining the end skill, which is now widely available in the United States on both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant enabled devices. Be sure to check it out the next time you need some Monday motivation!

If you are interested in finding out more about our design process with voice, and to read more about the other brands we’ve worked with on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant projects you can read more here

Penguin Random House approached us with a proposition to design and build a new voice experience for the Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant platforms. 
In our busy lives, we sometimes need a short burst of positivity or motivation; books are often a medium we turn to. However, in the hustle and bustle of daily life, there’s often not time to sit and read from our favourite authors. The concept was simple: we were to build a voice app that shared snippets of positivity from some of the most inspiring people such as Michele Obama, Simon Sinek, and Jordan Lee Dooley. 

We worked closely with Penguin Random House, utilizing a user-centred and iterative approach to designing, building and refining the end skill, which is now widely available in the United States on both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant enabled devices. Be sure to check it out the next time you need some Monday motivation!

Matchbox works with forward-looking brands to define, create and support skills that deliver value quickly and reward longer-term engagement.

In the past few years we have worked with Amazon and its partners to create successful, delightful voice skills that bring high-profile brands anywhere Alexa is available – the car, the living room, the kitchen, and on mobile devices. The number of skills available in the Alexa store has doubled to 100,000 between late-2018 and the end of 2019. If you are considering launching a voice experience to add value to your customers and your brand; let us be part of your journey.

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Conversation is a new platform, and voice is a new and powerful interface. We know what it takes to help users enjoy a voice-based experience, and for you to deliver a successful voice skill. It starts with an honest conversation about who you are, whose needs you serve, and why voice could be the way to delivering value and enjoyment for both you and your customers.

If you are interested in finding out more about our design process with voice, and to read more about the other brands we’ve worked with on Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant projects you can read more here

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