Another big AI platform just dropped—DeepSeek, ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity… or is it all just perplexing? Small businesses are navigating a rapidly changing world, and staying ahead means not just knowing the trends shaping the future—but also understanding how to use them. Here’s what’s influencing small businesses in 2025: AI isn’t just for tech giants anymore. Small businesses are automating customer service, streamlining operations, and leveraging data to focus on what truly matters—growth. Customers expect more, and small businesses are delivering. Think custom recommendations, targeted marketing, and a better customer journey—all powered by data-driven insights. When juggling a million things, finding time to learn and upskill is hard. But not doing it? That can cost you big. At Virtual Gurus, we make navigating this complexity easier. Whether it’s people-powered support matched through Talentplace or true AI solutions like VG Connect, we help small businesses free up time and scale smarter. And with customer success teams that are there for you—from the technical to the tactical—we ensure you’re supported every step of the way. So, these aren’t just trends—they’re opportunities waiting to be tapped. And we can help. Let’s build your success story together.
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AI isn’t just for automation—it can accelerate strategic planning, too. We used ChatGPT to turn a new business idea into an actionable plan in minutes instead of hours. By using a custom GPT to create a comprehensive strategic brief, we saved time, money, and mental energy.
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Interesting article! AI is a powerful tool that can help save time and money. It is not something to fear, but rather an ally we can work alongside.
AI isn’t just for automation—it can accelerate strategic planning, too. We used ChatGPT to turn a new business idea into an actionable plan in minutes instead of hours. By using a custom GPT to create a comprehensive strategic brief, we saved time, money, and mental energy.
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How We Used ChatGPT to Turn Two Hours of Planning Into a Month of Progress Here's a real-world case study in how AI can dramatically accelerate business planning—and potentially save you thousands of dollars in the process. 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗔𝗕𝗖𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺
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OpenAI has released its first autonomous intelligent agent. Operator, which is currently available for all Pro subscribers to ChatGPT, can handle a wide variety of tedious or mundane online tasks like filling out forms, ordering groceries, making dinner reservations, or booking travel arrangements. OpenAI says Operator is meant to help "people save time on everyday tasks while opening up new engagement opportunities for business." Operator uses a Computer-Using Agent model, which interacts with graphical user interfaces (GUIs) - think buttons, menus, and text fields people see on a screen. More info on Operator can be found here: https://lnkd.in/eKwt9VBA Here's a few ways I think intelligent agents can shape the future of work down the road, especially in #Marketing: 1. Data Migration & Management to interpret data collected from lead generation form completion, website performance tracking, and even KPI reports, potentially mitigating data siloes. 2. Accelerating the Sales Process. Intelligent agents can send follow up emails after initial discovery calls or final presentations, immediately engage with a new lead who downloads a piece of content like a whitepaper or case study or even schedule a consumer appointment like a tuxedo fitting (sorry, I got my brother's upcoming wedding on my mind while writing this post 🤵♂️). My two cents: I am all for AI making our lives easier by handling medial tasks and simplifying complex data sets. However, I also am a little concerned about AI and intelligent agents displacing lots of people from their jobs and removing too much human interaction. It's a very tricky balance to navigate and I hope we as a society are able to figure it out. What are your thoughts on #intelligentagents? Would love to hear them in the comments below!
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How We Used ChatGPT to Turn Two Hours of Planning Into a Month of Progress Here's a real-world case study in how AI can dramatically accelerate business planning—and potentially save you thousands of dollars in the process. 𝗩𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗔𝗕𝗖𝘀.𝗰𝗼𝗺
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The dirty truth about prop tech: most “innovative AI tools” are just ChatGPT wrappers. Yeah, someone had to say it.. 🤷🏻♀️😈 Look, I’m not here to throw shade on anyone who is working to make the built world better. That’s my jam too! But when I take a good hard look at our competitors in the space who ‘specialise’ in: - Automating real estate documents - Data extraction A lot of them are just selling ChatGPT, wrapped under the guise of a fully-fledged new product. And charging their customers an arm and a leg for the privilege! 😠 And don't even get me started on the companies pretending to have some super-advanced AI under the hood… when they're really just paying humans to manually do the work behind the scenes 😱 Yep, you heard that right - it’s more common than you think. Maybe I am a little angry 🤔 because it’s just not okay to deceive your customers like that! Here's a thought: How about we all agree to be honest about what we're selling? 🤪 At Fifth Dimension AI, we're transparent about our tech. We’ve hired world class engineers and given them the space to do what they do best - build incredible, innovative GenAI technology. And hey, I'm not going to say that it's easy to do this - it takes effort, investment, and vision. But it’s worth it to us, because our customers deserve the best - not smoke and mirrors. So, here's my challenge to you: If you're shopping for AI in prop tech, ask the tough questions. Don't let fancy marketing fool you. Demand transparency! Because let's face it, you deserve better than an expensive ChatGPT wrapper.. You deserve innovation that actually, you know, innovates. 🚀 Agree? Disagree? Let me know your thoughts! 💭
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