Mailchimp Academy Honored at Fast Company's Design Awards | Beyond

Mailchimp Academy, launched on March 4th, 2020, is a self-guided learning experience for freelancers, agencies, and partners to grow their Mailchimp marketing skills and earn official Mailchimp certifications. Open to more than 15,000+ global marketers, the training experience embraces Mailchimp’s unique brand, as well as their distinct marketing point-of-view. Together with Mailchimp we built the experience from the ground up.

About Fast Company's Innovation by Design Awards:

The 2020 Innovation by Design Awards honor the designers and businesses solving the problems of today and tomorrow. It is one of the most sought-after design awards in the industry. Entries are judged on the key ingredients of innovation: functionality, originality, beauty, sustainability, depth of user insight, cultural impact, and business impact.

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Hyper-personalization: a new era in retail

Personalization has long been the hallmark of luxury brands due to the high costs involved in providing tailored experiences. Now, AI is democratizing this capability, making hyper-personalization accessible to more retailers. Here, we explore the implications of hyper-personalization and the different ways it can be harnessed by retailers to drive engagement.

AI, Inspiration, and Identity: A Q&A with Creative Director Cat Dunn

Creative Director Cat Dunn sits down with Jarrod Tredway, Beyond’s Head of Brand Strategy, to talk about AI as a collaborator, how she searches offline for online inspiration, and the role her queer identity plays as a part of her work.

The rise of AI travel assistants

AI assistants capable of planning trips and booking travel are popping up everywhere, providing personalised recommendations, destination overviews, and in-the-moment assistance. Here, we offer an overview of this emerging technology and what it will take for AI agents to become more trustworthy travel partners.