Keep 'em Peeled for Face Recognition for Business

JOHANNESBURG - March 25, 2019 - PRLog -- AI (Artificial Intelligence) is proving a real boon to marketers at home and abroad as smart storefront cameras take CRM (Customer Relationship Management) to the next level.

That's according to Camatica, the South Africa-based continental leader in facial recognition for business, which says AI-powered camera technology is making its way out of basement retail security offices and into C-level marketing suites.

"We specialise in facial recognition with a purpose. There is no Homeland Security creepiness here. Camera-centred AI is making a positive difference in the retail environment where organised shoplifting rings are starting to feel the heat and customers are therefore safer," says Camatica co-founder, Laurence Seberini.

With the Camatica real-time facial recognition system, retailers have been able to use the local start-up's mobile app and web interface to easily add potential shoplifters or troublemakers worthy of attention to a 'hotlist' that can be instantaneously shared.

"We've taken our hotlist functionality and tweaked it for CRM. This means growing numbers of high-value South African consumers will increasingly be recognised for the special VIP treatment they deserve as soon as they enter their favourite retail stores," explained Mr Seberini.

"For marketers, the opportunities in facial recognition are endless. Camatica's ability to measure unique store visits and specific behaviour by customer is hugely powerful," he said.

Mr Seberini illustrated some potential applications of the Camatica technology to whet local marketers' appetites and to get that famous African ability to innovate going:

- Pairing mobile and face recognition technology means high-value customers can be greeted via their mobile devices as soon as they walk in the door. In-store special offers that expire soon for quick action can be tagged onto these personalised greetings.

- Repeat customers that have visited large department stores without making any of their usual purchases can be flagged for personal VIP attention as they move towards the exit.

- For VIP clients worthy of highly-personalised attention, in-store products that match a customer's physical attributes can be selected and lined-up by personal shoppers.

- Finally, and importantly for societies in need of transformation, camera-based AI can help marketers determine whether customer diversity and inclusion goals are being achieved.

More information is available on camatica.co.za.