Automatically monitor the market and competitors for new trends

Gathers news and industry sources on a schedule and uses AI to spot trends worth your team's attention.

How the work actually flows

A straight line. Runs once per content source.

Pattern: Sequence (1) ยท Multiple Instances without Synchronization (12)

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Starts itA stepAn outside serviceRuns once per itemA record or sheetResultPayoff
Build size
Advanced

A larger build with multiple systems, AI reasoning, and custom rules.

Business functions
Email AutomationSpreadsheet & Database OpsReporting & AnalyticsResearch & Market IntelligenceSurvey & Feedback
Connects
OpenAIPostgreSQLGmail

The problem it solves

Staying on top of what competitors and the market are doing means checking news, social media, and industry sources constantly, which nobody on a small team has time to do well. Important shifts can pass by unnoticed until a competitor is already ahead.

Who it fits

Business owners, marketers, or strategy teams who need ongoing competitive and market awareness without a dedicated research team.

How it works

  1. On a schedule, the system pulls in content from your chosen sources
  2. AI scores the sentiment and tone of each item
  3. Trends and notable shifts are identified across the sources
  4. Findings are logged for historical tracking
  5. A report is compiled and emailed to your team
What you get

Trends spotted before competitors mention them

News and industry sources get scanned on a schedule, with notable trends and shifts compiled into a report for your team.

What you get

A running record of market and competitor trends, plus a summary report delivered by email.

What you need

Accounts for your chosen news or data sources, an OpenAI account, and a database or spreadsheet.

We can build this. But should you?

The hard question is not how to build it. It is whether this is the right thing to build first.

That is what a Fractional Chief AI Officer figures out with you, before anyone writes a line of code.

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