"This academy is super timely. So many resources talk about what CI pros should be doing — but too few focus on how to do it. There’s a big difference, especially in a developing niche that needs some level of activation expertise to uncover value. Crayon has done a good …

"To create an open competitive intelligence model, we decided to meet our internal stakeholders where they spend their time and have competitive conversations. We have Crayon’s battlecards automatically displayed in Highspot and we use the Slack integration to push and capture intelligence out to the field."

"We save 32 hours per month by using the Crayon platform. That translates to massive savings based on the efficiency gains alone."

“In a competitive market, it’s crucial to be nimble and agile. You can lose credibility based on inaccurate competitor information and it’s impossible to collect complete and timely intelligence without Crayon. Crayon captures every move our competitors make and prioritizes what we should know, so that we can act on …

“The future of CI is augmented: human experts and generative agents collaborating as strategic advisors. Imagine a future where AI analyzes vast amounts of data at lightning speed, while human expertise interprets it — within the unique context of your organization. This isn’t just a tool anymore, it’s a generative …

"I’d estimate over the last year we’ve used Crayon, there have been at least five big pieces of news – major scoops – that we would have just missed without it."

“As we formalized our program centrally, we picked up a lot of the existing programs -- battlecards, sales collateral, sales plays -- and started plugging into them, and putting measure to them in ways we hadn’t been able to before.”

"We really wanted a tool to collect and aggregate timely insights and make them easily accessible and usable, that's what Crayon was able to provide for us."

"Battlecards help us keep information consistent and up-to-date and helps us eliminate the need to chase down old decks. There's a real feedback loop. Our Sales team is leaving comments based on their own field knowledge — it's creating positive conversations."

“We have a fast growing sales team of hundreds of reps. With that much growth, competitive intelligence needs to be as easy as possible for reps to consume — we’re talking a few minutes tops. Crayon has been the ideal solution to meet that need.”

“After using Crayon, we’ve been really impressed with the insights we get daily on our competitors. The insights functionality is more advanced than what we had with our previous CI vendor.”

“While it’s still early days for incorporating AI into our CI workflows, tracking our competitor’s AI moves — such as new messaging and product releases — became a top priority this past year. As AI continues to dominate the dialogue, CI leaders will be expected to stay ahead of the …

"We can now proactively provide our distributors with the intelligence and guidance they need when coming up against competitors in hospital bid situations."

"All of a sudden, people were tagging each other and making suggestions as to how Crayon can help with various projects. And we reached a critical mass—I was getting phone calls left and right from colleagues who, honestly, I hadn’t even thought to reach out to."

“Most battlecard updates are a no-brainer. Of course you make updates when competitors release big announcements and/or your launch a new capability that changes your competitive positioning. Prioritizing when your incorporate other insights can be more challenging considering competitive intel volume. I update Tier One battlecards quarterly and use field …