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

“I went into Crayon for the battlecards and got really excited about the competitive insights. They save me so much time. Everything I need is clearly highlighted and easy to incorporate directly back into the battlecards."

"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."

“The big ‘aha moment’ for us was the feeds. We started realizing that there was great information coming in that they didn’t have to search for. When we began sharing those insights with the executive team, it spurred support from the top-down.”

“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 …

"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 …

“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 …

“The tools we were using didn't have the breadth of intel we needed to understand what our competitors were doing, and the intel wasn't getting surfaced fast enough. We were missing opportunities to get ahead of our competitors and consuming precious resources chasing down intel."

“Crayon saves me 20% of my time - a full day every single week - by surfacing competitive insights so that I don’t have to go digging for them. I can stay on top of my competitors and focus on helping the business grow.”

“AI is incredibly promising and can be helpful today for content summarization, but is still a long way from credibly conducting win/loss interviews by itself. Until it has feelings — not just the ability to sense them in others, but to experience them itself — it will lack the dignity …

"From the start, Crayon’s flexibility and support have been critical for establishing a strong CI foundation customized to our needs."

“What stood out about Crayon was the ease of information access and filtering. Our competitive landscape is diverse, so in getting our competitive intel, one of the most important things is to be able to search for exactly the information we need."

"It's addicting. I have six tabs permanently open in my browser, and Crayon is one of them."

“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 …

"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."