AI prospect research: from 20 minutes to seconds

How an AI research engine finds every target business in a region, identifies the software it uses, and writes a one-line reason to switch, in seconds per prospect.

Shashank BK · Founder

Industry

Sports software

Area

Sales

Closest package

Guided Build

Timeframe

In weekly use

How the research engine works
Every club in a region, researched before anyone writes a word
1Find
Every club in a city, from search and maps
2Read
Each club's website and public pages
3Identify
The software it uses today, if any
4Compare
That software against ours
5Write
One line on why it should switch
6Sort
Into switching or modernising, by sport and region
By hand15–20 minutes per prospect
With the engineSeconds per prospect
Switching
Clubs on a competitor's software. The message leads with what they'd gain by moving.
Modernising
Clubs on spreadsheets and email. The message leads with the time they'd save.

The problem

We sell to sports clubs, which means thousands of small prospects. A useful first message needs research: what the club does, what software it uses, and why it might switch.

Done by hand, that took 15 to 20 minutes a prospect, so most were never reached.

What we did

We automated the research, not the relationship

Research was the bottleneck, not writing. We built an engine that finds every club in a city through search and maps, reads its website, identifies the software it uses, compares that with ours, and writes one line on why it should switch.

We sorted prospects by situation

Clubs on a competitor's software get a different message from clubs still running on spreadsheets and email. Campaigns run by sport and region, so each message fits the club that receives it.

The principle

Automate the research a good rep would do, and keep people for the conversation.

The results

Every prospect in a region is now researched in seconds, where it used to take 15 to 20 minutes. Our time goes into conversations, not lookups.

What this means for your company

If your team sells to many smaller accounts, research is usually the hidden cost. It's often the fastest return in an AI Priority Roadmap, and a good first Guided Build.

Our own sales engine, in use every week.

Start with a 45-minute call

Tell us what you'd like AI to change. We'll tell you honestly whether it's worth doing, and what we'd do first.

45minutes, no charge, no slides
0–10 minYou tell us what you'd like to change
10–35 minWe share what we'd do first, from our own company
35–45 minAn honest answer: worth doing, and whether we fit

Start with a 45-minute call

Tell us what you'd like AI to change. We'll tell you honestly whether it's worth doing, and what we'd do first.

45minutes, no charge, no slides
0–10 minYou tell us what you'd like to change
10–35 minWe share what we'd do first, from our own company
35–45 minAn honest answer: worth doing, and whether we fit

Start with a 45-minute call

Tell us what you'd like AI to change. We'll tell you honestly whether it's worth doing, and what we'd do first.

45minutes, no charge, no slides
0–10 minYou tell us what you'd like to change
10–35 minWe share what we'd do first, from our own company
35–45 minAn honest answer: worth doing, and whether we fit