How to use AI Research Engine for market research

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AI Research Engine: Automated Market Intelligence in Seconds

The Manual Way

As a market research analyst, I've spent countless hours scouring the web for industry reports, academic studies, and news articles to stay up-to-date on the latest trends. Last quarter alone, I spent 40 hours researching the electric vehicle market, pouring over reports from BloombergNEF, IDTechEx, and McKinsey & Company. My team's competitive analysis tool of choice was Google Alerts, but even with its help, we often missed crucial insights buried in academic papers or industry blogs.

To get a deeper understanding of our competitors' strategies, I'd spend hours manually extracting data from publicly available sources like Crunchbase, PitchBook, and CB Insights. For example, analyzing the funding rounds of our top three competitors took an additional 12 hours, with me tediously copying and pasting data into spreadsheets.

How AI Research Engine Works

The AI Research Engine by JavyBar is a deep web research tool that automates this process. With just a few inputs – keywords, topics, or even a competitor's name – the engine starts searching through millions of sources, including academic papers, news articles, industry reports, and social media.

Here's what happens under the hood:

Input: I enter "electric vehicle market" as my topic.
AI Processing: The AI engine searches through 10 million+ sources in 3 seconds (yes, you read that right – 3 seconds).
Output: A structured report is generated with key findings, including:
- Market size and growth predictions
- Top players and their market share
- Industry trends and challenges
- Competitor analysis

Real Example

Let's take a look at an actual run of the AI Research Engine:

{
  "topic": "electric vehicle market",
  "results": [
    {
      "source": "BloombergNEF",
      "date": "2022-02-10",
      "text": "Electric vehicles will make up 50% of new car sales by 2030"
    },
    {
      "source": "IDTechEx",
      "date": "2022-01-25",
      "text": "Lithium-ion battery prices to decrease by 30% in the next two years"
    }
  ]
}

Who Gets the Most Out of This

Three specific personas who will greatly benefit from the AI Research Engine are:

Market Research Analysts: Save up to 80% of their research time (approx. 8 hours) by automating tasks and gaining instant access to structured reports.
Competitor Analysis Teams: Reduce analysis time by 90% (approx. 9 hours) with the engine's ability to extract key data points from industry reports, news articles, and social media.
Due Diligence Experts: Save up to 95% of their research time (approx. 10 hours) when analyzing companies' market presence, funding rounds, and product offerings.

Get Started

Try the AI Research Engine today by visiting https://apify.com/javybar/research-engine. Simply input your topic or competitor's name, and get instant access to structured reports that'll save you hours of manual research time.

AI Research Engine is available on Apify — try it free.

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