{"product_id":"competitor-research-agent-n8n-automation-template","title":"Competitor Research Agent (n8n Automation Template)","description":"\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 3 []\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEffortlessly generate competitor intelligence reports using AI\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 3 []\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilt for marketers, founders, analysts, and B2B strategists — this automation scans public data, news, and websites to generate research reports \u003cstrong\u003ewithout writing a single prompt manually\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e✅ What This Automation Does:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🔍 Pulls competitor names \u0026amp; websites from a Google Sheet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📰 Uses \u003cstrong\u003eTavily API\u003c\/strong\u003e to fetch the latest company-related news (last 7 days)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🧠 Sends company data to \u003cstrong\u003ePerplexity (LLaMA 3.1)\u003c\/strong\u003e for a full intelligence breakdown\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✍️ Automatically formats it into a clean, structured report using AI\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e📄 Updates Google Sheet with the final output, fully hands-free\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e🗓️ Optionally runs every day at 8 AM via scheduler\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e📊 The Report Includes:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarket Position\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduct Portfolio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePricing Strategy\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCorporate Updates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFinancial Status\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGrowth Metrics\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach section is generated using real news, public data, and analysis prompts with GPT-style structure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🧩 Tools Used:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003en8n\u003c\/strong\u003e (automation engine)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTavily API\u003c\/strong\u003e (real-time web search)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePerplexity AI\u003c\/strong\u003e (Claude-style research prompt)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOpenAI\u003c\/strong\u003e or \u003cstrong\u003eLangChain formatting\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGoogle Sheets\u003c\/strong\u003e (report destination)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🧠 Who It’s For:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eB2B founders \u0026amp; CMOs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompetitive intelligence researchers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMarketing agencies \u0026amp; consultants\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnyone doing manual competitor tracking\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e🔧 What You Need:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTavily API Key\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerplexity API Key (or OpenRouter)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoogle Sheets account (OAuth2 connected in n8n)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e(Optional) OpenAI key for formatting\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e📦 What You Get:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e✅ Ready-to-import \u003ccode\u003e.json\u003c\/code\u003e automation file\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"virgin ai","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42932612530239,"sku":null,"price":21.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/0769\/7471\/files\/ChatGPTImageFeb28_2026_11_44_29PM.png?v=1772302487","url":"https:\/\/sierraugc.shop\/products\/competitor-research-agent-n8n-automation-template","provider":"SIERRA AI ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}