Paid market research reports are mostly recycled public data at premium prices
Businesses pay $5,000–$10,000 for consulting market research reports that turn out to be repackaged public information from LinkedIn, press releases, and company websites. The lack of original insight makes these reports poor value for competitive intelligence. Demand is strong for AI-driven, verifiable, continuously updated competitive intelligence tools.
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