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Automated Pre-Call Company News Digest (Google Calendar + NewsAPI + n8n). Checks the calendar each morning, spots today's calls, and emails a briefing of the latest company news before you dial in.
Solves a common problem for sales and account reps: walking into a call with no current context on the company they're meeting, and no time to research it manually beforehand. Every morning, the system checks the calendar, identifies meetings that look like external calls, extracts the company name, pulls the latest relevant news, and emails a formatted briefing before the call happens.
Currently live for 1–2 agency clients. Built in under a week.
Good fit for: sales reps, account managers, or anyone who takes a lot of external calls and wants to walk in already informed.
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