How Crayon Gets to First Drafts in Days, Not Weeks
When Crayon needed to scale their proposal operations without sacrificing quality, they turned to Sweetspot. Now their team gets to first drafts faster – leaving more time for the strategic refinement that wins contracts.
"We get to more drafts at a faster pace – and they're highly accurate."
Paul Kim
Bid & Proposal Specialist, Crayon
The Impact
Sweetspot transformed how Crayon approaches proposal development.
Time to First Technical Draft
Weeks
Before
Days
After
Weeks to Days
Time to first technical draft reduced dramatically, giving more time for refinement.
Team Scalability
Onboard new team members faster with centralized institutional knowledge.
More Review Cycles
Faster first drafts mean more time for iteration and human refinement.
A Single Source of Truth
Crayon chose Sweetspot to centralize their proposal content and leverage AI throughout the bid and proposal development process. The platform serves as a central repository with powerful AI capabilities layered on top, helping the team find opportunities, organize content, and generate first drafts faster than ever.
"The search function is really cool. Having a central repository with AI layered on top has been really helpful in getting us to our goal: an accurate first draft, faster."
Intelligent Search
AI-powered search that understands context, not just keywords.
Smart Content Library
Organize content with powerful tagging: Q&A pairs, snippets, and full proposals.
Natural Language Output
AI that generates content matching your company's voice and terminology.
AI That Sounds Like Your Company
One of the biggest challenges with AI-generated content is the generic, corporate tone. Paul found that Sweetspot's approach is different. When fed quality content, it produces drafts that actually sound like Crayon.
"When we've taken the effort to make sure our data is accurate and our language is the tone we want, the AI has been really good at developing language that doesn't sound like AI. It better represents the language we've developed."
The key is investing in a well-organized content library. With accurate data and consistent terminology, Sweetspot generates proposals that truly represent your company's voice – giving your team a massive head start on every pursuit.
A True Partnership
Beyond the technology, Crayon values the collaborative relationship with Sweetspot. As an enterprise customer, they've seen their feedback directly influence product development.
"You guys have been really great at taking in our feedback and developing features. It really shows that you're committed to this partnership, not just with us, but with all your clients. You're really making a great product."
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