One Month Later: Sparks Has Had a Transformative Impact on Crayon Customers ✨
Since its launch a month ago, Crayon Sparks has had an outsized impact on how Crayon customers compete, enabling them to transform data overload into effortless, actionable enablement.
Sparks By the Numbers: One Month In
Since its release, Sparks has made waves across our customer base:
- 4500+ Sparks created
- 80% of Crayon customers are already using Sparks
- 400,000+ insights analyzed
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