CorpusIQ

CorpusIQ Use Cases

CorpusIQ Use Cases

Real-world examples of how CorpusIQ transforms work across different roles, industries, and team sizes.

Table of Contents

Individual Users

Marketing Manager: Campaign Asset Discovery

User: Sarah, Marketing Manager at a mid-size B2B company

Challenge: Sarah manages multiple marketing campaigns across various channels. She needs to find campaign assets, performance reports, and client feedback scattered across Gmail, Google Drive, Slack, and HubSpot. Typically spends 30+ minutes per day just searching for files.

CorpusIQ Solution:

Queries Sarah uses:

"Find all materials related to the Q4 product launch campaign"
"Show me performance reports for the Johnson campaign from last month"
"Search my emails and Slack for client feedback on the new landing page"
"Find the latest version of the holiday campaign budget spreadsheet"

Results:

  • ⏱️ Time saved: 2.5 hours per week
  • 📈 Productivity gain: 30% faster campaign execution
  • 😊 Satisfaction: “I can focus on creative work instead of hunting for files”

Specific Example:

Monday morning, Sarah’s boss asks for the ROI analysis from the September email campaign during a meeting. Instead of:

  1. Trying to remember which folder it’s in
  2. Searching Gmail for the email thread
  3. Checking multiple Google Drive folders
  4. Asking colleagues on Slack

She simply asks ChatGPT:

"Search for the September email campaign ROI analysis"

Result in 3 seconds, meeting continues smoothly.

Freelance Consultant: Client Information Retrieval

User: Mike, Independent Business Consultant

Challenge: Manages 8-10 clients simultaneously. Each client has emails, contracts in Drive, invoices in QuickBooks, meeting notes in Notion, and messages in Slack. Struggles to quickly recall specific client details during calls.

CorpusIQ Solution:

Queries Mike uses:

"Find all documents and emails related to Acme Corp project"
"Show me outstanding invoices for Smith LLC"
"What did Johnson say about the timeline in our last meeting?"
"Search for the contract terms we agreed with Williams Industries"

Results:

  • 💰 Revenue impact: Can handle 2 more clients (25% increase)
  • ⭐ Client satisfaction: Instant recall impresses clients
  • 📋 Organization: No more lost information

Specific Example:

During a call with Acme Corp, they reference a discussion from 3 months ago about pricing. Mike types:

"Search emails and notes from Acme Corp about pricing discussions"

Within seconds, he has the exact conversation, confirming the agreed terms. Client is impressed by his preparedness.

Graduate Student: Research Paper Discovery

User: Lisa, PhD Candidate in Environmental Science

Challenge: Three years of research notes spread across Google Drive, Dropbox, OneNote, Gmail (conversations with advisors), and Zotero. Finding relevant past work for her dissertation is time-consuming.

CorpusIQ Solution:

Queries Lisa uses:

"Find my notes on carbon sequestration methods"
"Search for conversations with Dr. Smith about methodology"
"Show me all papers I've read about soil analysis techniques"
"Find my data analysis results from the 2023 field study"

Results:

  • 🎓 Academic impact: Faster literature review and writing
  • 🧠 Better research: Doesn’t forget past insights
  • ⏰ Time saved: 5+ hours per week

Specific Example:

While writing her dissertation, Lisa vaguely remembers reading something relevant about a specific methodology but can’t remember where. She asks:

"Find notes or papers about photosynthetic efficiency measurement techniques"

CorpusIQ finds: her own notes from a conference, two papers she annotated, and an email thread with her advisor discussing this exact topic.

Small Teams

10-Person Marketing Agency

Team: Creative Boutique Agency

Challenge: Small team juggles 15+ client accounts. Client assets, briefs, feedback, and deliverables are scattered. New team members take weeks to get up to speed. Client handoffs are chaotic.

CorpusIQ Solution:

Team queries:

"Find all assets for the Miller Brewing account"
"Show me the latest brand guidelines from our retail clients"
"Search for feedback from Brown Co. about their logo redesign"
"What deliverables are due this week across all clients?"

Results:

  • 👥 Onboarding: New hires productive in days, not weeks
  • 💼 Client service: Faster response to client requests
  • 🤝 Team collaboration: Everyone can find everything
  • 💰 Cost savings: No need for expensive project management tools

Specific Example:

New designer James joins the team and is assigned to the Miller Brewing account. Instead of having senior staff explain everything, he asks:

"Show me all files, emails, and discussions about Miller Brewing"

He gets: brand guidelines, past campaigns, email history, meeting notes, and feedback. He’s productive on day one.

5-Person Startup

Team: SaaS Startup Building a Project Management Tool

Challenge: Rapid growth means lots of decisions documented across GitHub issues, Notion docs, Slack threads, and email. No one can remember what was decided and why.

CorpusIQ Solution:

Team queries:

"Why did we decide to use PostgreSQL instead of MongoDB?"
"Find discussions about our pricing strategy"
"Show me user feedback about the new dashboard feature"
"Search for technical decisions about API authentication"

Results:

  • 🚀 Velocity: Faster decisions with context
  • 📚 Knowledge retention: Tribal knowledge captured
  • 🔄 Less rework: Avoid revisiting old decisions
  • 🤔 Better decisions: Learn from past reasoning

Specific Example:

The team debates whether to add a specific feature. Someone says “Didn’t we discuss this before?” Instead of a 30-minute search, they ask:

"Search for previous discussions about real-time collaboration features"

Find: A Slack thread from 6 months ago with detailed analysis, user research, and technical constraints. Decision made in 5 minutes instead of repeating research.

Development Teams

25-Developer Engineering Team

Team: B2B SaaS Company Engineering Department

Challenge: Five years of accumulated knowledge in GitHub issues, PRs, Confluence docs, Slack threads, and email. New developers struggle to find relevant examples. Duplicate work because people don’t know solutions already exist.

CorpusIQ Solution:

Developer queries:

"How did we implement rate limiting in the API?"
"Find examples of React components using our design system"
"Show me discussions about migrating from Jest to Vitest"
"Search for performance optimization techniques we've used"

Results:

  • 📖 Knowledge sharing: 5 years of experience accessible
  • 👨‍💻 Faster onboarding: New devs productive in 1 week vs. 1 month
  • 🐛 Fewer bugs: Learn from past mistakes
  • ⚡ Less duplicate work: Find existing solutions first
  • 💡 Better code quality: Reference past discussions on best practices

Specific Example:

Junior developer Alex needs to implement authentication for a new microservice. Instead of asking senior devs (who are busy) or potentially doing it wrong, Alex asks:

"Show me how we've implemented authentication in other services"

Finds: Three past PRs with different approaches, a Confluence doc explaining the company’s auth strategy, and a Slack discussion about security considerations. Implements correctly on first try.

Open Source Project Maintainers

Team: Popular Open Source Library (200+ contributors)

Challenge: Years of GitHub issues, discussions, and PRs. Contributors ask questions that have been answered before. Maintainers spend hours directing people to existing information.

CorpusIQ Solution:

Maintainer queries:

"Has anyone asked about Windows support before?"
"Find previous discussions about this bug"
"Show me feature requests related to async operations"
"Search for security considerations discussed in past PRs"

Results:

  • ⏰ Time savings: 10+ hours per week for maintainers
  • 📚 Better documentation: Find gaps in docs
  • 🤝 Community: Contributors find answers themselves
  • 🔄 Consistency: Reference past decisions

Specific Example:

A contributor opens an issue requesting a feature. Maintainer asks:

"Search for previous feature requests about batch operations"

Finds: Two closed issues from years ago with detailed discussion about why this approach was rejected and what alternative was recommended. Links to discussion, saving hours of explanation.

Enterprise Organizations

500-Employee Financial Services Company

Organization: Regional Bank

Challenge: Employees can’t find internal policies, procedures, and documentation. IT helpdesk overwhelmed with “Where is X?” questions. Compliance risk from inconsistent information access.

CorpusIQ Solution:

Employee queries:

"What's our policy on remote work expenses?"
"Find the procedure for opening a business account"
"Show me compliance guidelines for handling customer data"
"Search for the latest IT security requirements"

Results:

  • 🎫 IT tickets: 40% reduction in “can’t find” tickets
  • ⚖️ Compliance: Better access to policies reduces risk
  • ⏱️ Productivity: Employees find answers in seconds
  • 💰 Cost savings: $250K/year vs. enterprise search solution

Specific Example:

Bank teller needs to help a customer with an unusual account request. Instead of calling supervisor (who’s with another customer), asks:

"Search for procedures on handling joint account modifications"

Finds: Exact procedure doc, similar cases from internal Q&A, and compliance requirements. Helps customer immediately.

1,000+ Employee Healthcare Organization

Organization: Hospital Network

Challenge: Medical staff need quick access to protocols, research, and case histories. Information scattered across EMR notes, medical databases, email, and SharePoint. Wrong information could be life-threatening.

CorpusIQ Solution:

Staff queries:

"Find our protocol for rare drug interactions"
"Search for similar cases of this symptom combination"
"Show me latest research on this treatment approach"
"What was the outcome of similar cases last year?"

Results:

  • 🏥 Patient care: Faster, more informed decisions
  • 📊 Knowledge sharing: Learn from colleagues’ experiences
  • 📚 Research integration: Latest guidelines accessible
  • ⚕️ Confidence: Staff have information at fingertips

Specific Example:

Doctor encounters unusual symptoms. In the past, would spend 30 minutes searching or consult specialists. Now asks:

"Search our case database for similar presentation: high fever, rash, joint pain"

Finds: Three similar cases from the past year, with diagnoses, treatments, and outcomes. Plus relevant research papers. Can make informed decision immediately.

Industry-Specific Use Cases

Scenario: Case Research and Discovery

Challenges:

  • Precedent cases scattered across databases
  • Client communications in email
  • Case notes in various systems
  • Time-sensitive document retrieval

CorpusIQ Queries:

"Find similar cases involving breach of contract in California"
"Show me all communications with Smith client about the property dispute"
"Search for precedents about this specific patent claim"
"What arguments did we use in the Johnson case?"

Value:

  • ⚖️ Faster case preparation
  • 📑 Comprehensive research
  • 💰 Bill more hours productively
  • 🎯 Better case outcomes

Real Estate

Scenario: Property and Client Management

Challenges:

  • Property listings across multiple platforms
  • Client preferences and history
  • Legal documents and contracts
  • Market research and comps

CorpusIQ Queries:

"Find 3-bedroom properties in downtown under $500K"
"Show me the Johnson family's property preferences and viewing history"
"Search for comparable sales in the Maple Street area"
"What were the inspection issues on the Oak Avenue property?"

Value:

  • 🏠 Better client matching
  • ⚡ Faster deal closing
  • 📈 More listings managed
  • 😊 Higher client satisfaction

Education

Scenario: Curriculum Development and Research

Challenges:

  • Past lesson plans and materials
  • Research articles and references
  • Student feedback and assessments
  • Collaboration with colleagues

CorpusIQ Queries:

"Find my notes on teaching quadratic equations"
"Show me student feedback on the Civil War unit"
"Search for research on active learning strategies"
"What resources did other teachers use for this topic?"

Value:

  • 📚 Better lesson planning
  • 🎓 Improved student outcomes
  • 🤝 Collaboration facilitated
  • ⏰ Time savings for teaching

Manufacturing

Scenario: Quality Control and Process Documentation

Challenges:

  • Equipment manuals and specs
  • Quality control reports
  • Incident documentation
  • Process improvement notes

CorpusIQ Queries:

"Find the maintenance procedure for Line 3 equipment"
"Show me quality issues reported last month"
"Search for root cause analysis on similar defects"
"What changes were made to the assembly process in Q3?"

Value:

  • 🏭 Reduced downtime
  • ✅ Better quality
  • 📋 Compliance documentation
  • 💡 Continuous improvement

Role-Specific Use Cases

Executive Assistant

Tasks: Calendar management, travel booking, information retrieval for executive

Queries:

"Find the itinerary for the CEO's Tokyo trip"
"Show me previous meetings with Acme Corp executives"
"Search for the contract details discussed last month"
"What are the action items from the board meeting?"

Impact: Can support executive more effectively, faster response to requests

Product Manager

Tasks: Feature planning, user research, stakeholder alignment

Queries:

"Find all user feedback about the checkout flow"
"Show me previous discussions about mobile app features"
"Search for competitive analysis on pricing strategies"
"What did engineering say about the feasibility of real-time sync?"

Impact: Data-driven decisions, faster feature development, better alignment

Sales Representative

Tasks: Client research, proposal preparation, pipeline management

Queries:

"Show me the full history with BigCorp account"
"Find similar deals we've closed in the healthcare industry"
"Search for pricing discussions with clients of similar size"
"What objections did other clients raise about our implementation?"

Impact: Better client conversations, faster deal closing, higher win rates

Customer Support

Tasks: Troubleshooting, documentation, issue tracking

Queries:

"Find solutions for login problems on mobile"
"Show me similar support tickets about payment issues"
"Search for documentation on setting up integrations"
"What did we tell other customers about this feature?"

Impact: Faster ticket resolution, consistent answers, better customer experience

HR Manager

Tasks: Policy questions, employee records, compliance

Queries:

"Find our parental leave policy details"
"Show me training materials for new manager onboarding"
"Search for previous performance review templates"
"What benefits questions have employees asked recently?"

Impact: Faster employee service, consistent policy application, reduced errors

Data Analyst

Tasks: Data discovery, analysis documentation, reporting

Queries:

"Find previous analyses on customer churn"
"Show me the methodology used for the Q3 revenue report"
"Search for SQL queries used in similar analyses"
"What data sources did we use for the marketing attribution model?"

Impact: Avoid duplicate work, learn from past analyses, faster insights

Common Patterns Across Use Cases

Pattern 1: Onboarding Acceleration

Every role benefits from: Quickly accessing organizational knowledge that would normally take weeks to learn.

Pattern 2: Context Retrieval

Universal need for: Finding relevant background information before meetings, calls, or decisions.

Pattern 3: Precedent Discovery

Common across industries: Learning from similar past situations to inform current decisions.

Pattern 4: Information Assembly

Frequent requirement: Gathering related information from multiple sources for comprehensive view.

Pattern 5: Knowledge Preservation

Critical for all: Preventing loss of tribal knowledge when people leave or forget.

Calculating Your ROI

Time Savings Calculator

Average employee spending searching: 2.5 hours/week
CorpusIQ time savings: 80% (2 hours/week)
Average employee cost: $50/hour

Per Employee Savings: 2 hours × $50 × 52 weeks = $5,200/year

For a 50-person team: $5,200 × 50 = $260,000/year

Additional Benefits (Hard to Quantify)

  • Better decision quality
  • Reduced rework
  • Improved collaboration
  • Knowledge retention
  • Customer satisfaction
  • Competitive advantage

Getting Started

Choose your use case:

  1. Individual: Start with personal productivity
  2. Small Team: Pilot with one team
  3. Department: Roll out to single department
  4. Enterprise: Phased company-wide deployment

See QUICKSTART.md to get started today!

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