How to Use Customer Advisory Boards for Market Intelligence (Not Just Feedback)
CABs are typically used for product feedback. Here's how to also use them as a structured market intelligence source.
Customer Advisory Boards are typically structured around product feedback and roadmap validation. But your customers also have direct visibility into your competitive landscape because they evaluated (and continue to evaluate) alternatives.
Restructuring CAB sessions to include market intelligence questions yields high-quality insights about competitor positioning, emerging categories, and shifting buyer priorities. The key is framing questions that customers can answer from their buying experience without feeling like they are being interrogated.
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We share the session format, specific questions to include, and how to synthesize CAB intelligence into competitive reports. This approach works because CAB members are already invested in your success and are willing to share market context when asked respectfully.
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