# Ad summary
This ad demonstrates the Perplexity Computer product by describing how it researches schools, drafts statements, and builds a deadline tracker automatically. The ad aims to solve the problem of completing school applications by using AI to do the work for the user.
# Brand positioning
Perplexity Computer is presented as an AI-driven solution to automate and streamline the complex process of researching schools, drafting statements, and tracking deadlines. The brand offers efficiency and automation, promising to alleviate the burden of time-consuming tasks by automatically researching schools, drafting statements, and tracking deadlines. This positioning suggests a brand that values productivity and innovation, designed to empower users with advanced technology that simplifies complex processes. By automating these tasks, Perplexity Computer pushes against the conventional norms of manual research and drafting.
# Product
Perplexity Computer is positioned as an automated tool designed to streamline the school application process. It researches each school, drafts statements, and builds a deadline tracker automatically. The product is intended for individuals applying to schools who want to automate the application process. It automates the tasks of researching school-specific criteria, drafting personal statements, and building a live deadline tracker. It appears to address the pain points of time-consuming and complex tasks by handling these processes automatically.
# Visual style
The ad employs a clean and modern aesthetic with a dark background and light text, creating a high-contrast and easily readable design. The layout is simple and structured, mimicking a software interface with distinct blocks and clear typography. The visual elements focus on functionality, resembling a working application screen. The overall look is professional and tech-forward, designed to convey efficiency and innovation.
# Hooks
Headline: Computer researches each school, drafts your statements, and builds a deadline tracker — automatically.
# Funnel stage
Middle of funnel (Consideration)
# Pain points
The ad highlights the frustration of the time-consuming and complex nature of researching schools, drafting application statements, and managing deadlines. Visuals depict the multiple steps involved in the process, with the text referencing "Researching school-specific criteria, drafting personal statements, and building a live deadline tracker."
# Value propositions
- Automated research, drafting, and deadline tracking saves time and effort
- AI-driven process provides a streamlined and efficient application experience
# Benefits
- Automated research
- Automated drafting
- Automated deadline tracking
- Saves time and effort in the school application process
# Features
- Researches each school
- Drafts your statements
- Builds a deadline tracker automatically
- Scraping school websites for admissions criteria
- Drafting personalized statements matching school values
- Constructing a sortable deadline tracker spreadsheet
# Call to action
Try Computer
# Social proof
- None used.
# Point of view
- Brand: The initial statement about Perplexity Computer's capabilities is from the brand, as it describes its core functions and promises of automation.
- Product: The view of the software 'working' shows the product in action, providing a real-time glimpse of its operational status.
- External source: Listing the AI models and their specific actions during the process presents a technical, outside view of how the software functions.
# Storyline
- The ad opens by highlighting Perplexity Computer's capabilities, stating it researches each school, drafts your statements, and builds a deadline tracker automatically. This message is communicated from the brand's perspective, setting the stage by explaining the core functions and promising to automate time-consuming tasks.
- The narrative then transitions to an in-app view, showcasing the software 'working.' This is presented from the product's perspective, showing the ongoing process of researching school-specific criteria, drafting personal statements, and building a live deadline tracker.
- The ad lists several AI models (GPT-5.4, Claude Opus 4.6, Gemini 3.1 Pro) along with the number of steps and specific actions each is taking (e.g., 'Scraping school websites for admissions criteria,' 'Drafting personalized statements matching school values,' 'Constructing a sortable deadline tracker spreadsheet'). This detailed breakdown is presented from the AI models' perspective, illustrating how the software tackles each task automatically and showing which technologies are in use.