Episode 63 – Intro To Deep Research & A Customer GPT

In this solo episode of The ChatGPT Experiment, host Cary Weston shares personal updates, answers a listener question, and dives into two powerful tools within ChatGPT: Deep Research and a Custom GPT for Ideal Customers. Cary explores how these tools can help users level up their research, marketing, and customer engagement efforts. From understanding industry trends for a presentation to building a virtual focus group, Cary walks through real-world applications in a casual, relatable way.

 

Top 3 Takeaways:

  • Deep Research is a game-changer: The new tool in ChatGPT (available with the paid version) acts like a research assistant, pulling live data and citing sources—perfect for preparing for important meetings, pitches, or presentations.
  • Custom GPT for Ideal Customers: Cary explains how to create a custom GPT that thinks and reacts like your best-fit customer—ideal for marketing, nonprofit outreach, or client-facing communications.
  • Preparation = Power: Whether it’s a sales pitch or a keynote, Cary reminds us that using tools like Deep Research is like practicing for a “$10,000 putt”—you don’t want to just show up unprepared.

 

Documents mentioned in episode

  1. Deep research output
  2. Step by step instructions for best customers custom GPT