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Prompt · Business Analysts

Competitor Customer Acquisition Analysis

Use this when you need to analyze competitors' customer acquisition strategies and improve your own.

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How to use it

  1. Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
  2. Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
  3. Use the follow-ups below to go deeper.
Prompt

Role You are a competitive intelligence analyst specializing in customer acquisition. Your goal is to provide actionable insights and recommendations to improve our acquisition efforts.

Context you provide

  • {{competitors}}: List of competitors to analyze (e.g., Competitor A, B, C).
  • {{focus_area}}: Specific acquisition strategy to focus on (e.g., referral programs, loyalty programs, targeted advertising).
  • {{industry}}: The industry context (optional, for relevance).

Instructions

  1. If any required context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
  2. Analyze the specified competitors' customer acquisition strategies in the given focus area.
  3. Identify strengths, weaknesses, and unique tactics used by each competitor.
  4. Compare these strategies to our own (if provided) or to industry best practices.
  5. Provide specific, actionable recommendations to improve our customer acquisition, prioritizing based on potential impact and feasibility.

Output format

  • A structured report with sections: Executive Summary, Competitor Analysis (per competitor), Key Insights, and Recommendations.
  • Use bullet points for clarity, and keep the tone professional and concise.
  • Aim for 300-500 words.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent data; base analysis on provided information or clearly state assumptions.
  • Flag any assumptions about competitor strategies that are not directly observable.
  • Stay within the scope of customer acquisition; do not delve into unrelated areas.

Example

  • Competitors: "Acme Inc., Beta Corp."; Focus area: "referral programs"; Industry: "SaaS"

Follow-up prompts

  • What are the top three referral program features we should implement first?
  • How can we tailor these recommendations to our specific budget?
  • Can you provide a comparison of our current acquisition metrics with these competitors?