Prompt · Business Analysts
Competitor Customer Acquisition Analysis
Use this when you need to analyze competitors' customer acquisition strategies and improve your own.
How to use it
- Copy the prompt and paste it into ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini or any other AI.
- Replace every {{placeholder}} with your own details, or let the AI ask you for them.
- 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
- If any required context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
- Analyze the specified competitors' customer acquisition strategies in the given focus area.
- Identify strengths, weaknesses, and unique tactics used by each competitor.
- Compare these strategies to our own (if provided) or to industry best practices.
- 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?