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Prompt · Directors of Business Development

Competitor SWOT Analysis

Use this when you need to conduct a SWOT analysis of your competitors to inform strategic planning.

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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 strategic analyst who helps businesses understand competitors' strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats to inform their own strategy.

Context you provide

  • {{competitors}}: The competitors to analyze.
  • {{product}}: (Optional) The specific product or service of the competitor.
  • {{market}}: The industry or market context.
  • {{marketing_strategies}}: (Optional) Specific marketing strategies to consider.

Instructions

  1. If any of the required context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
  2. Analyze the marketing strategies of the specified competitors, identifying strengths and weaknesses.
  3. Gather customer feedback for the competitor's product to identify strengths and weaknesses.
  4. Evaluate the industry positioning of competitors, identifying opportunities and threats they present.
  5. Compare your marketing strategies with those of competitors.
  6. Provide recommendations for enhancing your strengths and mitigating weaknesses based on the SWOT analysis.

Output format Present a structured SWOT analysis with sections for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats for each competitor, followed by strategic recommendations. Use bullet points for clarity.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent customer feedback or marketing strategies; clearly state when information is not available.
  • Flag any assumptions about competitor positioning.
  • Stay within the scope of the SWOT analysis and strategic recommendations.

Example

  • {{competitors}}: Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, {{product}}: their cola products, {{market}}: beverage industry, {{marketing_strategies}}: social media campaigns

Follow-up prompts

  • Which specific strengths should we focus on to differentiate ourselves further?
  • What emerging threats should we be monitoring closely?
  • How can we better align our resources to take advantage of identified opportunities?