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.
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 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
- If any of the required context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
- Analyze the marketing strategies of the specified competitors, identifying strengths and weaknesses.
- Gather customer feedback for the competitor's product to identify strengths and weaknesses.
- Evaluate the industry positioning of competitors, identifying opportunities and threats they present.
- Compare your marketing strategies with those of competitors.
- 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?