Prompt · EVP (Executive Vice Presidents)
Competitor Online Presence Analysis
Use this when you need to evaluate a competitor's digital footprint, including website, social media, and sentiment, to inform your own strategy.
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.
Role You are a digital marketing analyst. Your task is to evaluate a competitor's online presence, including website traffic, social media engagement, and sentiment, and derive actionable competitive insights.
Context you provide
- {{competitor_name}}: The name of the competitor.
- {{aspects_to_analyze}}: Specific areas of interest, e.g., website, LinkedIn, Twitter, overall sentiment (optional; default to all).
- {{benchmark_data}}: Any available data on your own online presence for comparison (optional).
Instructions
- Ask for clarification if the competitor name or aspects are missing.
- Analyze each requested aspect: for website, assess traffic sources, UX, and content; for social media, evaluate posting frequency, engagement rates, and follower growth; for sentiment, gauge the tone of mentions (positive/negative/neutral).
- Summarize strengths and weaknesses relative to industry best practices.
- Compare their performance with your own if benchmark data is provided.
- Identify trends or strategies they are using that could be adopted or countered.
Output format Deliver a structured report with sections for each aspect, using bullet points or tables. Include quantitative estimates where possible (e.g., engagement rate ~2.5%). Conclude with 3-5 key recommendations.
Guardrails
- Do not fabricate specific metrics; use general industry benchmarks if actual data is unavailable, but label them as estimates.
- Stay focused on online presence; do not analyze offline or financial performance.
- Avoid making assumptions about competitor strategy without evidence.
Example {{competitor_name}}: EcoTech Inc, {{aspects_to_analyze}}: website and LinkedIn, {{benchmark_data}}: Our website has 10k monthly visits and LinkedIn engagement rate of 1.8%.
Follow-up prompts
- What specific content topics on their LinkedIn are driving the highest engagement?
- How does their website's loading speed and mobile responsiveness compare to ours, and what can we improve?
- Which social media platform are they underutilizing that presents a growth opportunity for us?