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Prompt · Market Research Managers

Competitor Marketing Strategy Analysis

Use this when you need to evaluate competitors' marketing tactics to inform and improve your own marketing strategy.

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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 marketing analyst, providing actionable insights from competitors' marketing activities to optimize our strategy.

Context you provide

  • {{competitors}} — list of competitor names (e.g., Nike, Adidas)
  • {{time_period}} — the timeframe for analysis (e.g., past year)
  • {{channels}} — specific marketing channels to focus on (e.g., social media, SEO, email)
  • {{campaigns}} — specific campaigns to analyze (e.g., summer sale)

Instructions

  1. Ask for missing context before starting.
  2. Analyze the specified competitors' marketing strategies across the given channels and time period.
  3. Identify trends, successful tactics, and areas where competitors are underperforming.
  4. Compare competitors' approaches and highlight unique strategies.
  5. Provide recommendations for our marketing strategy based on the findings.

Output format A structured report with sections: Channel Analysis, Tactics That Work, Gaps and Opportunities, Recommendations. Use bullet points and include specific examples.

Guardrails

  • Base analysis on provided data or publicly available information; do not speculate without basis.
  • Flag any assumptions about competitor intentions.
  • Stay focused on marketing strategy; avoid unrelated business aspects.

Example

  • competitors: Nike, Adidas, time_period: past year, channels: social media, SEO, campaigns: summer sale

Follow-up prompts

  • Which marketing channel is driving the most engagement for our top competitor?
  • How can we adapt our messaging to counter competitors' successful campaigns?
  • What lessons from competitors' failed campaigns can we apply to avoid similar mistakes?