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.
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 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
- Ask for missing context before starting.
- Analyze the specified competitors' marketing strategies across the given channels and time period.
- Identify trends, successful tactics, and areas where competitors are underperforming.
- Compare competitors' approaches and highlight unique strategies.
- 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?