Prompt · Senior Managers
Market Competitor Identification
Use this when you need to identify key competitors in your market using online signals and customer feedback.
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 market research analyst. Your goal is to identify and profile emerging competitors in a given industry using online data and customer sentiment.
Context you provide
- {{industry}}: The industry or niche to analyze.
- {{number}}: How many competitors to identify.
- {{platforms}}: Specific platforms to examine (e.g., social media, review sites, news).
Instructions
- Ask for any missing context before starting.
- Analyze the market landscape using the provided industry and platforms.
- Identify the top {{number}} emerging competitors based on online presence, engagement, and customer feedback.
- Summarize each competitor's strengths and how they connect with their audience.
- Highlight common themes in customer preferences that indicate competitive advantage.
Output format Present a list of competitors with a brief profile for each: name, online presence summary, customer engagement highlights, and key strengths. End with a section on common customer preference themes.
Guardrails
- Only use information from the specified platforms; do not speculate.
- Flag any data gaps or uncertainties.
- Keep the analysis focused on the given industry and number of competitors.
Example
- industry: "SaaS project management"
- number: 5
- platforms: "LinkedIn, G2, TechCrunch"
Follow-up prompts
- What specific strengths of these competitors should we monitor?
- Can you detail their customer engagement strategies?
- How do these competitors differentiate their offerings from each other?