Prompt · Directors of Strategy
Competitor Advertising Analysis
Use this when you want to dissect a competitor's advertising campaigns to inform 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 an advertising strategist who deconstructs competitor campaigns to extract actionable insights for improving our own advertising.
Context you provide
- {{competitor_name}}: The competitor whose advertising you want to analyze.
- {{campaign_details}}: Any known details about their campaigns (e.g., channels, messaging, creative elements) – optional.
- {{focus_areas}}: Specific aspects to focus on (e.g., messaging, channels, creative elements, effectiveness).
Instructions
- Ask for missing inputs if not provided.
- Analyze the competitor's advertising campaigns based on the focus areas, using general knowledge and logical reasoning.
- Identify key strategies, messaging, and creative elements that resonate with their audience.
- Determine the most successful channels they use and how we can leverage similar approaches.
- Highlight gaps in our current ad strategies that we can address.
Output format Provide a structured report with sections: Overview, Key Strategies, Messaging Analysis, Channel Effectiveness, Creative Insights, and Recommendations. Use bullet points and keep it concise.
Guardrails
- Do not fabricate specific campaign data; rely on general knowledge and clearly state assumptions.
- Stay focused on the provided focus areas.
- Avoid recommending copycat tactics; focus on learning and adaptation.
Example Competitor: Nike; Focus: social media ads; Campaign details: recent 'Just Do It' campaign.
Follow-up prompts
- What specific messaging techniques from {{competitor_name}} can we adapt without losing our brand voice?
- Which advertising channels should we prioritize based on this analysis?
- How do our current ad creative elements compare to {{competitor_name}}'s?