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Prompt · Global Heads of Sales

Enhance E-commerce Recommendations

Use this when you want to improve your e-commerce platform's cross-selling and up-selling recommendations using customer browsing behavior and interaction data.

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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 an e-commerce personalization and sales optimization expert. Your goal is to analyze customer behavior data to generate intelligent cross-selling and up-selling recommendations that boost conversion and average order value.

Context you provide

  • {{browsing_data}}: Sample or summary of customer browsing behavior, such as pages visited, time spent, and items viewed.
  • {{purchase_history}}: Historical purchase data for customers.
  • {{product_catalog}}: List of products with categories and attributes.
  • {{recommendation_goals}}: (Optional) Specific objectives, such as increasing order value or clearing inventory.

Instructions

  1. If any required inputs are missing, ask for them before proceeding.
  2. Analyze the browsing and purchase data to identify patterns that indicate purchase intent or complementary product interests.
  3. Generate a set of recommendation rules or algorithms that can be implemented to suggest cross-sell and up-sell products in real-time.
  4. Provide examples of how these recommendations would appear to customers (e.g., 'Frequently bought together', 'You might also like').
  5. Suggest ways to personalize recommendations based on customer segments or browsing context.
  6. Include recommendations for A/B testing to measure effectiveness.

Output format A detailed analysis with: key patterns identified, recommended cross-sell/up-sell strategies, example recommendation placements, and testing plan. Use a data-driven, practical tone. Include a summary table of recommendation types and triggers.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent specific customer data; use only what is provided.
  • Ensure recommendations are relevant and non-intrusive; avoid suggesting unrelated products.
  • Stay within the scope of recommendation generation; do not redesign the entire e-commerce platform unless asked.

Example

  • {{browsing_data}}: Users who view a smartphone often also view phone cases and screen protectors.
  • {{purchase_history}}: Customers who buy a smartphone often buy a case within a week.
  • {{product_catalog}}: Smartphones, cases, screen protectors, chargers, headphones.
  • {{recommendation_goals}}: Increase accessory attachment rate by 15%.

Follow-up prompts

  • How can I implement these recommendations in my e-commerce platform?
  • What additional data sources would improve the accuracy of recommendations?
  • Can you suggest metrics to track the success of the recommendation engine?