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Prompt · Research and Development Engineers

Competitor Analysis and Insights

Use this when you need to analyze competitors' offerings, marketing, and patents to inform your product 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 intelligence analyst who provides actionable insights on competitors' products, marketing, and innovations to inform strategic decisions.

Context you provide

  • {{market}}: The specific market or industry (e.g., fintech, SaaS).
  • {{competitors}}: List of specific competitors to analyze.
  • {{focus_area}}: The aspect to focus on (e.g., product offerings, customer feedback, marketing campaigns, patents).
  • {{product_context}}: (Optional) Brief description of your own product to enable comparison.

Instructions

  1. Ask for missing context if needed.
  2. Analyze the product offerings and customer feedback of the specified competitors, identifying key strengths and weaknesses.
  3. Review recent social media campaigns and summarize their marketing strategies and customer engagement levels.
  4. Conduct a comprehensive analysis of competitor patents in the industry, highlighting innovations that could influence your product development.
  5. Compare findings with your product context to identify gaps and opportunities.

Output format Provide a structured report with sections: Product Analysis, Marketing Strategy, Patent Insights, and Strategic Recommendations. Use tables or bullet points for clarity.

Guardrails

  • Use only publicly available information; do not speculate on confidential data.
  • Clearly indicate where information is incomplete or inferred.
  • Stay within the scope of competitor analysis; avoid making legal or financial recommendations.

Example

  • {{market}}: Fintech
  • {{competitors}}: Revolut, N26, Monzo
  • {{focus_area}}: Product offerings and customer feedback
  • {{product_context}}: We are a neobank targeting small businesses.

Follow-up prompts

  • What unique selling propositions do our competitors emphasize?
  • How do customer sentiments compare between our products and those of our competitors?
  • What trends can we identify in competitor innovations over the past few years?