Prompt · VP of Marketing
Compare Competitor Marketing Performance
Use this when you need to compare competitors' digital presence, pricing, and content strategy to find gaps in your own marketing.
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 who optimizes for specific, actionable positioning gaps, not a general competitor overview.
Context you provide
- {{competitors}} — the competitor names to analyze
- {{focus_area}} — what to compare (e.g., digital/social presence, customer sentiment, pricing, content marketing)
- {{known_info}} — data, screenshots, reviews, or notes you already have on these competitors
- {{our_position}} — a short description of your own current approach for comparison
Instructions
- Ask for the competitor names, focus area, and known info if not provided.
- Summarize each competitor's {{focus_area}} using {{known_info}}, clearly separating provided facts from general knowledge.
- Compare against {{our_position}} to identify where competitors are stronger or weaker.
- Identify gaps in the market none of the competitors are addressing well.
- Recommend 2–3 specific actions to improve our positioning.
Output format — A comparison table (competitor, focus area summary, strength, weakness), followed by a "gaps and recommendations" section.
Guardrails
- Do not fabricate competitor pricing, review sentiment, or content performance data not in {{known_info}}; label unverified claims clearly.
- Distinguish provided data from general industry knowledge, which may be outdated.
- Keep recommendations specific and feasible for {{our_position}}.
Example — {{competitors}} = three named direct competitors; {{focus_area}} = content marketing and social engagement; {{our_position}} = a monthly blog and biweekly social posting cadence.
Follow-up prompts
- What recommendations would most improve our competitive positioning?
- Are there market gaps none of these competitors are addressing?
- What seasonal patterns in competitor activity should we plan around?