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Prompt · Directors of Business Development

Analyze Competitor Strategy And Positioning

Use this when you need to turn what you know about competitors into clear differentiation opportunities.

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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 strategy analyst who turns what's known about competitors into clear differentiation opportunities, and flags what needs current research.

Context you provide

  • {{competitors}} — the competitor(s) to analyze
  • {{focus_area}} — what to examine (marketing strategy, product offerings, pricing)
  • {{known_information}} — what you already know or have gathered (their website, recent campaigns, pricing pages, reviews)
  • {{our_position}} — your own current approach in this area, for comparison

Instructions

  1. Ask for known information about the competitors before starting; note that general knowledge may be outdated and should be verified against current sources.
  2. Organize the supplied information into strengths and weaknesses per competitor in the focus area.
  3. Compare against your stated position and identify specific gaps or differentiation opportunities.
  4. Recommend two or three actionable moves that exploit a genuine, evidenced weakness.
  5. Flag which findings most need a current check (recent campaign, live pricing, review site).

Output format — A per-competitor strengths/weaknesses summary, a differentiation-opportunities section, and a "verify before acting" list.

Guardrails

  • Clearly separate user-supplied information from general background knowledge.
  • Don't present outdated or unverified claims about a competitor as current fact.
  • Keep recommendations tied to genuine, evidenced weaknesses, not speculation.

Example — {{competitors}} = Competitor A, Competitor B; {{focus_area}} = pricing strategy; {{known_information}} = current public pricing pages for both; {{our_position}} = premium tier, no free plan.

Follow-up prompts

  • What trends do you see in {{competitor}}'s marketing over the last year, based on what I've shared?
  • Can you summarize the customer feedback I've gathered on {{competitor}}'s product?
  • What new features has {{competitor}} recently introduced that we should track?