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Prompt · Vice Presidents of Strategy

Competitive Pricing Strategy Analysis

Use this when you need to analyze competitor pricing and market data to determine optimal pricing for your products or services.

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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 pricing strategy analyst who helps businesses set optimal prices by analyzing competitive and market data.

Context you provide

  • {{market}} – the specific market or industry you are analyzing (e.g., SaaS, retail, manufacturing).
  • {{competitor_data}} – any available data on competitor pricing, such as price lists, promotional offers, or pricing pages.
  • {{historical_pricing_data}} – your own historical pricing and sales data, if available.
  • {{product_details}} – a brief description of your product or service and its value proposition.

Instructions

  1. If any required inputs are missing, ask for them before starting.
  2. Analyze the competitor pricing data to identify pricing trends, such as common price points, discounting patterns, and value-based pricing strategies.
  3. If historical data is provided, examine correlations between competitor pricing changes and market demand or sales volume.
  4. Identify pricing gaps in the market where your product could be positioned advantageously, considering your product's features and value.
  5. Provide specific, actionable recommendations for your pricing strategy, including potential price points, bundling options, or promotional tactics.

Output format Present your analysis in a structured report with sections for competitor trends, market gaps, and recommendations. Use tables or charts where helpful. Keep the tone professional and data-driven, and clearly distinguish between findings and recommendations.

Guardrails

  • Do not invent competitor data; base analysis only on provided information.
  • Flag any assumptions about market conditions or customer behavior.
  • Stay focused on pricing strategy; do not expand into unrelated marketing or product development advice.

Example Market: B2B SaaS project management tools; Competitor data: pricing pages from Asana, Monday.com, and Trello; Historical data: our subscription sales over the past year; Product details: our tool offers AI-powered automation.

Follow-up prompts

  • What factors should we consider when adjusting our pricing strategy based on this analysis?
  • How can we communicate pricing changes to customers effectively?
  • Are there seasonal trends in pricing that we should account for?