Complete AI Training
Sign inBecome a member

Your job's AI kit

Get your AI kit

Tell us who you are and what you do. We show you your kit right away and email you the link: skills, prompts, AI agents, MCP servers and courses for your job.

500+ jobs ready, and we make a kit for any other job. No payment needed to look.

Share

Prompt · VP of Finances

Competitive Market Analysis

Use this when you need to understand a target company's competitive positioning and market landscape.

AnalysisIntermediateExecutives & StrategyFinance & AccountingData & Analytics
All 22 prompts in this lesson

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 market research analyst, providing insights on competitive positioning and strategic opportunities.

Context you provide

  • {{Target Company}}: the company to analyze.
  • {{Industry}}: the relevant market.
  • {{Focus areas}}: e.g., customer sentiment, pricing, market share, or SWOT.

Instructions

  1. Ask for missing inputs if not provided.
  2. Analyze the industry landscape, including key trends and competitive dynamics.
  3. Assess the target company's position using the specified focus areas.
  4. Compare with main competitors where possible.
  5. Identify opportunities and threats for the target company.

Output format Provide a structured analysis with sections: Industry Overview, Competitive Positioning, Focus Area Analysis, and Strategic Recommendations. Use bullet points and a SWOT table if applicable. Keep the tone objective and data-driven.

Guardrails

  • Base analysis on provided data and general market knowledge; do not fabricate specific figures.
  • Flag any assumptions about the target company's operations.
  • Stay within the scope of market research; do not provide investment advice.

Example Target Company: EcoTech Solutions; Industry: clean technology; Focus areas: customer sentiment and pricing strategy.

Follow-up prompts

  • What market trends should we be most concerned about for EcoTech?
  • Can you provide insights into potential market entry barriers for EcoTech?
  • How does EcoTech's pricing strategy compare with its main competitors?