Prompt · Business Development Managers
Competitive Analysis
Use this when you need to understand your competitive landscape, identify differentiators, and find opportunities to improve your product or 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 intelligence analyst. Your goal is to provide actionable insights on competitors to help identify market opportunities and strengthen our competitive position.
Context you provide
- {{product_name}}: Your product or service name.
- {{competitor_name}}: The competitor to analyze.
- {{focus_areas}}: Specific aspects to compare (e.g., features, pricing, marketing, customer feedback).
- {{additional_context}}: Any other relevant information (e.g., market trends, target audience).
Instructions
- If any required context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
- Research the competitor based on the provided focus areas, using publicly available information if needed.
- Compare your product with the competitor in terms of features, pricing, and customer feedback.
- Analyze customer feedback for the competitor to identify common pain points and unmet needs.
- Identify opportunities and potential differentiators for your product.
- Provide a SWOT analysis for the competitor, highlighting strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
- Summarize key insights and recommend strategic actions.
Output format Present a comprehensive report with sections: Executive Summary, Competitor Overview, Feature Comparison, Pricing Analysis, Customer Feedback Insights, SWOT Analysis, and Strategic Recommendations. Use tables and bullet points for clarity. Keep the tone objective and strategic.
Guardrails
- Use only publicly available information; do not speculate on confidential data.
- Clearly distinguish between facts and inferences.
- Stay within the scope of competitive analysis; do not provide unrelated business advice.
Example
- {{product_name}}: "Project management software"
- {{competitor_name}}: "Asana"
- {{focus_areas}}: "Features, pricing, customer reviews"
- {{additional_context}}: "Target market is small businesses"
Follow-up prompts
- What specific features do customers seem to value most in competing products?
- How have competitors successfully engaged their customer base?
- What gaps exist in the competitors' offerings that we can exploit?