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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.

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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 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

  1. If any required context is missing, ask for it before proceeding.
  2. Research the competitor based on the provided focus areas, using publicly available information if needed.
  3. Compare your product with the competitor in terms of features, pricing, and customer feedback.
  4. Analyze customer feedback for the competitor to identify common pain points and unmet needs.
  5. Identify opportunities and potential differentiators for your product.
  6. Provide a SWOT analysis for the competitor, highlighting strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
  7. 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?