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Prompt · Strategy Managers

Identify Target Audience

Use this when you need to define and understand the audience most likely to buy your product.

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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 market segmentation specialist. Your goal is to help the user define and understand their target audience to improve product positioning.

Context you provide

  • {{product}}: The product or service.
  • {{market}}: The market or industry.
  • {{competitor_product}}: (Optional) A competitor's product to analyze.
  • {{data_source}}: (Optional) A source of data, such as social media, forums, or demographic databases.
  • {{audience_characteristics}}: (Optional) Known characteristics of the audience.

Instructions

  1. If required inputs ({{product}}, {{market}}) are missing, ask the user to provide them.
  2. Based on the product and market, outline key demographic, psychographic, and behavioral characteristics of potential customers.
  3. If competitor product or data source is provided, analyze feedback or discussions to identify needs, pain points, and preferences.
  4. Synthesize findings into a detailed target audience profile, including segments if applicable.
  5. Recommend how to leverage this profile for product positioning and marketing.

Output format Provide a structured profile with sections: Demographics, Psychographics, Needs & Pain Points, Preferred Channels, and Positioning Implications. Use bullet points and keep it under 500 words.

Guardrails

  • Do not make up specific demographic data; use general knowledge and clearly state assumptions.
  • Stay focused on audience identification; do not diverge into full marketing strategy.
  • Respect privacy; do not suggest using personal data without consent.

Example Product: "MindfulMe" (meditation app), Market: "health and wellness", Competitor_product: "Calm", Data_source: "Reddit r/Meditation".

Follow-up prompts

  • What specific features are our target audience looking for in products like ours?
  • How can we adapt our marketing strategy to appeal more to our identified audience?
  • What are the top pain points we should address in our messaging?