Research25 minIntermediate

Competitive Insight Prompt

Turn competitor names, category context, and your brand situation into useful strengths, gaps, audience signals, and differentiation plays.

When to use this prompt

  • You need to understand how competitors position themselves.
  • You want content, campaign, or channel opportunities from competitor research.
  • You need a structured view before building a strategy or brief.

The prompt

Act as a strategic marketing analyst.

Analysis goal:
[describe what decision this research should support]

Competitors:
[list competitors and any known links, notes, or examples]

Market or category:
[describe the category and buying context]

Your brand:
[describe your brand, offer, positioning, and constraints]

Analyze the competitors and produce:
1. Competitor overview: positioning, audience, channels, content formats, and notable campaigns
2. Key strengths: messaging angles, content execution, proof points, and audience resonance
3. Weaknesses or gaps: messaging gaps, format blind spots, audience disconnects, or trust issues
4. Differentiation opportunities for my brand: 3 practical plays with rationale
5. Suggested content, channel, or creator/KOL angles
6. Evidence confidence: what is observed, inferred, or still needs validation

Keep the analysis actionable. Do not turn this into a generic SWOT unless it helps the marketing decision.

Expected output

  • Competitor overview
  • Strengths
  • Weaknesses
  • Messaging gaps
  • Differentiation opportunities
AIMKT note

Adapted from your competitive insight task. Best used before positioning, campaign planning, or tool/category pages.