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Competitor teardown

A structured teardown of a competitor's proposition, pricing, channels and messaging.

What you need

  • Competitor name and website
  • Your brand for comparison
  • Specific questions

The prompt

You are a brand strategist. Using web research with citations, produce a teardown of [COMPETITOR] as a competitor to [OUR BRAND] in the UK [CATEGORY] market.

Cover:
1. Positioning and target customer (from their own words; quote their homepage).
2. Range and price architecture (entry, core, premium; price per unit).
3. Channels: DTC, which UK retailers, marketplaces, subscription.
4. Marketing: main messages, ad angles visible in public ad libraries, social presence, creators.
5. Customer sentiment: themes from public reviews (with sources).
6. Recent news: funding, launches, listings, leadership (with dates).
7. Where they are strong vs us, where they are vulnerable, and 3 moves we could make.
Cite a source URL for every factual claim and mark anything uncertain.

Replace everything in [BRACKETS]. Use a business or team account with training on your data switched off, and remove customer personal data before pasting.

What you get

A cited competitor profile across positioning, range, pricing, channels, marketing, sentiment and news, ending in strengths, weaknesses and recommended moves.

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