20 tested prompts across 4 stages. Works with ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini.

Conduct faster, more structured market research and turn raw data into actionable strategic insight. Built across 4 distinct stages covering Market Sizing and Landscape, Customer Research, Competitive Intelligence and more, this guide gives you one tested prompt per step so you never have to write from scratch or guess what the AI needs. The prompts work in ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini and are designed to get usable output on the first try.
Stage 1
Claude builds market size estimates and competitive landscapes from first principles and available data.
Estimate market size
Help me estimate the market size for [PRODUCT/SERVICE] targeting [CUSTOMER SEGMENT] in [GEOGRAPHY]. Walk me through a bottoms-up estimation approach using available data points, and give me a range rather than a false-precision number.
Map competitive landscape
Map the competitive landscape for [MARKET]. Who are the major players, how do they segment the market, who are the most direct competitors to [MY PRODUCT], and where are the gaps?
Analyze market
Analyze this market using Porter's Five Forces: [DESCRIBE MARKET]. For each force (competitive rivalry, new entrants, substitutes, buyer power, supplier power), assess the strength and what it means for companies competing here.
Who are
I am entering [MARKET SEGMENT]. Who are the adjacent players, companies in adjacent markets who could expand into mine? What would make them likely to do so?
Define
Help me define and size the serviceable addressable market (SAM) and serviceable obtainable market (SOM) for [COMPANY/PRODUCT]. TAM: [DESCRIBE IF KNOWN]. Our specific focus: [DESCRIBE POSITIONING].
Stage 2
Claude designs research frameworks and helps extract insight from customer data.
Design customer research plan
Design a customer research plan to validate [ASSUMPTION] about [TARGET CUSTOMER]. Include: research method, sample criteria, key questions, and how the findings will inform [SPECIFIC DECISION].
Write customer interview guide
Write a customer interview guide for [RESEARCH GOAL: UNDERSTANDING BUYING BEHAVIOR / MAPPING THE DECISION PROCESS / DISCOVERING UNMET NEEDS]. Include: warm-up questions, core questions, and probing follow-ups.
Interview notes
I have these interview notes from [N] customer interviews: [PASTE OR DESCRIBE THEMES]. Synthesize the key insights, jobs to be done, pain points, purchase triggers, and barriers.
Write survey
Write a survey to measure [CUSTOMER SENTIMENT / PRODUCT-MARKET FIT / NPS / CHURN DRIVERS]. Include [N] questions, mix quantitative and qualitative, and keep it under [TIME] to complete.
Analyze customer data:
Analyze this customer data: [PASTE DATA OR DESCRIBE FINDINGS]. What patterns emerge, what hypotheses do they suggest, and what questions remain unanswered?
Stage 3
Claude analyzes competitor positioning, messaging, and strategy to identify differentiation opportunities.
Analyze these competitors
Analyze the positioning of these competitors in [MARKET]: [LIST COMPETITORS WITH DESCRIPTIONS OR URLS]. How do they differentiate, who do they target, and where is there a gap in the current positioning landscape?
Write competitive analysis comparing
Write a competitive analysis comparing [MY PRODUCT] to [COMPETITOR A] and [COMPETITOR B]. Areas to compare: [LIST, E.G., FEATURES, PRICING, TARGET CUSTOMER, STRENGTHS, WEAKNESSES].
What positioning angles
I need to differentiate [MY PRODUCT] in a crowded market. Here is the competitive landscape: [DESCRIBE]. What positioning angles are underserved, and which customer segment would value my specific strengths most?
Analyze messaging
Analyze the messaging and value propositions on these competitor websites / materials: [PASTE OR DESCRIBE]. What claims do they make, what pain points do they address, and what do they not say that might be an opportunity?
Competitor just made
My competitor just made this move: [DESCRIBE COMPETITIVE ACTION]. What does this signal about their strategy, and how should I respond?
Stage 4
Claude turns raw market research into structured, decision-ready reports.
Conducted research
I have conducted research on [MARKET] and gathered these findings: [PASTE OR SUMMARIZE DATA]. Write an executive summary that identifies the key opportunity, the primary risks, and the recommended strategic implication.
Turn research findings
Turn these research findings into a market entry recommendation: [PASTE FINDINGS]. My company: [DESCRIBE]. The decision: [DESCRIBE DECISION]. Be specific and give a clear recommendation with rationale.
Write market research report
Write a market research report on [TOPIC] for [AUDIENCE: INVESTORS / BOARD / PRODUCT TEAM / SALES TEAM]. Structure it so the reader can get the key points in 2 minutes and the full detail if needed.
Raw market data:
I have this raw market data: [PASTE DATA]. Identify the 3 most important insights, explain the evidence behind each, and state what decision each insight should inform.
Write competitive intelligence brief
Write a competitive intelligence brief for my sales team on [TOP COMPETITOR]. Cover: their strengths, weaknesses, typical objections we hear, how to position against them, and one or two things they do better than us that we should acknowledge.
Claude's training has a knowledge cutoff and it cannot browse the web in real-time. For current market data, you need primary research or data sources. Claude is most valuable for designing research frameworks, analyzing data you bring to it, and synthesizing secondary research into insight.
Claude can build logical estimation frameworks, but treat market size numbers as rough ranges for directional thinking, not precise figures. Always ground estimates in real data points you source independently when using them in investor or strategic documents.
Yes. Paste your raw data, notes, or summaries and Claude synthesizes themes, identifies patterns, and builds frameworks around the findings. For quantitative survey data, describe the distribution and Claude helps interpret what it means.
Both, though the frameworks differ. B2B research focuses more on buyer roles, decision processes, and economic value. B2C research focuses more on behavior, jobs-to-be-done, and emotional drivers. Tell Claude which context you are in.
Yes. Claude has broad knowledge of international markets, consumer behavior differences, and regulatory contexts. Specify the target country or region and Claude adjusts its analysis accordingly.
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