AI Prompts for Claude for Market Research

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

AI Prompts for Claude for Market Research
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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

Market Sizing and Landscape

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.

Market Sizing and Landscape

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?

Market Sizing and Landscape

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.

Market Sizing and Landscape

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?

Market Sizing and Landscape

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].

Market Sizing and Landscape

Stage 2

Customer Research

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].

Customer Research

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.

Customer Research

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.

Customer Research

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.

Customer Research

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?

Customer Research

Stage 3

Competitive Intelligence

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?

Competitive Intelligence

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].

Competitive Intelligence

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?

Competitive Intelligence

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?

Competitive Intelligence

Competitor just made

My competitor just made this move: [DESCRIBE COMPETITIVE ACTION]. What does this signal about their strategy, and how should I respond?

Competitive Intelligence

Stage 4

Insight Synthesis and Reporting

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.

Insight Synthesis and Reporting

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.

Insight Synthesis and Reporting

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.

Insight Synthesis and Reporting

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.

Insight Synthesis and Reporting

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.

Insight Synthesis and Reporting

Frequently asked questions

Can Claude access real-time market data?+

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.

How accurate are Claude's market size estimates?+

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.

Can Claude help me analyze survey or interview data?+

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.

Is Claude useful for B2B or B2C market research?+

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.

Can Claude help with international market research?+

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.