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Review competitors' marketing
Contractor websites say much the same things: safe, on time, on budget, family run. The gaps are usually real project detail, named people and plain talk about price.
The prompt
I work in marketing at a construction firm. Help me review how our competitors present themselves. Context: Contractor websites say much the same things: safe, on time, on budget, family run. The gaps are usually real project detail, named people and plain talk about price. Before you start, ask me for anything missing from this list: - Three to five competitors with their website text pasted in - What we think we do better Then: 1. Summarise what each says and who they seem to target. 2. Note what all of them say. 3. Find what none of them covers that we can. Give me: - A comparison table - Gaps we could own - Claims of ours that need proof Rules: - Use only the facts I give you. Where something is missing, write [detail needed]. Never invent a number, a name, a quote or a source. - Describe building work in general terms only. Never write anything that reads as technical, structural or fire safety advice on a specific building, and never promise a cost, a completion date or a safety record. - Write in plain English, in our voice if I have given you a sample. - Do not tell me what the rules or regulations say. If something may be restricted, flag it and I will check. Finish with a list headed "Check before this goes out". Include these, plus anything else the director who approves marketing or our health, safety and quality lead should see: - Claims about competitors that we cannot prove - Our own comparative claims on safety, speed or price - Accreditations we list against theirs, each checked as current
Paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini or Copilot. It will ask you for what it needs.
Check before this goes out
- Claims about competitors that we cannot prove
- Our own comparative claims on safety, speed or price
- Accreditations we list against theirs, each checked as current
The prompt gives you a first draft. Someone qualified still approves anything a client will read.
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