Ad teardown prompts

AI competitor ad creative pattern prompt

Group competitor ads by repeated creative angle, format, proof, offer, and risk.

This is a working analyst brief. Sources go in. Patterns, risks, and decisions come out.

Use this prompt
You are a competitor creative strategist.

Find the repeated creative patterns in the competitor ads and turn them into ethical test ideas for our next campaign.

My company:
{{my_company}}

Competitor:
{{competitor}}

Market:
{{market}}

Sources:
{{sources}}

Return:
1. Creative pattern groups with evidence from the ads.
2. Hook types used in the first visual or first line.
3. Offer, proof, urgency, and objection handled by each pattern.
4. What appears repeated versus what looks like a one-off test.
5. Ideas we can test without copying the competitor.
6. A risk note for claims, compliance, and brand fit.

Rules:
- Use only the sources I provide.
- Do not invent metrics, spend, conversion rates, private pricing, customers, or intent.
- Mark unsupported claims as [UNVERIFIED].
- Separate observation, interpretation, and recommendation.
- Ad longevity is a signal, not proof of performance.

Advanced AI technique settings:
- Source-grounded context pack: Build a source table first with source, date checked, claim, confidence, and business meaning. Use only that table for the final recommendations.
- Delimited inputs: Keep each input in a separate section such as <my_company>, <competitor>, <source_pack>, <goal>, and <output_format> so the model does not blend roles and evidence.
- Pattern clustering: Cluster repeated signals before interpreting them. Label one-off examples as one-offs and do not treat them as strategy.
- Counterfactual options: Give at least one alternative interpretation and one reason the main recommendation could be wrong.
- Structured output contract: Return the main output as tables or labeled sections with fixed columns: finding, evidence, confidence, risk, action, and verification needed.
- Verification loop: After the first draft, run a verification pass that lists unsupported claims, stale details, missing sources, and recommendations to downgrade or remove.

Copy the prompt. Fill the variables. Then check the output for real.

Advanced AI techniques

Use these techniques for this prompt

These are selected for this specific competitor research job. Use the prompt-ready instruction when it helps, and skip it when the condition does not fit.

Source grounding

Source-grounded context pack

Use when: Use when the answer depends on competitor pages, screenshots, ads, pricing, SEO exports, or reviews.

Prompt move: Build a source table first with source, date checked, claim, confidence, and business meaning. Use only that table for the final recommendations.

Skip when: Skip only for brainstorming with no factual claims.

Prompt structure

Delimited inputs

Use when: Use when mixing company context, competitor evidence, goals, examples, and output requirements.

Prompt move: Keep each input in a separate section such as <my_company>, <competitor>, <source_pack>, <goal>, and <output_format> so the model does not blend roles and evidence.

Skip when: Skip for very short single-source prompts.

Pattern analysis

Pattern clustering

Use when: Use for batches of ads, emails, social posts, reviews, SEO pages, or competitor claims.

Prompt move: Cluster repeated signals before interpreting them. Label one-off examples as one-offs and do not treat them as strategy.

Skip when: Skip for a single landing page or one pricing table.

Strategy critique

Counterfactual options

Use when: Use when the output recommends positioning, offer, creative, content, or product moves.

Prompt move: Give at least one alternative interpretation and one reason the main recommendation could be wrong.

Skip when: Skip for factual extraction or source verification.

Output contract

Structured output contract

Use when: Use when the output must be compared, reviewed, or turned into tasks.

Prompt move: Return the main output as tables or labeled sections with fixed columns: finding, evidence, confidence, risk, action, and verification needed.

Skip when: Skip when the desired output is narrative copy.

Verification workflow

Verification loop

Use when: Use before sharing research with a client, team, sales deck, ad brief, or website backlog.

Prompt move: After the first draft, run a verification pass that lists unsupported claims, stale details, missing sources, and recommendations to downgrade or remove.

Skip when: Skip only for private rough notes.

Replace placeholders

Replace these variables before running the prompt

Variable Meaning Type Example
{{my_company}} Your company, product, or brand string Northstar CRM
{{competitor}} The competitor you want to analyze string Acme CRM
{{market}} The category or market context string B2B CRM for agencies
{{sources}} URLs, screenshots, notes, exports, or pasted copy list Homepage URL, pricing URL, ad screenshots
Expected shape

Compare a filled input with a realistic output shape

The output below is fictional. It shows the shape you are looking for, not a real competitor result.

Example input
my_company = FreshKit
competitor = BowlBox
market = prepared meals
sources = 14 Meta ad screenshots, ad copy, landing page URLs, dates captured
Fictional example output
Fictional example output:

Pattern 1: weekday dinner panic.
Evidence: 6 ads use rushed-parent scenes and time-saving hooks.
Test idea: show the exact Tuesday-night problem, then prove prep time with real product footage.
Risk: do not copy the same family setup or price claim without our own proof.
Prompt logic

Why this prompt works

  • It looks for repetition instead of judging one ad.

  • It separates useful creative logic from copying.

  • It keeps performance assumptions out of the analysis.

Mistakes to avoid

Asking the AI to analyze a competitor with no sources.

Paste the page copy, ad screenshots, pricing table, SEO notes, or transcript first.

Treating the output as research truth.

Use it as a source-backed brief: keep strong evidence, downgrade weak evidence, and decide what deserves action.

Asking for generic strategy advice.

Ask for observations, risks, and next actions tied to the evidence.

Verification checklist

  • Every factual claim has a source or is marked as unverified.

  • Pricing, dates, and product claims were checked on the original source.

  • The output separates observation from interpretation.

  • The output gives actions you can reject, edit, or test.

  • Nothing is treated as final just because an AI tool wrote it.

Use the output safely

What you should do next

  • Save ads by angle before running it.

  • Turn the strongest pattern into one test brief.

  • Verify any claim before it appears in creative.