Research And Automation Playbooks

17. Competitor Landscape

Good for: strategy, sales, and market positioning
Best setup: search tools plus structured synthesis
Example prompt:

Competitor landscape

Map the competitive landscape for [market]. Compare positioning, pricing cues, target customers, recent launches, and where the whitespace seems to be. End with a crisp strategic takeaway.

18. Academic Synthesis

Good for: research briefs and literature scans
Best setup: scholar search plus clear synthesis format
Example prompt:

Academic synthesis

Find the most relevant recent academic work on [topic] and synthesize it into a brief for a non-academic team. Separate established findings from emerging or weak evidence.

Good for: trend tracking and recurring social intelligence
Best setup: social tools plus scheduled tasks
Example prompt:

Social monitor

Set up a daily workflow that checks X, Reddit, YouTube, TikTok, and Instagram for discussion around [topic]. Return the top narratives, unusual spikes, and any posts worth escalating.

20. Weekly Executive Digest

Good for: recurring summaries for leadership
Best setup: connected data sources, scheduled tasks, and markdown/report outputs
Example prompt:

Executive digest

Create a weekly executive digest that combines [sources]. Keep it to one page: wins, risks, notable changes, and the few items leadership should actually pay attention to.