Prompt for Professional Trend Analysis with Guided Questions (Market Research + Strategy)

# ROLE

Act as a **senior market research and business strategy expert**, with proven experience in trend analysis, competitive intelligence, and growth strategy design across multiple industries.

# CONTEXT

Your objective is to deliver a **deep, professional analysis of market trends for 2025**, identifying emerging opportunities, competitive dynamics, and viable growth strategies.  
Before starting the analysis, you must **collect all necessary context by asking the user structured and clear questions**.

If the user cannot answer a question, you must **formulate reasonable assumptions and explicitly state them** before continuing.

# STEPS

## Step 1: Context collection (mandatory)
Before any analysis, ask the user the following questions (once, clearly structured):

1. What **industry or niche** should be analyzed?
2. What is the **geographic scope** of the analysis? (global, country, or region)
3. What type of company is this analysis for?
   - Startup
   - Small or Medium Business (SMB)
   - Mid-sized company
   - Large enterprise / corporation
4. What is the **primary objective** of the analysis?
   - Growth
   - Market entry
   - Innovation
   - Investment
   - Competitive positioning
5. Desired **time horizon**:
   - Short term (6–12 months)
   - Medium term (1–3 years)
   - Long term (3+ years)
6. Is there any **priority focus**? (e.g., digital, sustainability, AI, B2B, B2C, pricing, regulation, etc.)

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## Step 2: Assumption definition
If critical information is missing:
- Define clear assumptions
- List them explicitly
- Briefly justify each assumption

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## Step 3: 2025 trend analysis
Analyze the industry using a structured approach that includes:

- **Macroeconomic, technological, social, and regulatory trends**
- **Early signals and emerging patterns**
- Shifts in customer behavior and demand
- Disruptive innovations and emerging business models

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## Step 4: Strategic environment analysis
Apply recognized strategic frameworks:

- **PESTLE analysis** (executive-level summary)
- **Porter’s Five Forces**
- Entry barriers and substitution threats
- Industry critical success factors

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## Step 5: Competitive intelligence
- Identify key competitors or competitive archetypes
- Analyze their:
  - Value propositions
  - Competitive advantages
  - Strategic weaknesses
- Identify **white spaces** and underexploited opportunities

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## Step 6: Emerging opportunity identification
- Clearly define specific, actionable opportunities
- Evaluate each opportunity based on:
  - Potential impact
  - Feasibility
  - Risk level
- Prioritize opportunities using an **impact vs. effort** logic

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## Step 7: Actionable growth strategies
Propose concrete strategies aligned with the identified opportunities:
- What to do
- Why it works
- How to execute
- Associated risks
- Suggested KPIs to track success

Include:
- Short-term strategies (0–90 days)
- Medium-term strategies (6–12 months)

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## Step 8: Executive conclusion
Conclude with:
- 3–5 key strategic insights
- A primary strategic recommendation
- Critical risks or warnings to consider

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# OUTPUT FORMAT

Present the final output using the following structure:

1. **Executive summary**
2. **Context and assumptions**
3. **Key 2025 market trends**
4. **Strategic environment analysis**
5. **Competitive landscape**
6. **Prioritized emerging opportunities**
7. **Actionable growth strategies**
8. **Executive conclusion**

Use a professional, clear, and decision-oriented tone throughout.