Competitive Analysis & Intelligence

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Compe&&ve Analysis Didem Michenet [email protected]

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Compe&&ve  Analysis  

Didem  Michenet  [email protected]  

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Content  

•  What,  why  •  Key  Components  of  a  CA  

•  Resources  •  Result  analysis  

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Compe&&on  

Always  watch  an  eye  on  rival  products  /  services!  

True  for  all  companies  but  even  more  for  start-­‐ups  in  all  the  below  cases,  trying  to  enter  to  :    

• An  exis&ng  market  (exis&ng  players)  • A  niche  market  (exis&ng  players)  • A  new  market  (poten&al  players)  

WHY  :    

To  understand  the  full  compe&&ve  landscape.  To  develop  a  strategy  for  compe&&ve  advantage.  

To  an&cipate  compe&tor  behavior  pre  /  post  launch.  

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CA  Components  Comparison  Categories  

Product  /  Service  Range  

Product  /  Service  Quality  

Unique  Selling  

Proposi&on  

Target  Customers  

Key  Channels  

Pricing  

Customer  Service  

Branding   Market  Share    Financial  Health  

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CA  Methodology  

Collect  data  for  each  category  

Rate  each  category  and  compe&tor  

Complete  with  qualita&ve  

data    

Produce  final  comparison  

charts  

Define  top  compe&tors  

Create  your  SWOT  

Collect  as  much  data  as  possible  for  key  categories.  Define  which  ones  to  rate,  not  all  can  be  rated,  some  are  for  qualita&ve  data.  Add  other  categories  if  needed.  Defiine  how  many  compe&tors  you  are  looking  into  (max  5-­‐6).  

Rate  each  category  (e.g.  1-­‐5).    Usually  weights  are  also  used  for  a  total  score  comparison.  

Do  not  s&ck  only  to  scores.  Iden&fy  quali<ta<ve  elements.  Adjust  final  compe&tor  assessment.  

Have  comparison  charts  by  category  and  a  final  one  for  all  compe<tors.  

Select  top  3  compe&tors  to  monitor  and  adjust  your  compe<<ve  advantage  strategy.  

Create  your    Strengths  –  Weaknesses  –  Opportuni<es  –  Threats  quadrant.  Integrate  this  to  your  overall  business  strategy.  

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Resources  Where  to  find  Compe&&ve  Intelligence  data?  

Internet  is  a  great  resource  !  

Company  web  sites  Product  descrip&ons  and  offerings  

Customers  Annual  reports  Press  coverage  Whitepapers  

Paid  services  (Gartner,  Forrester,  etc).  

Others  !  

Events  Conferences  

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Digital  Space  What  to  obtain  in  digital  marke&ng  world?  

•  For  products  that  have  high  u&liza&on  of  digital  channels,  you  can  add  the  following  to  your  reports  :    – Paid  display  adver&sing  (look  of  ads,  prices  they  offer,  look  of  their  landing  pages)  

– SEO  (keywords,  etc.)  – Twi_er  (Followers,  tweets,  retweets,  favorites,  etc.)  

– Blog  (Blog  contents,  update  frequency,  etc).  

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Compe&&ve  Analysis  Results  Summary  

Top  3  compe&tors  

• Quality    • Price  • Customer  base  • Unique  Selling  proposi&on  

• Total  score  

Your  Compe&&ve  Advantage  

• Quality  • Price  • Customer  base  • Unique  selling  proposi&on  

• Total  score  

Your  SWOT  Analysis  

• Strengths  • Weaknesses  • Opportuni&es  • Threats  

Digital  Presence  

• Paid  Ads  • SEO  • Social  Media  • Blog  • ….