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Competitor Analysis

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Competitive analysis is part of a wider market research

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Competitor Analysis

Done right, competitor analysis will accomplish the following:


  • Provide a better understanding of your industry and the competitive landscape
  • Help define your unique value proposition
  • Reveal actionable benchmarks for measuring your ups and downs
  • Unwrap rivals’ success strategies and real audience needs 
  • Inform your overall marketing strategy, allowing you to maintain a competitive edge

Before you can begin your analysis, you need to know who your competitors are. While this may seem obvious, there are different ways to think about your competition.

 

Essentially, there are three types of competitors:

  • Direct competitors: Brands that offer products or services that could easily pass for your product or service. Think of Apple iPhone vs. Samsung Galaxy.
  • Indirect competitors: Businesses that offer a product or service that is in the same category as yours and fulfills the same need, but is a different type of product or service. Think of the Apple iPhone and Samsung tablet.
  • Replacement competitors: Companies that offer products or services of a different type and category that your customer could choose instead of yours. Think of Kodak’s traditional cameras and Apple iPhones’ digital innovation. 

Organic Search

To uncover your competitors in terms of organic search, you can use this Organic Research tool by SEMRUSH

Click this link below:

Web Traffic Quick Search

With SEMRUSH, you can also find your competition in paid search and local search.

 

 

Web traffic is another excellent way to help you identify who controls your space. You can then benchmark yourself against those rivals to measure your levels of competition.

What other questions should you ask during a competitor analysis?

Differences between product offerings can make direct comparisons difficult.
So, we recommend you note all the features of your competitors’ products as this can help to highlight any areas of opportunity.

Here are a few starting questions to ask about your competitors: 

  • Are their existing products successful?
  • Do they have established products that are market leaders?
  • Are they heavily investing in launching new products?
  • Are they phasing out or discounting any products?
  • What are their pricing strategy?

Next, take your list of competitors and start a deep-dive on each of them. 

In this case, try some manual research through their sites to explore:

  • All of their products and services, and their pricing strategies.
  • Any sales or discounts (regularly monitor your competitors to track seasonal products and price changes).
  • Additional strategies like referral schemes, free trial offers, and extra perks (think free shipping, free returns, and member discounts).

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