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Competitor Analysis: Identifying Strengths and Weaknesses

Competitive analysis is a key element of business strategy. 
It allows you to understand the strengths and weaknesses of market rivals, which can help you develop an effective business strategy. In this article, you'll learn how to conduct competitive analysis to better understand the market and stay ahead of the competition.

Identification of Main Competitors

The first step is to identify your main competitors. Focus on companies that offer similar products or services and operate in the same market as your company. The analysis should include both direct and indirect competitors.

Collecting Data on Competitors

Collect competitor data such as product offerings, pricing, marketing strategy, distribution channels and brand image. Use available sources such as websites, industry reports, social media and customer reviews.

Analysis of Competitors' Strengths

Analyze your competitors’ strengths, such as innovative products, a strong brand, effective marketing strategy and high-quality customer service. Understanding your strengths will help you identify areas where you can improve your offering.

Identification of Competitors' Weaknesses

Identify your competitors’ weaknesses, such as poor customer service, limited product offerings, high prices, or negative customer reviews. Taking advantage of your competitors’ weaknesses can become your competitive advantage.

Benchmarking

Benchmarking is the process of comparing your company to your competitors’ best practices. Identify areas where your business can improve and implement strategies that bring success to your rivals. Benchmarking helps in continuous improvement and maintaining a competitive edge.

Summary

Competitive analysis is a key element of business strategy. It allows you to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your market rivals, which helps you develop an effective business strategy. Regularly conducting competitive analysis and benchmarking allows you to better understand the market and maintain competitiveness.

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ceo 38 group

I’ve been the CEO of 38PR Content Communication for over 10 years, a distinguished and awarded agency on the Polish market, and for over 20 years I’ve been lucky to work for brands that I value and like. Marketing, advertising, and PR are areas that constantly inspire me and raise the bar for more and more interesting activities.

I know how important today are modern forms of communication that achieve the intended goals and effectively reach the recipient. That is why, by creating substantive materials tailored to the needs of the media, arranging captivating interviews or organizing interesting press conferences and briefings, we inspire journalists, ensuring the presence of brands in the media. My long-term and cooperation with the media industry means that each of the parties involved in the relationship benefits from the activities we undertake.

Urszula Piotrowska-Topa Dominika Beliniak

FOUNDERS OF MINDSPARK

Urszula
Producer, creative, manager. I’ve been involved in the events’ industry for over 18 years. I’ve been a juror of the MP Power Awards competition for many years. My portfolio includes events of various types, including mass events, television galas, conferences, congresses, online events, picnics, and sports events.
Dominika
I’m an SKM SAR board member and a juror in industry competitions: Effie, Eventex, in the marketing communications industry for 16 years. My portfolio includes managing the creation and production of award-winning projects, among others. in: BEA Awards, Eventex, MP Power Awards, Kreatura, Złoty Spinacz, European Excellence Awards.

piotr grządziel

ceo magnatalenta

I’m the managing director of MagnaTalenta, a company that introduces innovative solutions for leaders based on personal branding, employer branding and social selling. As the creator of the Top Personal Branding method, I work with business leaders, helping them build strong, distinctive and effective personal brands.

I’ve been successfully combining marketing, communication and sales for 15 years, implementing projects for various industries. I’m a LinkedIn influencer, a speaker at TEDx and marketing, sales and IT conferences in Poland and abroad.

Julia Izmałkowa

ceo izmałkowa

I’m the founder and CEO of IZMALKOWA, the first strategic and research agency in Europe specializing in the use of the psychology of lies for marketing and business. I’ve developed my own research method – combining ethnography, psychology, and sociology to help companies find strategic insights that are used to create unique communication, innovative products and a more friendly organizational culture.

I’m a psychologist, lecturer and international speaker. I was the only Pole in history to appear as a speaker at Cannes Lions three times. My lectures and workshops also took place at Eurobest, Spikes (Asia), FOM (UK), Lynx (Middle East) and the Flow Festival (India), where I shared the stage with people such as Rodger Frisk (marketing and media strategist of Barak Obama) , W Chan Kim (founder of Blue Ocean Strategy Institute), Charles Adler (founder of Kickstarter), etc.

My goal is to educate in the field of psychology – demonstrate the necessity of using psychology in business and management, and privately I run a blog psychomama_julia, where I promote equal parenting.

KARINA HERTEL

ceo brand lift

I’m the co-founder and managing director of BrandLift, an agency specializing in building relationships between brands and their clients. We effectively connect creators with business as part of campaigns with nano and micro-influencers and the biggest creators.

Thanks to my 15 years of experience in the media, including the position of managing director at Ringier Axel Springer Polska, I know how dynamically the world of marketing is changing thanks to new technologies. BrandLift created an original technological platform that provides, among others: supervision of campaign implementation in real time. In our daily work, we use tools to verify influencers in terms of quality and reach optimization, so that the campaign effects bring maximum benefits to our clients.

We cooperate with the largest brands such as Beiersdorf, Avon, Rossmann, Żabka, BP, Polkomtel, BauschLomb and Warta.