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Artifact: Competitive Analysis

This artifact captures findings about the organization's main competitors, their current and future strategies, and ways to influence the outcome of competitors' strategies.

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Media Planner
Business Strategist
Relationship Marketing Strategist
Situational AssessmentCompetitive AnalysisOpportunity Analysis
Business ConceptBrand StrategyBrand Identity
Acquisition Marketing StrategistDefine Marketing ObjectivesDevelop Marketing Strategy
Marketing Plan

Purpose

The Competitive Analysis has three major purposes:

  • Forecast competitors' future offline and online strategies
  • Predict competitors' reactions to this organization's strategic initiatives
  • Determine how competitors' behavior can be influenced in order to make it more favorable

Audience

The Role: Business Strategist uses the Competitive Analysis to find business opportunities. Other roles, including the Role: Acquisition Marketing Strategist, use this information to better understand the competitive environment.