Know Your "Enemies" - A Practical Guide to Competitive Intelligence

Episode notes

I've just launched a new YouTube channel !! The concept? I take real businesses struggling to stand the f*ck out, provide my positioning/branding/lead gen help, and record it all for YouTube. The first mini-series features three freelance marketers (copywriter Rob, ecommerce designer Laura, and non-fiction book coach Vicky). I hope you'll set aside half an hour to watch it through. Maybe with your morning coffee? Or lunch break? Or evening onion soup? And then, the usual " Subscribe, Like, Share " would go a long, long way too. *** This episode gets real about knowing your competition and using that knowledge to stand the f*ck out. Louis and competitive intelligence expert Andy McCotter-Bicknell rip apart the " customer-obsessed " BS and show you why keeping a close eye on your "rivals" is paramount. (00:00) - Intro (02:31) - Customer obsession vs Competitor obsession (05:37) - Is competitive intel only for B2B SaaS? (08:36) - Defining competitive intelligence (15:16) - How do you identify threats? (16:52) - Practical case with a cinema (22:08) - How to start a competitive intelligence department? (27:09) - How to consolidate your research and apply it?

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