{"id":30132,"date":"2021-10-11T10:38:16","date_gmt":"2021-10-11T08:38:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/springworks.ch\/comment-analyser-la-concurrence\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T17:50:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T16:50:43","slug":"how-to-analyse-your-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/springworks.ch\/en\/how-to-analyse-your-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"How to complete a competitive benchmark"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-margin-top:5%;--awb-margin-bottom:5%;--awb-background-color:rgba(255,255,255,0);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-padding-top:10%;--awb-padding-right:5%;--awb-padding-bottom:60px;--awb-padding-left:5%;--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-bg-color:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color2);--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-box-shadow:0px 18px 45px 0px rgba(5,66,65,0.08);;--awb-border-radius:8px 8px 8px 8px;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:2.88%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0%;--awb-spacing-left-large:2.88%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-0 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-evenly fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-1 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"614\" height=\"613\" alt=\"SpringWorks - Le co-pilote de votre strat\u00e9gie\" title=\"Benchmark\" src=\"https:\/\/springworks.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Benchmark.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-29894\" srcset=\"https:\/\/springworks.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Benchmark-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/springworks.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Benchmark-400x399.jpg 400w, https:\/\/springworks.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Benchmark-600x599.jpg 600w, https:\/\/springworks.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/Benchmark.jpg 614w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;\"><h1 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:45;line-height:1.11;\">How to complete a competitive benchmark<\/h1><\/div><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-two\" style=\"--awb-margin-top-small:0px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:20px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:16px;\"><h2 class=\"fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:16;--minFontSize:16;line-height:1.5;\">To know them is to know yourself - How to conduct a thorough analysis of your competition to assess and build your brand strategy. Most know that this famous quote \u201cknow thy enemy\u201d, from the book \u201cThe Art of War\u201d by the ancient Chinese general Sun Tzu is dated back to several centuries BC, yet even today is considered as one of the most influential works about strategy, not just by military \u2013 as it as originally intended \u2013 but also political and even business management leaders.<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;flex-grow:1;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\" style=\"--awb-font-size:15px;--awb-text-transform:none;--awb-text-color:#3f3f3f;\"><p>Text published on October 11, 2021<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-top:45px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:104% !important;max-width:104% !important;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>\u201cWhy would such insights on ancient warfare remain relevant to today\u2019s (business) world?\u201d, you might ask. Well, it provides a broad view on strategy, from conflict and battle theories but also about the importance of establishing and nurturing relationships, still valid in the modern world.<\/p>\n<p>For example, the following quote, taken and translated from Sun Tzu\u2019s masterpiece, can easily be applied to today\u2019s business :<\/p>\n<p>\"Know thy enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles, you will never be defeated.<\/p>\n<p>When you are ignorant of the enemy but know yourself,<br \/>\nyour chances of winning or losing are equal.<\/p>\n<p>If ignorant both of your enemy and of yourself, you are sure to be defeated in every battle.\"<\/p>\n<p>Indeed, this simple observation is at the core of sound decision making - to go to war or do business - and planning the strategies and tactics to implement that decision.<\/p>\n<p>We all agree that competitors are not (necessarily) enemies, or rather \u201crivals\u201d. However, it is true that a competitor is fighting for the same market, the same customer, the same sale, the same profit as you. In most traditional markets, this competitive battle can be considered as a \u201czero-sum game\u201d, meaning that one player\u2019s gain is another\u2019s loss. Of course, in new, emerging or fast growing markets there is plenty of growing market space, but in the end it will come down to who plays the market and the customer best, and becomes the leader \u2013 or the victor.<\/p>\n<p>Hence, in order not to be defeated in those 100 competitive battles, it is important to know who you\u2019re up against, and how you compare. In other words \u2013 those used in the definition of \u201cbenchmark\u201d in the Cambridge Dictionary \u2013 to measure your business\u2019 performance by comparing it with other things of the same type.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choose your players<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s start with the basics \u2013 what is a competitor? According to the Cambridge Dictionary it is a \u201cperson, product, company, etc. that is trying to compete with others\u201d, i.e. to try to be more successful than someone or something else. In business language this translates into a<br \/>\ncontest or rivalry between brands selling similar products and\/or targeting the same consumers, in order to increase sales, revenue and market share.<\/p>\n<p>This definition immediately highlights the fact that competition can be direct (similar product) or indirect (different product but aimed at the same consumer need).<\/p>\n<p>For example, EasyJet as a low-cost airline offers an answer to the consumer need for cheap, mid-range travel, let\u2019s say specifically in France. As such, it is competing on this market directly with other low-cost airlines like RyanAir, Hop, GermanWings, etc\u2026 but also indirectly with FlixBus (coach travel), OUI TGV (high-speed train) or even BlaBlaCar (ride sharing), competitors from other industries or sectors.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-image-element \" style=\"--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-2 hover-type-none\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"1000\" alt=\"SpringWorks - Le co-pilote de votre strat\u00e9gie\" title=\"avion\" src=\"https:\/\/springworks.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/avion.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-image-30012\" srcset=\"https:\/\/springworks.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/avion-200x267.jpg 200w, https:\/\/springworks.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/avion-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/springworks.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/avion-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/springworks.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/avion.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>\u00a9 Reise Uhu on Unsplash<\/p>\n<p>Different offer, same need \u2013 a notion often overlooked yet key to keep in mind when benchmarking, as it looks at competition from the point-of-view of the consumer rather than the traditional approach of direct or frontal competition within the same sector.<br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nTarget, aim, shoot !<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now that has been cleared, the real question is : where to start\u2026 Well, by identifying and selecting the competitors to include in your benchmark.<\/p>\n<p>Identify \u2013 establish a list of all known competitors, both direct and indirect. If needed, you can classify or rank them according to criteria relevant : size, market, product, image, \u2026<\/p>\n<p>Select \u2013 unless you are facing only a limited number of competitors \u2013 in which case you can include all in the benchmark scope \u2013 it is recommended to select between 5 and 10 key competitors, ensuring an effective and representative sample. The selection criteria can vary, but should be based on the relevance and importance of each aspect of your competitiveness which you aim to measure and compare. For example, if you want to assess your performance on social media, you can select the competitor brands that are most visible on such media. You can select these criteria from the checklist of benchmark elements developed below.<\/p>\n<p>You might also focus your benchmark on certain competitors because of proximity (in offer, size or location for example), or because they are a reference in your market, or a target you aim for.<\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve selected the benchmark sample, you can start to measure and compare your brand, product or service with your core competitors. Depending on which angle you wish to tackle, you can select all or part of the benchmark items below, building on the 4P of the so-called marketing mix. For each, you can use secondary (using available resources and data like reviews, reports,\u2026) or primary (interviews, focus groups, tests, \u2026) research.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRODUCT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Since product (or service) is at the heart of your business, this is the best place to start. In the case of direct competitors, you can easily compare product specification &amp; performance. The latter is even more relevant when comparing to indirect competitors, as the performance will reveal which product or service best serves the similar customer.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of our previous example, when comparing Easyjet to another low-cost carrier, one would be looking at specifications like the number of aircraft, leg space, carry-on luggage policy, etc\u2026 Relevant performance indicators \u2013 both for direct as for indirect competitors \u2013 include number of destinations covered, frequency of flights\/trips, door-to-door travel time, \u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>PRICE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Price competitiveness can be assessed on many levels. First, there is the so-called visual price or list price, which is the price generally published in official price lists, brochures, websites \u2013 at least for B2C products or services, whereas for B2B prices are rarely disclosed through official listings, more often these are offer-based through formal client-specific quotes, which makes it harder \u2013 but not impossible - to assess, for example via prospects or customers, or mystery shopping.<\/p>\n<p>When benchmarking price, it is crucial to compare apple to apple content and hence value. Indeed, a similarly priced product might have different specifications or features. As such, you need to align the specification or features to a comparable level, allocating a standard value to each in order to build a value-adjusted price. This approach is widespread on products like cars where brands can add value \u2013 and competitiveness \u2013 by adding extra features like navigation, heated seats, \u2026 for a similar price.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-3 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:3.84%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:3.84%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\" style=\"--awb-text-transform:none;\"><p>Finally, pricing benchmark (visual or value-adjusted) should include as well promotions, discounts and other conditions. Even if these are often time-bound, they can be quite significant and impact your competitiveness at a given point in time.<\/p>\n<p>In the case of the low-cost airline example, you could compare the visual price for a trip from one city to another on a certain day (travel often applies dynamic pricing, where prices vary depending on the time left before your trip, as to adjust offer to demand), as published on their website.<\/p>\n<p>Adjusting to value would include additional services embedded (or not) in the price, like free drinks or on-board catering, luggage, flexible booking, etc\u2026 In the case of indirect competitor benchmark, total time of travel should be included to assess the value behind the list price.<\/p>\n<p>Several specialized websites can do \u2013 at least part of \u2013 the work for you, like travel websites that list various alternative offers for your trip, similar to insurance comparative websites.<\/p>\n<p>PLACE<\/p>\n<p>Place refers to the way the product or service is delivered to the consumer. In a narrow definition, this relates mainly to the distribution channels, from \u201cbrick-and-mortar\u201d shops to online media. However, a wider view would include other steps of the customer journey, covering the full process a prospect goes through when he intends to buy a product or service, as this can reveal a competitive strength in areas important for the customer experience and satisfaction.<\/p>\n<p>Service or network coverage is yet another aspect to assess, as an indicator of accessibility of a given product or service, and the effort needed by the consumer to access. Finally, a distribution benchmark can also evaluate distribution cost, wherever relevant and available.<\/p>\n<p>For a low-cost airline, for example, you could benchmark the user-friendliness of the online ordering system, but also on which platforms (like Tripadvisor, Expedia, Trivago, Booking) consumers can book travel with the competitors \u2013 both direct and indirect.<\/p>\n<p>Network coverage in this case would relate to the location of hubs, as well as the number of destinations covered, either directly or indirectly.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PROMOTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Assuming that competitors are \u00ab fighting\u201d for the attention (and the business) of the consumer, communication is another key indicator of any benchmark, as it reveals the relative strengths or weaknesses early in the customer journey.<\/p>\n<p>Start with the communication message, which will reveal how the competitor aims to position itself in the mind of the consumer, and as such which USP (functional or emotional) the competitor believes to own in the eyes of the consumer.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, a more down-to-earth analysis of the communication channels (paid, earned or social media) used is a necessary step to evaluate the effectiveness and integration of communication throughout the purchase funnel. Finally, the frequency of communication will provide an indication of the budget spent.<\/p>\n<p>In the example of Easyjet and c\u00b0, you can compare the importance of the price in the communication \u2013 as this is one of the most important purchase criteria - or if the focus is more on the experience once you\u2019ve reached your destination (quickly and at low cost).<\/p>\n<p>Advertising on expensive media can also be an indication, as such communication cost wil be reflected in the price \u2013 balancing off awareness vs. cost.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PERCEPTION<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It is important to look beyond these traditional 4P\u2019s. In today\u2019s business world, perception is everything, the image of a brand or a product can provide a competitive edge. As such, perception is a key \u2013 the 5th \u2013 element of benchmarking.<\/p>\n<p>The first place to look would be customer reviews (Google, Yelp, \u2026), or even third-party reports (if available) like JD Power, or brand rankings. The availability of such secondary sources will depend on the sector.<\/p>\n<p>You can also find out for yourselves through primary research like surveys (quantitative) or interviews (qualitative), be it internally - how do your employees perceive your competitors - or externally \u2013 ask your customers, prospects, suppliers, partners what they think.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PERFORMANCE<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last but not least, you could compare the bottom line performance of your competitors, company and\/or brand. Compare sales, sales trends, market share and other indicators like customer base, retention rate, customer satisfaction,\u2026 if available in industry or sector databases, for example (access might be subject to a subscription fee).<\/p>\n<p>The benchmark can also include turnover, profits, \u2026 and any other aspect which can be relevant to your assessment. There often is a lot of valuable information about the business health, strategy or issues, \u201chidden\u201d in data that might seem irrelevant at first. Such corporate information can be found in annual (financial) reports, published directly by the competitor, or on business databases (registry of commerce, for example).<\/p>\n<p><strong>Visualise your competition to see how you stand out<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As you can see, a competitive benchmark should be done thoroughly, analysing a high quantity of data and information, either readily available, or through first-hand research. The wider and more diverse the information, the more representative and insightful your analysis will be.<\/p>\n<p>In case you fear to be swamped by the quantity of data, consider visualizing wherever possible. I\u2019m talking about pie charts, trend lines, bar graphs of course to represent numerical data and highlight anomalies or tendencies. For more qualitative data like positioning or perception, competitor mapping is usually a very powerful tool, once you\u2019ve determined the axis labels \u2013 based on relevant criteria or aspects for your business, product\/service or consumer.<\/p>\n<p>In the example of low-cost travel, price is the obvious candidate for the axis to position and differentiate the airline brands on. The 2nd axis will depend on the type of analysis. If you want to compare Easyjet to traditional airlines, quality would be a natural element to compare (see below), as the customer would trade off between price and quality.<\/p>\n<p>However, when benchmarking against other low-cost travel providers, the 2nd aspect to embed in the analysis could be the total travel time, which could be considered as a purchase criteria for the consumer when choosing between coach, train or plane.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The bigger picture<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This competitive benchmark is the next step into assessing your business and building your strategy, which starts by a deep-dive analysis of external factors (PESTEL analysis), followed by a thorough assessment of your (internal) strengths and weaknesses, as well as \/external) opportunities and threats (SWOT analysis).<\/p>\n<p>The competitive benchmark allows not only to evaluate relative strengths and weaknesses, it also provides an insight into your competitors\u2019 strategy and as such is a key driver for inspiration and differentiation when defining your strategy. 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