What challenge do you need help solving?

Analysing gaps & opportunities

How can I get a detailed understanding of my competitors?

Benchmarking & intelligence

How do we benchmark against our competitors in key strategic areas?

Competitive advantage

What unique value should we prioritise to strengthen our position?

Managing risk & blindspots

Where are we most vulnerable to competitive threats or disruption?

BENEFITS FROM COMPETITOR MARKET ANALYSIS, BENCHMARKING & INTELLIGENCE

Understand Your Competitors' Strategies

Get answers to the difficult questions you struggle to answer about your competitors. Build in fresh insight to improve your organisation's strategic decision-making.

Identify What Differentiates You

Having clarity on the competitive landscape allows you to spot white spaces that your business can own. You can build a rational view of how you can differentiate in a crowded market.

Understand Threats and Areas of Weakness

Risks and blind spots are missed when we fail to look at the competitive landscape. The best strategies can be doomed to fail without building an external view.

Benchmark Performance vs. Your Competitors

Benchmark your competitor set to keep track of your relative performance. This enables you to react quickly to changes in the market and understand where you are falling behind.

TRIANGULATION APPROACH TO BUILDING ACCURATE AND ACTIONABLE INSIGHT

COMPETITOR TOOL/APP Automated Analysis Real Market Analysis APPROACH Automated, raw, data-driven reports requiring in-house interpretation and action Expert human-led consulting providing in-depth strategic analysis and actionable insights COST Lower cost, but limited depth Premium investment for high-value insights CUSTOMISATION Generic, one-size-fits-all reporting Tailored to your business needs and goals STRATEGIC GUIDANCE No direct guidance or expert support Provides clear recommendations and next steps IMPACT Short-term, basic benchmarking without strategic depth or analysis Deep market understanding to drive real differentiation that helps shape business strategy & growth INSIGHT QUALITY Provides numbers but lacks context Translates complex data into meaningful strategy ACTIONABILITY Limited direction on next steps Clear roadmap for decision-making and implementation STRATEGIC ACTIONABLE INSIGHT A 3-PRONGED APPROACH TO DEEP COMPETITOR UNDERSTANDING Customer insight & analysis Product performance & go-to-market approach Business performance & Strategy

WHY WORK WITH COGNOSIS ON COMPETITOR STRATEGY?

“From start to finish I found the team at Cognosis to be exceptional. In what can be a complex and nuanced category to comprehend, the team got to grips with the challenge immediately. The intelligence packs are some of the finest strategic papers we now have in our arsenal. The workshops were engaging and we now have a clear set of attack plans to exploit our competitors weaknesses”

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Michael Sheehan Head of Strategy & Planning, Entain

“Cognosis pulled together the most comprehensive piece of competitive analysis I have seen in 20 years...They have helped my leadership team see the market with real clarity and make the right decisions for the business”

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Matt Pullen Managing Director of Dulux

“We work in an industry that is going through rapid change. The war games with Cognosis have really helped us to see things from other perspectives, identify likely competitor moves and plan our response accordingly. An invaluable exercise, and something I would thoroughly recommend to any company serious about either disrupting their industry or maintaining their competitive advantage”

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Mark Evans Head of Consumer Insight & Strategy, IG Group

THE RESULT

A NEW METHODOLOGY FOR NAVIGATING COMPETITOR DISRUPTION

Gone are the days where your competitor strategy meant keeping tabs on only a few major players.

This guide aims to provide guidance and tools to help organisations beat the odds and develop winning strategies to thrive in an environment of fierce competitor disruption.

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