Analyzing Sales Competitors
30mIntermediate2023-03-15
Authors

Jeff Bloomfield
Sales and Leadership Coach, Author
Course details
There is more to keeping an eye on your competitors than just knowing their products and features. What is their messaging like? What value are they adding? What are their unique differentiators? In this course, Jeff Bloomfield helps you analyze your sales competition. It starts with understanding your buyer's point of view, and then being honest when making comparisons.
Jeff shows how tools like LinkedIn and Google Alerts can help you stay up to date on your competition's personnel and product updates, and how you can take advantage of the webinars, presentations, and other resources presented by your competition. Last, while competitor information is critical, it's ultimately more important for you to remember the value that your company brings. Jeff closes by explaining how you can best sell your company's products and services: by not getting too distracted by the competition.
Jeff shows how tools like LinkedIn and Google Alerts can help you stay up to date on your competition's personnel and product updates, and how you can take advantage of the webinars, presentations, and other resources presented by your competition. Last, while competitor information is critical, it's ultimately more important for you to remember the value that your company brings. Jeff closes by explaining how you can best sell your company's products and services: by not getting too distracted by the competition.
Skills covered
Business IntelligenceData ScienceBusiness Analysis and StrategyDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Sales strategy - How to analyze your competition
1. Getting Started in Your Competitive Analysis
- 02 - Identifying your sales competitors
- 03 - Being objective in your competitor analysis
- 04 - Performing an honest side-by-side competitor evaluation
2. Best Practices in Your Competitive Analysis
- 05 - Staying current on your competition
- 06 - Recognizing your competitor's strengths
3. How to Collect Competitor Insight
- 07 - Reviewing competitor marketing collateral
- 08 - Assessing competitor marketing messages
- 09 - Getting insights from former employees
- 10 - Don't get caught up
Conclusion
- 11 - Keeping the right sales mindset
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