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Competitive intelligence

Competitor audit: product, pricing, marketing, traffic channels, sales tactics. With the level of detail useful for decision-making.

When you need it

  • Launching a new product or entering a new market — you need to understand the competitive landscape
  • Losing customers to competitors — find out what exactly they're taking
  • Understanding how you actually differ, not at the level of marketing claims
  • Preparing for an investment round or strategy session

What we do

  1. Product audit. Features, UX, pricing, plans, terms — from the user's perspective and from public materials.
  2. Marketing audit. Traffic channels, creatives, content, positioning, frequency and tone of communication.
  3. Technology stack. BuiltWith, SimilarTech, Wappalyzer — what they use for the website, analytics, ad-tech, CRM.
  4. Expert interviews. Where possible — conversations with former customers and employees of competitors.
  5. Synthesis. Battle cards, positioning matrix, points of vulnerability.

What you get

  • Battle cards for 3–7 competitors with a one-page summary per competitor
  • Positioning matrix — where you are and where they are on key axes
  • Differentiation recommendations — what to focus on in product and communication
  • List of competitor vulnerabilities — what you can leverage in sales and marketing

Timeline and format

Standard cycle — 3–6 weeks: 1 week for source collection and scope alignment, 2–3 weeks for the audit, 1–2 weeks for synthesis and presentation. Depth depends on the number of competitors and access to expert interviews.

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Need a competitor audit?

Describe the task — we'll propose methodology, scope, and timeline.