{"id":13178,"date":"2020-05-04T09:24:06","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T09:24:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invespcro.com\/blog\/?p=13178"},"modified":"2024-04-30T21:07:03","modified_gmt":"2024-04-30T21:07:03","slug":"how-to-understand-and-beat-competitors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invespcro.com\/blog\/how-to-understand-and-beat-competitors\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Understand and Beat Competitors!"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understanding your competitors \u2013 whether you\u2019re just starting out a new venture or you have a deeply rooted business \u2013 is key for the success of your business.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Competition comes in many forms. It can either be direct or indirect.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Direct competitors are those businesses that offer the same products as yours. Indirect competitors do not offer the same products or services like yours, but they target the same group of customers with the goal of satisfying the same need.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>So if you think about it, the definition of competition should not be restricted to products or services that look or function the same. Even if two products look or function the same, it doesn&#8217;t mean that they&#8217;re competitors.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>You need to know who all your competitors are \u2013 not just the obvious ones, but the ones flying under the radar as well.<\/p>\n<p>If you understand your competition \u2013 both direct and indirect \u2013 it will be possible to beat them.\u00a0 If you beat your competition you will have more market shares. With more market share, you will have more customers. And with more customers, you will have higher sales and profit.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this webinar, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ayat\">Ayat Shukairy<\/a> \u2013 the Conversion Optimization Queen \u2013 will show you how to use the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.invespcro.com\/blog\/jobs-to-be-done-framework-in-conversion-optimization-projects\/\">Jobs-To-Be-Done<\/a> framework to unearth the true motivations that persuade a customer to buy from either you or your competitors.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed wp-block-embed-youtube is-type-video is-provider-youtube epyt-figure\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\"><iframe  id=\"_ytid_95939\"  width=\"800\" height=\"450\"  data-origwidth=\"800\" data-origheight=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/kGlfBl0zhtg?autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&modestbranding=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Besides showing you how to understand indirect competitors and how to innovate to compete within the space, in this session Ayat will also show you:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to design the perfect customer experience by combining the \u201cJobs To Be Done\u201d theory with conversion rate optimization best practices.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to unearth the true motivations that persuade a customer to buy from you or walk away.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to understand indirect competitors and how to innovate to compete within the space.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span>Understanding your competitors \u2013 whether you\u2019re just starting out a new venture or you have a deeply rooted business \u2013 is key for the success of your business.\u00a0 Competition comes in many forms. It can either be direct or indirect.\u00a0 Direct competitors are those businesses that offer the same products as yours. 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