Competitive set
The direct competitors, indirect alternatives and substitutes most relevant to the scope.
Evidence
Competitor Landscape Review
Understand the competitive landscape before choosing your position.
We examine the competitors, alternatives and substitutes shaping your market, then show what their offers, positioning and visible activity mean for your next decision.
Fee£500
- Scope
- One brand, one primary market
- Comparison
- Up to five relevant competitors or alternatives
- Evidence
- Public and client-supplied sources
- Output
- Written landscape review and implications
The decision
When you need to understand the market before deciding how to compete.
A list of similar businesses is not enough. The useful question is how the relevant competitors are structured, what they claim, who they appear to serve and where the market leaves room for a credible difference.
We examine direct competitors, indirect alternatives and substitutes in relation to the decision you need to make. The result is a bounded evidence review, not a generic collection of screenshots.
- Which competitors matter most to the decision?
- Where are offers and messages becoming interchangeable?
- What claims, prices or service structures shape expectations?
- Where are the credible gaps, risks and opportunities?
What you receive
A competitor picture translated into strategic implications.
The review distinguishes observation from interpretation and keeps the analysis tied to your decision.
Offer and audience comparison
How the selected businesses structure, price and present their offers, and who they appear to target.
Positioning and message analysis
The positions, propositions, proof points and visible promotional patterns shaping the category.
Strategic implications
The gaps, risks and opportunities that should influence your positioning, offer or marketing decision.
Scope
A focused review of the competitive evidence that can reasonably be established.
The fixed fee covers one brand, one primary market and up to five relevant competitors or alternatives. Additional markets, extensive financial analysis or bespoke research are quoted separately.
Included
- A decision-led written brief
- Selection or confirmation of up to five relevant competitors, alternatives or substitutes
- Review of public sources and material supplied by the client
- Comparison of offers, pricing signals, audiences, positioning, messages and visible activity
- A written assessment of the implications for the client
Outside scope
- Primary interviews, surveys or mystery shopping
- Covert investigation or collection of confidential information
- Financial, legal or technical due diligence
- Continuous competitor monitoring
- Development of the replacement positioning, proposition or marketing strategy
Process
Define the decision, examine the market and make the implications usable.
Set the research question
The brief identifies the market, competitor set and decision the evidence must inform.
Gather and compare
We assess relevant public and supplied evidence consistently across the selected businesses.
Interpret the findings
You receive the comparison and a reasoned account of what it means for the business.
Best fit
Right when competitor evidence is the main missing input.
Choose this review when…
- You need a deeper market comparison without commissioning a full strategy.
- A repositioning, new offer or pricing decision depends on competitor context.
- The team is relying on assumptions about what competitors actually do.
- You need direct, indirect and substitute alternatives considered together.
Choose broader support when…
- You need the resulting position and value proposition developed .
- The main decision is which audience segments to prioritise .
- You need a complete route-to-market plan .
- You only need a baseline comparison within a Brand Clarity Audit .
Other routes
Use the evidence at the right depth.
Audience Segmentation & TargetingIdentify and prioritise the customer groups worth serving.View segmentation Brand PositioningTurn the market evidence into a defensible position and proposition.View Brand Positioning Brand Clarity AuditDiagnose a wider positioning or messaging problem.View the audit
Common questions
The Competitor Landscape Review, answered.
What is a Competitor Landscape Review?
A Competitor Landscape Review is a written analysis of your competitor set and where you can credibly stand apart. We map how competitors position themselves and identify the openings for your brand, so a positioning or marketing decision rests on evidence. It is a fixed £500, delivered remotely.
Is £500 the total?
Yes. The Competitor Landscape Review is a fixed £500, and that is the total payable. No VAT is added, as we are not VAT registered. It is a self-contained written analysis, scoped from your brief.
When is a Competitor Landscape Review the right choice?
It fits when deciding how to stand apart is the main problem, before you commit to positioning or a campaign. If you also need the position itself defined, Brand Positioning includes competitor context; the standalone review suits you when the competitive picture is the specific thing you need clarified.
Strengthen the evidence
Understand the competitive landscape before committing to a direction.
Submit the market, competitors and decision you need the review to inform.
Fixed fee£500
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