Competitive Intelligence

The fierce battle for market share in today’s global economy is putting increased pressure on companies to find out the strategies of competitors will affect business and the bottom line. Waiting until competitors' strategies are in full swing can be costly.

Stanford West provides clients with actionable intelligence about their competitors, enabling them to develop smarter market strategies.

Stanford West’s business intelligence experts evaluate the market in which your company operates and determines how competitors are approaching the same problems you face, where they excel and where they fall short, and whether or not rivals are in a financially strong position.

With this information, your company can make wiser short- and long-term decisions about expansion, acquisitions and marketing, and allocate assets appropriately to achieve established business goals.

What We Do

  • Identify potential market threats and business risk areas
  • Help clients anticipate competitor initiatives and proactively respond to them
  • Identify competitor vulnerabilities
  • Help clients gain an advantage in competitive bids and auctions

How You Benefit

  • Clearer strategic direction
  • Improved financial position
  • Understanding of market structure
  • Understanding of pricing/cost structure
  • Understanding of marketing and distribution practices
  • Better market positioning
  • New market entry
  • Better deployed manufacturing, operations and logistics
  • Better focused research, engineering and product development
  • Better understanding of government and regulatory issues
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