Using Competitive Analysis to Supercharge Your Own Campaigns

If you’re looking to get some use out of the information you collected in a recent competitive analysis, your ad campaigns are a good place to start. What you know about your competitors can help you refine your strategy and tap into new opportunities in the construction market.

Defining Your Market

Choosing the right target audience is a major part of what makes an advertising campaign successful. By helping you spot segments of the market your competitors have overlooked, a competitive analysis can uncover clients who are ripe for the picking.

Your analysis might reveal a whole niche you can move into unimpeded. If no one in your area is paying attention to the restaurant construction market, that might be something worth looking into. Information about your competitors can also help you narrow your niche down to find an audience you can appeal to with specialist expertise. If your competitors focus on general hotel construction services, you might want to refine your ad campaign to target boutique hotel or spa hotel clients.

Perfecting Your Marketing

When you what know your competitors’ strengths and weaknesses are in terms of advertising, you can more easily see what type of ad campaign will pay off for you. Maybe your main competitors are all running extensive Facebook ad campaigns, but they’re neglecting LinkedIn. That leaves an opening for you. On the other hand, it also tells you it’s probably a good idea to invest in Facebook advertising, too.

Your analysis can give you ideas on which benefits to highlight in your ads. If your competitors’ reviews are peppered with complaints about delays, use your ads to assure your audience you can stick to a deadline. You might also get ideas on what overall style to use for your ads. Are your competitors’ ads all strictly serious? Consider setting your company apart by mixing a little humor into yours.