Description
Know What Every Competitor Promises, and Where the Openings Are
Listing your competitors is easy. Knowing what each one promises, what it charges, where customers find it, and which customer needs remain underserved is the knowledge that wins market share.
IWS turns public signals into positioning decisions. We compare up to ten competitors side by side and identify three market openings worth testing.
Who This Is For
- Owners watching rivals win customers they want
- Founders positioning a new offer in a crowded market
- Teams planning pricing, packaging, or marketing changes
What You Receive
- A side-by-side comparison of up to ten competitors or substitutes: offers, apparent target customers, public price evidence, channels, positioning, and differentiators
- A source link for every observation
- Three market openings worth testing
- A PDF brief plus a comparison spreadsheet
How It Works
- Place your order. Your confirmation arrives immediately, with a short list of what to start gathering.
- Complete your intake. Within two business days, IWS emails a questionnaire built for this service, plus a secure link for your files.
- Confirm the scope. IWS reviews your materials and confirms the scope and your delivery date in writing. Your turnaround clock starts here.
- Receive your work. Your finished deliverables arrive digitally in about 10 business days, followed by one round of clarifications and corrections.
Example: Why Are Nearby Competitors Winning the Enrollment Battle?
Illustrative example: a hypothetical scenario showing how this assignment works in practice.
Picture an independent tutoring company counting seventeen apparent competitors in its service area. Some sell hourly sessions, others package monthly plans, and a few advertise guaranteed improvement. Management needs to understand which promises and price structures shape what parents expect.
IWS would map the visible offers, positioning claims, customer segments, and channels of the ten most relevant competitors, then show where the tutoring company holds an opening: specialization, convenience, audience, package design, or proof.
Your Assignment at a Glance
- Scope: One product or service, one geography, up to 10 competitors or substitutes
- Turnaround: about 10 business days, counted from the day your intake is complete and IWS confirms your scope
- Delivered as: PDF competitor brief and comparison spreadsheet
- Included: one round of clarifications and corrections
- Have ready: Your offer, target market and geography, known competitors, and commercial objective
- Investment: $895, fixed price
Related Assignments
This brief analyzes public evidence. Mystery shopping, purchased datasets, and private revenue estimates are separate engagements. Pair it with the Market Opportunity Snapshot to size the demand behind each opening.
The IWS Scope Promise
Every assignment begins with a written scope confirmation, before any work starts. If your project calls for more than this package covers, IWS tells you up front and you choose: expand the scope, narrow the project to fit the package, or cancel for a refund. Once IWS confirms your scope and begins work, service fees are non-refundable. See the IWS refund policy.
Why IWS for Research
Research is the engine of everything IWS publishes. The IWS Directory Series is built by finding, verifying, and organizing thousands of lenders, sources, and contacts into references entrepreneurs put to work every day. Your assignment receives the same discipline: every finding sourced, every list ranked, and every recommendation tied to the decision in front of you.
Questions Clients Ask
Can IWS tell me my competitors’ revenue?
IWS reports what the public record supports: pricing, offers, reviews, hiring, locations, and channel activity. Private revenue figures stay private, and any estimate appears clearly labeled as an estimate, with its basis shown.
When does the turnaround clock start?
The day your intake is complete and IWS confirms the scope in writing. A fast intake means a fast delivery.
How does IWS handle my confidential information?
Your materials serve your assignment alone. Sensitive financial records travel through a secure upload link, and IWS keeps your project confidential from start to finish.
Ready to begin? Add the Competitor Intelligence & Positioning Brief to your cart, and your intake arrives within two business days.
Move forward boldly . . .
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