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Competitor Analysis

Competitor analysis is a first and obligatory step in elaboration the proper corporate marketing strategy and creating sustainable competitive advantage. Use powerful opportunities of numerous solutions from ConceptDraw Solution Park for designing illustrative diagrams, charts, matrices which are necessary for effective competitor analysis.

SWOT analysis matrix diagram templates

Every day each company has challenge how to win the rally with competors. How to determine a path to the successful business? The one of best methodologies is SWOT Analysis. Abbreviation SWOT definition: S = strengths, W = weaknesses, O = opportunities, T = threats. Often named SWOT Matrix was introduced first at 1960s as examining tool of internal capabilities and possibilities of big companies. The SWOT analysis aim is to find critical factors influenced to company's business goal. You can begin a strategy to distinguish better competition value and to become successful in your market. Achiving best results form SWOT analysis can be reached when several employees will be involved at the process. Management, sales and customer service can all offer reasonable comprehension competitive situation.

Sales Teams are Inherently Competitive

Sales teams are inherently competitive, so you don't need to invent extra ways to stimulate the competition. At the same time, you can provide the team with a sales dashboard shows company, team and personal KPI to make the competition clear.
This circle-spoke diagram sample shows the Porter five forces model. It was designed on the base of the Wikimedia Commons file: Modelo Porter.png. [commons.wikimedia.org/ wiki/ File:Modelo_ Porter.png]
"Porter's five forces analysis is a framework that attempts to analyze the level of competition within an industry and business strategy development. It draws upon industrial organization (IO) economics to derive five forces that determine the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of an Industry. Attractiveness in this context refers to the overall industry profitability. An "unattractive" industry is one in which the combination of these five forces acts to drive down overall profitability. A very unattractive industry would be one approaching "pure competition", in which available profits for all firms are driven to normal profit. This analysis is associated with its principal innovator Michael E. Porter of Harvard University. ...
Porter's five forces include – three forces from 'horizontal' competition: the threat of substitute products or services, the threat of established rivals, and the threat of new entrants; and two forces from 'vertical' competition: the bargaining power of suppliers and the bargaining power of customers." [Porter's five forces analysis. Wikipedia]
The hub-and-spoke diagram example "Porter five forces model" was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Circle-Spoke Diagrams solution from the area "What is a Diagram" of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Circle-spoke diagram
Circle-spoke diagram, circle-spoke diagram,

marketing diagram, marketing chart Marketing Diagrams

marketing diagram, marketing chart
Marketing Diagrams solution extends ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming software with abundance of samples, templates and vector design elements intended for easy graphical visualization and drawing different types of Marketing diagrams and graphs, including Branding Strategies Diagram, Five Forces Model Diagram, Decision Tree Diagram, Puzzle Diagram, Step Diagram, Process Chart, Strategy Map, Funnel Diagram, Value Chain Diagram, Ladder of Customer Loyalty Diagram, Leaky Bucket Diagram, Promotional Mix Diagram, Service-Goods Continuum Diagram, Six Markets Model Diagram, Sources of Customer Satisfaction Diagram, etc. Analyze effectively the marketing activity of your company and apply the optimal marketing methods with ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software.

Business Tools Perceptual Mapping

This sample shows the Perceptual map. It was created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM diagramming and vector drawing software using the Matrices Solution from the Marketing area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Perception Mapping helps organizations measure and transform all aspects of their business, people and culture. Perception Mapping allows to represent the complex relationships graphically, helps identify potential problems of the organization and make the best decisions.

Computer Hardware - Reseller Business Plan

A more detailed mind map of a business plan for a computer hardware reseller.
Competitive Feature Comparison Matrix is a tool to compare the features and functionality of competitive products or services in side-by-side table.
The feature comparison matrices are used for feature comparison analysis of competitive products and services.
This competitive feature comparison matrix chart example was created using the ConceptDraw PRO diagramming and vector drawing software extended with the Matrices solution from the Marketing area of ConceptDraw Solution Park.
Feature comparison chart
Feature comparison chart, chore chart,
Used Solutions

SWOT Analysis

Using mind mapping to define Strengths, Weaknesses/Limitations, Opportunities, and Threats is a natural fit. SWOT mind maps quickly capture your ideas, and allow you to add and subtract easily, ensuring you don’t overlook any important items.

Software for Creating SWOT Analysis Diagrams

The ConceptDraw is a software for creating SWOT analysis diagrams. The SWOT Analysis solution includes the SWOT matrix samples, and templates that allow users create own SWOT and TOWS diagrams. Use the integration between the MINDMAP and DIAGRAM applications for fast drawing the SWOT matrix.