There is a long list of challenger brands that have taken this challenge in stride and have now made a great impact on the market. As an Advertising Agency, we have had the privilege of working with many challenger brands that have gone on to successfully ferment their market position. If you are wondering about how you can make a similar impact in your market segment that’s currently dominated by a large competitor, you can take note of the following points.

Be flexible where they can’t

A large company usually has to work with a pre-set structure of approvals. This also means they may be slow to make key decisions. This is what gives you an advantage. With a lot less bureaucracy to deal with, you can make quicker decisions and make policy can creative decisions to improve your services for your customers.

Use a smaller niche to grow

In Sun Zu’s ‘The Art Of War’, the book talks about “Fight your enemies where they aren’t”. This may sound a little confusing to some but it talks about how you can cater to the gaps that your competitor has left in the market. Your Advertising Agency can conduct a detailed competitive analysis to find these gaps for you to exploit.

Study your competition

It’s one thing to know you have competition, but it’s a completely different thing to know your competition. You can employ many methods to understand how they operate. You can become their customer and experience their services first-hand. Go through their customer handling process, use their products/services and make detailed notes on how they operate. This way, you will know exactly how to brief your advertising agency about your product’s USPs.

Be ready to engage your competitors

If you’re good at what you do, you can expect your competition to take notice. That would be the best compliment you can get from your competitors. Beyond that, you can expect them to change their operating strategy to take you on.

This would mean that they will start to target your market segment. They are most likely to do so by providing competitive pricing. Although you can expect their quality and service experience to remain the same, their primary operating policy would still be centred around their main customer base.

Play to your strength

When you start your business in an environment with pre-existing customers, it’s important for you to understand that you play to your strengths and not theirs. Your Advertising Agency would recommend that same to you when they’re building your Go-To-Market strategy.

Adopt a grand appearance

Your brand’s positioning relies mainly on your posturing. If your keep your appearances humbled, your customers will think of you in the same lines. This will prove to be a challenge if you plan to grow in the short and the long-term.

Your advertising agency will be the most resourceful asset in this exercise as they have the expertise in brand positioning.

Ritz Media World is an award-winning advertising agency that has recently been distinguished as ‘The Most Trusted Advertising Agency in Delhi/NCR’ by The Economic Times.

This award was given in recognition of our integrated creative and advertising services that enable us to yield the best results at the lowest cost.

If you want to discuss advertising opportunities for your brand, you can reach out to us directly or you can ping us on any of our social media channels.

Until then, Happy Advertising!