What is Competitive Intelligence?
Competitive intelligence is a key ingredient in a robust market intelligence strategy that aims to bolster marketing performance, increase sales and improve product strategy. It’s the systematic collection of data from a multitude of sources in the ongoing analysis of the competition
Competitive Intelligence helps you to stay up to date with your competitors and your market, and inform strategic business decisions. A thorough understanding of your competition’s strengths and weaknesses will enable you to fine tune your approach to your market and capture the attention of consumers and increase your brand’s share of voice.

What is "Competitive Intelligence" for?
The aim of competitive intelligence is to gain insight into your competition’s brands, products and consumer engagements to make informed decisions. Keeping your finger on the pulse of the competition coupled with consistent trend analysis puts your brand in position to take advantage of gaps in the market before anyone else notices.
Use competitive intelligence to:
- Conduct competitive analysis
- Drive new business pitches
- Measure brand perception and share of voice
- Map customer reviews
How to gain better results with Competitive Intelligence?
Everything from marketing, product development, influencer identification and investment strategy can benefit from a comprehensive understanding of your competition’s successes and missteps.
- Understand not only what otherbrands are getting right, but what they’re getting wrong as well.
- Insights into the competition are evolving 24/7 through social media and online news publications. This creates an absolute need for brands to keep tabs on the competition or fall behind
- Operate on the presumption that the competition is monitoring you. Therefore, you need to know as much as you can about your competition so you can put that information to work in everything you do.

Competitive Intelligence Resources
Brand Passion Index: iPhone Gets the Buzz, EVO Gets the Love
I’ve never been a big gadget person, and up until about a year ago, I was still taking business calls and snapping photos of my kids on a Palm Pixi (I know, I know). Then my CEO Peter told me that I simply cannot be a CMO working in social without an iPhone – and now...
Married to Messiah: WSJ Sentiment Tracker by NetBase
When I was younger, I participated on an archaeological dig in Israel, which was an incredible experience, but I can’t say I ever unearthed anything that exciting. So, I was pretty interested to see what the response would be to the announcement that a fragment of...
Food, Folks and Fat: WSJ Sentiment Tracker by NetBase
With sushi and salad as my favorite go-to meals, I don’t have a lot of appreciation for fast food and the unhealthy options they provide. That being said, the announcement this past week that McDonald’s is debuting a menu with calorie counts next to each item doesn’t...