This depends on who you identify as the target market. Take into account both direct and indirect competitors.
This depends on who you identify as the target market. Take into account both direct and indirect competitors.
Direct competitors
Direct competitors are things that do the same job as your product in much the same way as your product
Ford, Peugeot-Citroen, Renault, and Jaguar are direct competition
Indirect competitors
Indirect competitors are things that do the same job as your product in a different way to your product
In London, the Underground, overground, busses, taxis, and hire bikes are all indirect competitors because they all enable people to move around the capital more quickly than on foot, and with ease
Research (using solid academic sources) to determine who your in/direct competitors are
Which are the key/main competitors?
You must say which of the competitors identified are our main competitors
They may or may not be the market leader
They may not even be in our market at the moment – for example, Microsoft has tried (and failed) to introduce mobile handsets – they may want to try again. Likewise, Amazon seem to be trying to be ‘all things to all men’ so perhaps handsets will be their next thing? Answers should justify why companies identified are felt to be key competitors, using referenced research to support the answer
