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Growth Marketer · Strategy Basics: Competitive Map

Stop Guessing: Use a Differentiation Grid to Focus Your Next Growth Move

Learn to build a competitive map that shows where you win and lose. Focus your next experiment on the highest-impact move.

Who This Helps

This is for growth marketers tired of random experiments. The Strategy Basics: Competitive Map course gives you a one-page artifact to see your real market position. It helps you stop guessing and start prioritizing.

Mini Case

Aisha, a growth lead, was stuck. Her team ran 15 experiments last quarter, but only 2 moved the needle. She spent 3 weeks building a Differentiation Grid. It showed her product won on speed (40% faster) but lost on integrations. She dropped 5 low-impact tests and focused the team on one integration experiment. Channel sign-ups grew 18% in 30 days.

Do This Now (5 Steps)

  1. Grab your mission from the course: 'Build a clean comparison grid with evidence.'
  2. List your top 3 real competitors, not every logo you see.
  3. Pick 4 key buying factors your customers actually care about.
  4. Score yourself and each competitor honestly on those 4 factors.
  5. Circle your single biggest weakness and your single biggest strength. That's your focus.

Avoid These Traps

  • Don't compare yourself to 10 companies. It gets muddy. Stick to 3.
  • Don't use generic factors like 'quality.' Be specific, like 'onboarding time.'
  • Don't guess your scores. Use real customer feedback or support tickets.
  • Don't try to fix all weaknesses at once. Pick one.
  • Don't ignore a strength you already own. Double down on it.
  • Don't build the grid in a vacuum. Show it to a teammate for a reality check.
  • Don't make it pretty before it's useful. Ugly and accurate beats beautiful and wrong.
  • Don't file it away. Put it where your team sees it daily.

Your Win by Friday

By Friday, you'll have a one-page Differentiation Grid. You'll know your one best move. You'll stop that scattered feeling and channel your team's effort. You'll have a clear answer for 'what's next?' No more guesswork. You got this.