15/09/2026
Before anyone gets angry: yes, you should know what your competitors are doing. Competitive analysis matters. Understanding your category matters. Knowing where the market is moving matters. But research is supposed to give you context, not instructions.
We see this all the time: a competitor is doing well on TikTok, so suddenly we need TikTok. They launched a podcast, so we need a podcast. They changed their visual language, so maybe we should do something similar. But “it worked for them” is not a strategy.
Different brand. Different audience. Different positioning. Different moment. And if your ambition is to lead your category, constantly looking sideways is a strange way to do it.
Study the market. Know it well. Learn from it. Then look back at your own brand and ask the question that actually matters: Does this make sense for us?
Because leadership isn't about ignoring what everyone else is doing. It's about knowing, and still having your own direction.
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