Standout Business Show — Video Marketing, Personal Branding & Content Marketing Strategy for Your Expert Business
Standout Business Show — Video Marketing, Personal Branding & Content Marketing Strategy for Your Expert Business
Brad Powell
188. Capitalize on Your Competitors' Blind Spots
14 minutes Posted Apr 20, 2025 at 6:00 am.
Introduction: Standing Out Differently
Swimming Story: The Cost of Competitor Focus
Reverse Benchmarking Explained
Restaurant's Beer Strategy Success
Applying Reverse Benchmarking to Video Services
Taking Action: Finding Your Edge
Episode Wrap and Call to Action
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What if the key to standing out wasn’t about doing things better than your competitors, but about focusing on what they’re not doing at all? In this episode, I’m sharing a personal story from my college swimming days where trying too hard to beat the competition led me to make a costly mistake—and a crucial lesson in marketing strategy. You’ll hear about reverse benchmarking, a concept from U.K. marketer Rory Sutherland, and how it helped one restaurant redefine their service by focusin...