Your guide to conducting a marketing SWOT analysis

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For now she studies marketing and writes mildly amusing content. " class="post-author tooltip-trigger-author"> <div data-tooltip="Rebecca wants to be a florist when she grows up - too bad she’s allergic! For now she studies marketing and writes mildly amusing content. " style="background-image: url(https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/content/images/2021/06/image1.jpeg)" class="author-image tooltip-trigger"> </div> <div class="author-details"> <span data-tooltip="Rebecca wants to be a florist when she grows up - too bad she’s allergic! For now she studies marketing and writes mildly amusing content. " class="author-name tooltip-trigger">Rebecca Stewart</span> </div> </div> </a> <a href="/author/stevie/"> <div data-tooltip="As a Senior Copywriter here at Revenue Marketing Alliance, Stevie loves to create content that's captivating, compelling, and informative. 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She's always open to new ideas, so feel free to get in touch!" class="author-name tooltip-trigger">Stevie Langford</span> </div> </div> </a> </div> <div class="date-time-read"> <span class="post-datetime">June 04, 2024</span> <img src="https://pma-assets-external.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Janrey-test/asterisk-sm.svg" /> <span> 10 min read </span> </div> </div> <a href="#" id="getCopyBtn" class="hidden"> Get a copy</a> <div class="post-content-container"> <div class="left-sidebar"> <div class="sticky-container"> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.linkedin.com/school/product-marketing-alliance/" class="follow-us-on-linkedin"> <img src="https://pma-assets-external.ams3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/Janrey-test/linkedin-white.svg"/>Follow us on LinkedIn</a> <span class="left-sidebar-overview"> Contents </span> <aside class="toc-container"> <div class="toc"></div> </aside> </div> </div> <div class="post-content"> <p>SWOT analysis is a powerful tool in <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/the-fundamentals-of-b2b-marketing/"><u>B2B marketing</u></a>. It allows you to position your company within your market and make comparisons to competitors. It also enables you to make objective decisions on your strategies.</p><p>Most importantly, a SWOT analysis is a super simple four-way grid matrix that makes planning and decision-making way easier.</p><h2 id="what-is-a-swot-analysis-in-marketing">What is a SWOT analysis in marketing?</h2><p>SWOT stands for:</p><ul><li>Strengths</li><li>Weaknesses</li><li>Opportunities</li><li>Threats</li></ul><p>Strengths and weaknesses are internal to your firm and allow you to identify what your company does well and where it may be lacking. Maybe your company has a great <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/your-guide-to-b2b-email-marketing/"><u>email marketing</u></a> strategy but a poorer <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/social-medias-influence-on-video-marketing/"><u>social media</u></a> strategy, or vice versa.</p><p>On the other hand, opportunities and threats are external factors and allow you to identify the spaces where you could improve and where your company’s survival or profitability may be at risk. Usually, these relate to your <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/steps-for-effectively-leveraging-competitive-intelligence/"><u>competitors</u></a> or other elements of the wider market or business environment.</p><p>This framework doesn’t need to be used alone though, don’t be afraid to use other models alongside SWOT. This can aid you in identifying the opportunities and threats in the wider environment.</p><p>Having a goal or objective when carrying out a SWOT analysis is also important. You might want to know what new campaign you should run next or if using a certain <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/your-guide-to-b2b-social-media-marketing/"><u>social media</u></a> platform is actually driving sales. </p><p>Whatever insight you want to gain from your analysis, write it down and share it with other <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/the-power-of-stakeholder-management-for-revenue-marketing/"><u>stakeholders</u></a> so you can refer back to it.</p><p>There are a few steps to a successful SWOT analysis: Identifying, ranking, and responding. The remainder of this article will tackle each of these in turn.</p><hr><p><strong><em>Product Marketing Alliance has a free SWOT analysis template you can use right away. Download it here</em></strong> 👇</p><figure class="kg-card kg-bookmark-card"><a class="kg-bookmark-container" href="https://www.productmarketingalliance.com/competitor-swot-analysis-template-framework/?ref=revenuemarketingalliance.com"><div class="kg-bookmark-content"><div class="kg-bookmark-title">Competitor SWOT analysis template | Download</div><div class="kg-bookmark-description">Understand your competitive landscape, identify areas for improvement, and uncover potential opportunities and threats.</div><div class="kg-bookmark-metadata"><img class="kg-bookmark-icon" src="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/content/images/icon/android-chrome-512x512-1.png" alt=""><span class="kg-bookmark-author">Product Marketing Alliance</span><span class="kg-bookmark-publisher">James Shaw</span></div></div><div class="kg-bookmark-thumbnail"><img src="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/content/images/thumbnail/62.png" alt="" onerror="this.style.display = 'none'"></div></a></figure><hr><h2 id="swot-identification">SWOT identification</h2><p>When starting a SWOT analysis, it may be easier to tackle each section separately. This allows you to focus better and saves you from jumping between sections, which may lead to a scattered train of thought.</p><p>Having an established template is a good idea as it can make the process easier and less overwhelming.</p><p>Now that you have your lists set up and ready to go, it’s time to start your analysis – just remember to keep checking back to your goal.</p><h3 id="strengths">Strengths</h3><p>Strengths are things your company currently does well. You should include the things that stand out as clear strengths of your company but don’t forget to include smaller factors as well. All strengths – big and small – will help to give you a clearer image.</p><p>Strengths can be on a company-wide level or more specific to your department. On a company-wide level, your strengths are what you do really well, like customer service or operational efficiency, for example. </p><p>More specific strengths will likely be about your marketing capabilities, for which you’ll probably want to look at what you’ve done well in other campaigns. Taking both into consideration can be important in planning and developing new campaigns.</p><p><strong>Here are some example questions to ask yourself:</strong></p><ul><li>Was your <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/email-marketing-best-practices/"><u>email marketing</u></a> working well?</li><li>Did you increase engagement? By how much?</li><li>Does your team communicate well? How well does your team communicate with the sales team?</li><li>How was it different from competitors’ marketing?</li></ul><figure class="kg-card kg-bookmark-card"><a class="kg-bookmark-container" href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/cross-functional-collaboration-in-revenue-marketing/"><div class="kg-bookmark-content"><div class="kg-bookmark-title">The role of cross-functional collaboration in revenue marketing</div><div class="kg-bookmark-description">No team can be successful in isolation. Well, not if they want to deliver the most seamless experience for prospects and customers.</div><div class="kg-bookmark-metadata"><img class="kg-bookmark-icon" src="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/07/Revenue-Marketing-Alliance-favicon.png" alt=""><span class="kg-bookmark-author">Revenue Marketing Alliance</span><span class="kg-bookmark-publisher">Britta Agel</span></div></div><div class="kg-bookmark-thumbnail"><img src="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/content/images/size/w1200/2024/04/shwetha-shankar-9Q7PqDxCZeQ-unsplash-1.jpg" alt="" onerror="this.style.display = 'none'"></div></a></figure><p>All of these things may lead you toward strengths in your strategy. Now that you’ve identified your strengths, move on to your weaknesses.</p><h3 id="weaknesses">Weaknesses</h3><p>The method for this stage is similar to the last, but more focused on what your company could work on. What are your <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/win-against-competitors-by-knowing-your-customers/"><u>competitors</u></a> doing better than you? Which aspects of your own capabilities need work? Being aware of these weaknesses will allow you to improve your marketing strategy appropriately.</p><p>Try not to be overly negative while taking this step, this isn’t blame game time – instead, be objectively critical. Don’t just beat yourself up by listing all the things that have gone wrong. This step is more about <em>thinking through</em> these weaknesses to get to the root of the problem (with the ultimate goal of resolving them).</p><p>For example, focus on what stops purchases from being finalized or what reduces your team’s productivity. This will be much more helpful than a dramatic declaration that your strategy is terrible and pointing fingers.</p><p>Now that you’ve considered the internal factors affecting your company, it’s time to consider the external environment, starting with opportunities.</p><h3 id="opportunities">Opportunities </h3><p>Opportunities are things you can make use of in the future. Is there a <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/what-is-targeting-in-marketing/"><u>new audience you could target</u></a>? A major event coming up? A gap in the market you could exploit? Or maybe there’s a new <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/whats-trending-in-b2b-social-media-marketing/"><u>social media</u></a> platform you could use?</p><p>You should consider your goals and weaknesses and brainstorm ways to achieve your goals and resolve some weak points. <a href="https://www.competitiveintelligencealliance.io/how-to-do-pestle-analysis/?ref=revenuemarketingalliance.com"><u>PESTLE</u></a> is a good model to help you with this step. You define and categorize the political, economic, socio-cultural, technological, legal, and environmental factors that could be opportunities.</p><p>It’s important to think of ways to stand out against your <a href="https://www.competitiveintelligencealliance.io/competitive-gap-analysis/?ref=revenuemarketingalliance.com"><u>competition</u></a> – don’t be afraid to go a little wild with your ideas. You might not use all the ideas but it’s a good creative exercise and they’re worth noting down for future reference. You never know when a great idea could come in handy.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-bookmark-card"><a class="kg-bookmark-container" href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/how-to-get-results-with-competitor-analysis/"><div class="kg-bookmark-content"><div class="kg-bookmark-title">How to get results with competitor analysis</div><div class="kg-bookmark-description">B2B marketers using competitor analysis gain access to a wealth of invaluable information, using their findings to spot what’s worked well, and which marketing approaches have been met with a lukewarm response.</div><div class="kg-bookmark-metadata"><img class="kg-bookmark-icon" src="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/07/Revenue-Marketing-Alliance-favicon.png" alt=""><span class="kg-bookmark-author">Revenue Marketing Alliance</span><span class="kg-bookmark-publisher">Lawrence Chapman</span></div></div><div class="kg-bookmark-thumbnail"><img src="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/content/images/size/w1200/2021/03/b2b-marketing-competitor-analysis.jpg" alt="" onerror="this.style.display = 'none'"></div></a></figure><h3 id="threats">Threats </h3><p>It’s easy to feel, well, threatened by threats, but don’t panic! SWOT is all about objectively analyzing and evaluating these issues. In this column write down anything that might stop you from reaching your goal.</p><p>An example of a threat might be a strong competitor or new legislation that’ll affect your company.</p><p><strong>Here are some example questions to ask yourself to identify threats:</strong></p><ul><li>Are there any changes in the market that’ll hinder your plans?</li><li>What obstacles is your company currently facing?</li><li>Is there a technological innovation that’ll impact your product/service?</li><li><a href="https://www.competitiveintelligencealliance.io/competitive-gap-analysis/?ref=revenuemarketingalliance.com"><u>What’s happening with your competitors</u></a>? How will this impact your company?</li></ul><p>Now that you have completed your four lists, it’s time to move on to the second stage: Ranking.</p><div class="kg-card kg-callout-card kg-callout-card-accent"><div class="kg-callout-emoji">💡</div><div class="kg-callout-text">Enroll in our <a href="https://certified.revenuemarketingalliance.com/course/revenue-marketing-certified-core?ref=revenuemarketingalliance.com" rel="noopener noreferrer"><b><strong style="white-space: pre-wrap;">Revenue Marketing Certified: Core</strong></b></a> course to gain access to expert-led lessons and hands-on practices that’ll equip you with a rock-solid foundation of marketing knowledge, empowering you to increase your customer base, boost sales, and take your business to the next level!</div></div><h2 id="swot-ranking">SWOT ranking</h2><p>This stage is optional but valuable – it’ll allow you to see the importance of each element on the list. Ranking each SWOT will help you to prioritize changes.</p><p>It’s up to you how you rank each section, but below are some examples. Remember to consider your goal before deciding on a ranking method. You can generally get by just using a scale of 1-10 for your rankings.</p><p><strong>Strengths:</strong></p><ul><li>How strong are you at each item?</li><li>How much does this matter to the customer?</li><li>How far ahead of the competition does this position place you?</li><li>To what degree does this help you reach your goal?</li></ul><p><strong>Weaknesses:</strong></p><ul><li>How strong (or not weak) are you at each item? It may be helpful if this is the same scoring system as strengths for comparison (e.g. if you have something that’s below a certain threshold, it’s a weakness or, if above, it’s a strength).</li><li>How difficult would it be to implement changes?</li><li>To what degree does this stop you from reaching your goal or hinder performance?</li></ul><p><strong>Opportunities:</strong></p><ul><li>How important is this opportunity?</li><li>How much time/resources would be required to make use of this opportunity?</li><li>How much of a benefit would this be toward your goal?</li></ul><p><strong>Threats:</strong></p><ul><li>How important is this threat?</li><li>How likely is this to happen?</li><li>How easy would it be to avoid this threat?</li><li>How much of a detriment would this be to your goal?</li></ul><p>This should give you an idea of how you could rank your SWOT and what areas to prioritize. Now it’s time to put it all together into your matrix and get planning your next steps.</p><h2 id="responding-to-swot"><strong>Responding to SWOT</strong></h2><p>With your SWOT grid in hand, it’s time to work out what it all means. There are four ways to look at items on the list, which will help you develop a response.</p><ol><li><strong>Strength-Opportunity: </strong>Your company is strong in this area so it should be easy to take advantage of this opportunity. These are usually quick wins.</li><li><strong>Strength-Threat: </strong>This strategy involves making use of company strengths to avoid or diminish threats. This will help prevent threats in the future.</li><li><strong>Weakness-Opportunity:</strong> Look at opportunities you can capitalize on to improve upon or diminish your weaknesses. These may be harder to carry out but will be impactful.</li><li><strong>Weakness-Threat: </strong>This strategy is difficult but can be important in avoiding failure. It involves trying to minimize areas where you’re lacking to avoid or mitigate risks.</li></ol><p>Your responses to each cross-section should be actionable and work toward your goal. Below is a basic example of how this may look.</p><p></p><figure class="kg-card kg-image-card kg-card-hascaption"><img src="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/content/images/2021/05/SWOT-analysis-comparison-table.png" class="kg-image" alt="An example of a SWOT grid" loading="lazy" width="637" height="192" srcset="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/content/images/size/w600/2021/05/SWOT-analysis-comparison-table.png 600w, https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/content/images/2021/05/SWOT-analysis-comparison-table.png 637w"><figcaption><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">SWOT grid example</span></figcaption></figure><h2 id="what-are-the-benefits-of-a-swot-analysis">What are the benefits of a SWOT analysis?</h2><p>Now that you’ve gone through how to identify, rank, and respond to your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, let’s take a look at how you can use your SWOT analysis to your advantage:</p><h3 id="leverage-your-assets">Leverage your assets</h3><p>When you conduct a SWOT analysis, you identify what your company does best. This could be your <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/driving-brand-loyalty-and-customer-satisfaction/"><u>brand reputation</u></a>, unique technology, or customer loyalty. Knowing your strengths helps you leverage them to create more effective marketing strategies.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-bookmark-card"><a class="kg-bookmark-container" href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/the-importance-of-brand-experience-with-examples/"><div class="kg-bookmark-content"><div class="kg-bookmark-title">The importance of brand experience (with examples)</div><div class="kg-bookmark-description">Discover the importance of brand experience to your marketing and organization, and what you can learn from real-life brands that do it successfully.</div><div class="kg-bookmark-metadata"><img class="kg-bookmark-icon" src="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/07/Revenue-Marketing-Alliance-favicon.png" alt=""><span class="kg-bookmark-author">Revenue Marketing Alliance</span><span class="kg-bookmark-publisher">Jared Fink</span></div></div><div class="kg-bookmark-thumbnail"><img src="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/content/images/size/w1200/2023/08/the-importance-of-brand-experience.jpg" alt="" onerror="this.style.display = 'none'"></div></a></figure><h3 id="address-your-limitations">Address your limitations</h3><p>No company is perfect, and understanding your weaknesses is key. SWOT analysis helps you pinpoint areas where you may be lacking, such as limited <a href="https://www.productmarketingalliance.com/your-guide-to-research/?ref=revenuemarketingalliance.com"><u>market reach</u></a> or outdated technology. Identifying these weaknesses allows you to take steps to address them and prevent them from hindering your progress.</p><h3 id="capitalize-on-market-trends">Capitalize on market trends</h3><p>The business environment is full of opportunities, but recognizing them is when the real action can take place. SWOT analysis allows you to <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/the-big-trends-for-b2b-video/"><u>spot trends</u></a>, technological advancements, and changes in <a href="https://www.productmarketingalliance.com/what-influences-customer-behavior/?ref=revenuemarketingalliance.com"><u>consumer behavior</u></a> that you can exploit to your advantage. This proactive approach helps you stay ahead of the competition.</p><h3 id="prepare-for-challenges">Prepare for challenges</h3><p>Every market has its threats, whether they’re new competitors, regulatory changes, or economic downturns. SWOT analysis helps you anticipate these threats so you can develop strategies to mitigate their impact. Being prepared for potential challenges ensures that you can navigate them more effectively.</p><h3 id="plan-strategically">Plan strategically</h3><p>One of the biggest benefits of SWOT analysis is that it provides a structured approach to strategic planning. With a clear picture of your strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats, you can develop a comprehensive marketing strategy that’s both realistic and effective.</p><h3 id="effectively-allocate-resources">Effectively allocate resources</h3><p>Understanding where your strengths and opportunities lie allows you to allocate resources more efficiently. Focus your time, money, and effort on areas that will yield the best results, ensuring a higher return on investment.</p><h3 id="improve-competitive-positioning">Improve competitive positioning</h3><p>Regular SWOT analysis helps you stay competitive. Continuously assessing your internal and external environments enables you to adapt to changes and improve your market position. This adaptability is fundamental if you want to maintain a competitive edge.</p><h3 id="enhance-decision-making">Enhance decision-making</h3><p>Your decision-making process becomes more <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/how-you-can-go-from-data-driven-to-data-informed-2/"><u>data-driven and strategic</u></a> with a SWOT analysis. Basing your decisions on a thorough understanding of your company and business environment leads to more informed and effective outcomes.</p><h3 id="encourage-team-collaboration">Encourage team collaboration</h3><p>Conducting a SWOT analysis often involves input from various departments within your organization. This <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/why-your-marketing-department-needs-to-collaborate-to-improve-customer-retention/"><u>collaborative effort</u></a> ensures that different perspectives are considered, leading to a more holistic view of your business. It also fosters a sense of teamwork and <a href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/marketing-sales-alignment-kpis-integrated-funnel/"><u>shared goals</u></a>.</p><h2 id="optimizing-your-marketing-swot-analysis">Optimizing your marketing SWOT analysis</h2><h3 id="integrating-insights-into-your-marketing-strategy">Integrating insights into your marketing strategy</h3><p>Once you have your SWOT analysis, integrate its findings into your overall marketing strategy. Use the insights gained to inform your marketing campaigns, product development, and customer engagement strategies.</p><h3 id="leveraging-digital-tools-for-efficiency">Leveraging digital tools for efficiency</h3><p>Numerous digital tools are available that can help streamline the SWOT analysis process. Tools like SWOT Matrix or specialized templates in project management software can make it easier to organize and visualize your findings.</p><figure class="kg-card kg-bookmark-card"><a class="kg-bookmark-container" href="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/18-tools-for-data-collection-in-2024/"><div class="kg-bookmark-content"><div class="kg-bookmark-title">18 tools for data collection in 2024</div><div class="kg-bookmark-description">With the help of revenue marketing experts, we’ve built a list of 18 must-have tools for data collection in 2024. No matter your company size.</div><div class="kg-bookmark-metadata"><img class="kg-bookmark-icon" src="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2022/07/Revenue-Marketing-Alliance-favicon.png" alt=""><span class="kg-bookmark-author">Revenue Marketing Alliance</span><span class="kg-bookmark-publisher">Charley Gale</span></div></div><div class="kg-bookmark-thumbnail"><img src="https://www.revenuemarketingalliance.com/content/images/size/w1200/2024/01/18-tools-for-data-collection-in-2024.jpg" alt="" onerror="this.style.display = 'none'"></div></a></figure><h3 id="keeping-your-swot-analysis-current">Keeping your swot analysis current</h3><p>Markets, trends, and consumers are constantly changing, and so should your SWOT analysis. Regularly review and update your SWOT analysis to ensure that it remains relevant and useful. This ongoing process helps you stay responsive to new opportunities and threats and enables you to capitalize and adapt where necessary.</p><h3 id="using-swot-for-team-training-and-development">Using swot for team training and development</h3><p>Use SWOT analysis as a training tool for your team. Involving them in the process helps them develop a strategic mindset and a deeper understanding of the business and market. This can lead to more innovative ideas and better execution of marketing strategies.</p><h2 id="final-thoughts-on-swot-analysis">Final thoughts on SWOT analysis</h2><p>SWOT analysis is a comprehensive approach to understanding and improving your business. </p><p>More than just a planning tool, SWOT analysis is an activity that works best when done as a team exercise, so you can work together to analyze everything and develop actionable plans. 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