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The long-term success of any business is ultimately
derived by internal and external factors that
contribute to ongoing Competitive Advantage.
A multifaceted approach is required to recognize all the
various considerations that become a core part of
your Strategic Planning.
A roadmap to launching, maintaining and leading a
business excelling in its industry includes the following
domains:
Business Model
Market Strategy
Market Position
Marketing Management
In addition, there are other strengths of the company —
such as across-the-board Managerial Skills and Leadership
Skills — that can be improved through your Management
Strategy.
Corporate excellence for both Sales
Orientation and Marketing Orientation can be further
refined with an eye towards Organizational Development.

Competitive Advantage
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Business Model:
Create and refine of your business
Market Strategy:
Apply up-to-date information
Customer Profile
Product Offer
Value Proposition
Revenue Generation
Company
Customer
Co-operator
Competitor
Market Position:
Determine the key concepts
Marketing Management:
Establish control processes
Differentiation
Market Niche
Reason To Believe
Analysis
Planning
Operations

Competitive Advantage
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Category / Perspective Score Comments
Business Model: Create and refine of your business
Customer Profile 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Product Offer 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Value Proposition 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Revenue Generation 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Market Strategy: Apply up-to-date information
Company 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Customer 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Co-operator 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Competitor 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Market Position: Determine the key concepts
Differentiation 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Market Niche 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Reason To Believe 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (Positioning Statement: )
Marketing Management: Establish control processes
Analysis 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Planning 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Operations 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

Competitive Advantage
Copyright © Ed Thompson | Marketing Consultant / Founder | Concept Design: Strategic Market Planning
Concept Design / ACADEMY /
Competitive Advantage | Concept Design / ACADEMY / https://academy.conceptdesign.io/posts/competitive-advantage
Category / Perspective Score Comments
Business Model: Create and refine of your business
Customer Profile 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Product Offer 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Value Proposition 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Revenue Generation 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Market Strategy: Apply up-to-date information
Company 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Customer 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Co-operator 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Competitor 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Market Position: Determine the key concepts
Differentiation 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Market Niche 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Reason To Believe 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 (Positioning Statement: )
Marketing Management: Establish control processes
Analysis 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Planning 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5
Operations 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5

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development.
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Create stronger team interaction for specific skill-sets through guided
exercises.
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Strengthen capabilities of marketing teams and their advertising and
promotional campaigns.
Strategic Planning
Increase the caliber of decision-making by teams to maximize
performance.
Organizational Excellence
Alignment / Development of a unified company culture centered on a
shared vision for the future.
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Reinforce the strengths necessary to sustain your development as
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About Me
The Concept Design Academy is based on the numerous seminars and workshops I have delivered across decades at corporations throughout Greater APAC. These
programs have improved the efficiency of sales and marketing initiatives, along with aligning the performance of their management, employees and partners.
As a marketing consultant with advanced fluency in Japanese and 20+ years in the country, I continue to provide multinationals in the region with strategic advice
covering disciplines of public relations, market planning, business development, and influencer marketing.
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You are about to gain access to a powerful resource for knowledge that will support your career goals and business objectives across a variety of disciplines.
Our content and toolkits cover critical thinking, strategic planning, branding, communications, human resources and organizational development.
The transformational frameworks you will encounter here are derived from extensive experience directing advertising campaigns, marketing promotions and digital
media initiatives across numerous industries. These include fast-moving consumer goods, fashion and lifestyle, beverages and liquor, music & entertainment, talent &
recruitment, and travel & tourism.
A Big Thanks
In addition, our international membership of business professionals continuously adds to our global body of knowledge to meet the demands we all face in a quickly
changing world.
Brand Experience
adidas, Nike, All Nippon Airways (ANA), United Airlines, Boots Cosmetics UK, Downy, Guerlain Paris, SK-II, Cadillac, Chevrolet, CitiBank, DrKW, Gillette, Schick, Crystal Head Vodka, IW
Harper, Johnnie Walker, Usquaebach Whisky, Saijo Sake, Imperial Tobacco, Mobil 1, Tiffany & Co., Hitachi, Microsoft, Ocean Park Hong Kong, Vogue Japan
Agency Experience
Hakuhodo • McCann-Erickson • Wieden & Kennedy • Beacon Communications • Ogilvy & Mather • Wunderman • NTT Advertising • Desgrippes Gobé (d/g*) • Bates Asia • J. Walter Thompson
• Weber Shandwick
Academic Instruction / Continuing Education
Temple University Japan / United International Business Schools (Tokyo Campus) / New York University (Tokyo Campus) / Nikkei Business School (⽇経ビジネススクール)
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Concept Design is a creative consultancy — covering branding, public relations, media management, and event
production — directed by Ed Thompson, Marketing Consultant / Founder. We deliver high-level execution from
planning to implementation on all communications and strategic business programs for global multinationals across
Japan & APAC.
Our ability to integrate design, marketing, technology and media communications elevates the reach and impact of
our client initiatives. We provide brand activation and channel engagement through these custom programs for
innovative brands seeking to fully maximize their promotional impact, lead generation and loyalty campaigns.
Staff training, team building, executive coaching and organizational development are also a part of our core
consulting focus, to assist businesses in improving their overall effectiveness.
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