competitive edge
Rival-beating advantage
A competitive edge is an advantage over rivals—something that makes you more likely to succeed than others in the same field.
Companies seek a competitive edge through innovation, pricing, or service.
Individuals cultivate one through skills, connections, or credentials: Her bilingual fluency gave her a competitive edge in the job market.
- positioningArranging in specific locations
- market sharePercentage of sector sales
- first moverOne acting before others
- leg upHelpful advantage given
- unfair advantageUnearned competitive benefit
differentiation · strategy · advantage · productivity · outsmart · creativity · upper hand · stay ahead · disruption · trump card · secret sauce · invention · moat · game changer · adaptability · optimization · benefit · customer loyalty
- business termsfranchising, revenue stream, board meeting, gross margin, markdown
- economicssupply and demand, inflation, GDP, GNP, gross domestic product
- business strategystrategy, market share, profitability, differentiation, market positioning
- intangible assetsintangible assets, patent, copyright, trade secret, brand
- market rivalryrivalry, rivals, competitors, price war, price wars
- market strategymarket position, differentiation, target market, value proposition, unique selling point
competitive edgehandicap
Imposed competitive disadvantage
liability · weakness · vulnerability · Achilles heel · shortcoming
competitive edgemediocrity
Quality of being average
level playing field · parity · undifferentiation · commoditization · inferiority
edge, edges, compete, competition, edged, competitor, competitive, competing, competed