3 steps to make a competitor's territory work for you
Making territories is hard, especially in unknown markets. To help plan your post-Covid growth strategy here is a handy way to create sellable territories today.
Step 1. Find average drive-time
Pick a key competitor that has been open several years in an unknown market. Find the drive times where the edges just touch its other stores. Above it is exactly: 10 minutes
Step 2. Get average demographics
Then average the Population and Households that make up each of the five competitors' drive times.
The result from above is:
- Average Population: 137,136
- Average Household: 55,041
Step 3. Apply averages to your area
For our new territory area, we'll apply a 10 minute drive time and check the Population and Households.
- Our Population: 143,352
- Our Household: 57,199
Summary
By using an established competitor's territories who have been through expansions and closures in a market, you can build a territory in an unknown market to closely match how they did it. In this case. 93% Match
Many companies struggle to sell products in areas where nobody cares. With Fract, it’s easy to find areas with the right customers so that you can generate more sales.