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How to Use a Market Map in a Client Review

A practical review sequence for PR and marketing teams: market, rivals, standing, evidence, and follow-up.

Market Map Labs · Playbooks
By Adam Dorfman
Updated: Sep 8, 2026
2 min read

TL;DR

Use a Market Map to keep a client review focused: agree on the relevant markets, compare the right rivals, read standing in context, and decide what needs attention.

Use a Market Map to keep a client review focused: agree on the relevant markets, compare the right rivals, read standing in context, and decide what needs attention.

Start with the client’s markets

Choose the part of the map relevant to the conversation. A client pitch, local expansion, and product launch may each call for a different market view. Keep the wider map available so the team can explain what was included and ruled out.

Review the rival set

Check that the comparison reflects the buyer’s actual alternatives. Being in the same broad industry does not make two companies direct competitors for every need. Discuss geography and specialization where they matter.

Read standing with its context

Keep the market, model, and date visible when discussing a result. Review the associations and evidence behind the read. Separate an observed difference from a proposed explanation.

Agree on the next team decision

Record what the team learned, which questions remain open, and who will follow up. Your team owns the communications plan. The Market Map provides the competitive context and evidence for that discussion.

Choose a review cadence that fits the work

Review the map when a client decision or market development warrants it. Completed measurements remain available; request a new read when you need current standing. A meeting schedule does not imply that every market is automatically remeasured on that schedule.

About Trendscoded

Trendscoded is Market Intelligence for PR, communications, and marketing teams. Start with a Market Map of the markets buyers compare your company in and the rivals in each. Then measure standing in the markets that matter, with the evidence behind each read.

Create your Market Map for $50, one-time. Any unused amount stays in your credit balance for measuring and monitoring standing. No subscription or auto-renewal. See pricing for the current offer.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does using a Market Map require a weekly meeting?

No. Set the review cadence around the client’s decisions and changes in its market.

Does Trendscoded write the team’s communications plan?

The Market Map provides competitive context, standing, and evidence. Your team decides the communications plan and follow-up work.

Adam Dorfman
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Adam Dorfman

Market Positioning Intelligence for PR and communications teams.

We define the right market first, then turn associations across AI models into one clear, consistent baseline position so you can start climbing more effectively.

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You get the Market Map for the client. Use remaining credits to measure standing in the markets and AI model you choose. Any unused amount stays in your credit balance.

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