conquest campaign

Definition

An aggressive marketing strategy targeting your competitor's customers, like a medieval siege but with Facebook ads instead of catapults. It's poaching dressed up in professional terminology.

Example Usage

We're running a conquest campaign targeting users of the leading competitor's app with a switching incentive.

Origin

Military terminology adapted for marketing in the competitive analysis era of the 1980s-90s

Fun Fact

Automotive brands spend up to 40% of their marketing budgets on conquest campaigns, which is why you see so many 'switch and save' promotions.

Source: Competitive marketing strategy publications

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