For Manufacturers

How to Win Business From Your Competitors' Customers

By Varun Bagrodia·Jul 2026·5 min read
For Manufacturers
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Your best future customers already buy what you make, just from someone else. That is not a problem. It means they are proven buyers. Here is how to reach them.

Here is a group of ideal customers you are probably ignoring: the companies already buying what you make, from your competitors. People treat that as off limits. It is the opposite. They have already proven they need this work and will pay for it. You just have to give them a reason to consider you.

Why they are worth targeting

A company already sourcing your kind of parts has no education needed and no budget question. The only thing standing between you and their business is that they have not heard a good reason to switch or to add a second supplier. Buyers switch more than you think, over lead times, a quality miss, a price creep, or just wanting a backup.

How to reach them without being pushy

You do not bad-mouth the competition. You show up as a credible alternative: reliable, capable, and easy to try on a small job. Get in front of the right person, make it low risk to test you, and be there when their current supplier slips.

mkdir finds the companies already buying what you make, reaches out to the right person, and books the ones open to a conversation, so you get a shot at business that is already proven.

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