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Brand Differentiation Is Why We Care
Positioning is the foundation to building a stronger, more valuable and sustainable product or service. Consumers come face to face with the principle of brand differentiation every day but hardly pay much attention because, well, it’s just there.
View Web PageWhat’s in a name? Only everything, including brand name value
From a marketing standpoint, the most important decision you can make is what to name your product or service. The right choice brings significant brand name value. A business’ or product’s name is one of its most important assets.
View Web PageGetting your company messaging into the mind
Customers’ minds don’t like confusion and can be tough to change. So what’s a business to do? Focus! And find the marketing value in a brand name. And get their company messaging into the mind. Businesses’ prospects and customers are bombarded with nearly 10,000 messages every day.
View Web PageElection Season: Competitive positioning strategy wins
The better candidate doesn’t always win. Candidates with the better competitive positioning strategy do. Voters need to feel an emotional connection. Trump vs. ClintonWe just couldn’t help ourselves. The 2016 presidential election campaign is like no other.
View Web PageBrands must be smart about their social media content strategy
Businesses churn out more and more messages, but ‘engagement’ from customers isn’t keeping pace. There’s only so much an audience can absorb. Businesses churned out three times more messages in the past year, but their prospects and customers didn’t pay any more attention to them. Not good.
View Web PageCentury-old book speaks to 2016 business challenges, positioning strategy
Solutions, when found, will be simple and obvious — but only in retrospect.
View Web PageWhat we can learn from Xerox and brand failures
Company failed (and failed again) when it strayed from its established core position. The basic positioning principle applies regardless of the size of your business or whether you sell to consumers or other businesses.
View Web PageCombat strategies win wars and help gain competitive advantage in business
Business marketers must know how to play offense and defense, and when it’s best to flank foes. Combat strategies win wars and help gain a competitive advantage in business. The competitive nature of business is such that it’s understandable for business people to compare marketing to war.
View Web PageBrand extension can help growth, but keep your focus
Companies must know the difference between line extension and a brand extension . . . and when to go each route. Apple CEO Tim Cook learned a gem of a lesson from the legendary Steve Jobs. “I learned that focus is key.
View Web PageKnow where to aim with focused marketing strategies
No matter how great the tactics, you can’t win without the right strategy. How can you know where to aim if you don't start with focused marketing strategies?
Time and time again, we find that great execution can’t overcome bad strategy.