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10 Point Checklist to Clearly Communicate Your Positioning

10 Point Checklist to Clearly Communicate Your Positioning

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Nov 18, 2024 | Competition, Home Page Featured, Messaging, Positioning, Strategy, Website

< Back to The Campfire Creating truly differentiated positioning for your brand isn’t easy.  It requires a deep understanding of your customers and competitive market, and then aligning that with the unique strengths of your products, services, and operations.  If...
Why AI has become a leading cause of positioning blur

Why AI has become a leading cause of positioning blur

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Nov 18, 2024 | Competition, Messaging, Positioning, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire “Enhance workplace productivity with AI” “The #1 AI work management platform” “The new age of customer service is AI-first” If you saw those headlines on their own it would be tricky to figure out what kind of product they’re marketing…and it...
Find out exactly where your brand can win with SmokeLadder

Find out exactly where your brand can win with SmokeLadder

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Feb 4, 2024 | Competition, Messaging, Positioning, SmokeLadder, Videos

< Back to The Campfire Positioning and messaging analysis of Hubspot versus Folloze using SmokeLadder One of the most important things you need to figure out in terms of your positioning is where you can win in the market. In this video, I’m going to use our...
Which Key Messaging Strategy Is Right For Your Brand: Value Or Differentiation?

Which Key Messaging Strategy Is Right For Your Brand: Value Or Differentiation?

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jun 9, 2023 | Brand Strategy, Customers, Marketing, Messaging, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire There’s a well discussed idea in branding that key messages should focus on the customer benefits of an offering rather than its features. In other words, the lead message centers on the value the customer receives.  The logic here is that...
How To Write Key Messages That Use Your Customer’s Own Words

How To Write Key Messages That Use Your Customer’s Own Words

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jan 14, 2023 | Customers, Marketing Messages Insights, Messaging, Positioning, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire The ultimate goal for your key messages is to align your brand’s unique value with the needs of your customers. And do it in a way customers can easily understand. You can think of key messages as the first introduction a person gets to your...
5 Ways To Improve Your Brand Communication Based On Data From 4,598 Companies

5 Ways To Improve Your Brand Communication Based On Data From 4,598 Companies

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Feb 4, 2023 | Brand Strategy, Customer Research, Data, Messaging

< Back to The Campfire It’s hard to evolve and improve your brand strategy without good data. Some data connects to your customers – understanding their needs, motivations, and preferences. And other data comes from assessing the competitive landscape – identifying...
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