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Marketing Messages Teardown and Survey Results for Superhuman (The Email App)

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Feb 4, 2023 | Brand Strategy, Data, Marketing, Marketing Messages Insights, Messaging, Positioning

< Back to The Campfire This article was featured in the October 2019 issue of Foundr Magazine(click to view the piece) With all the noise and smoke in the startup world, a strong brand is critical to capture your audience’s attention. And for a brand to be...

Why The Words “For Customers” Make Good Marketing Messages Great

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Feb 4, 2023 | Customer Insights, Customers, Marketing, Messaging, Positioning, Sales

< Back to The Campfire When it comes to key messages, the biggest mistake companies make is to focus too much on themselves. On an intuitive level, it’s easy to think your messaging should answer one simple question. “What we do” If you can provide a clear answer...

Feels Versus Features: Which Brand’s Phone Has the Best Messaging And Marketing?

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jul 18, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Competition, Customers, Marketing, Messaging, Psychology, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire At this point, we’ve been fully saturated with content about the latest batch of phones. We’ve seen the presentations, read the articles, watched the videos, and listened to the podcasts. The product features have been dissected and folks...

How To Build A Strong Brand Strategy Bridge For Your Business

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: May 14, 2023 | Brand Strategy, Competition, Customers, Entrepreneurship, Messaging, Positioning, Startups, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire Ask ten different business owners how they define the brand strategy for their business and you’ll likely get ten very different answers. Not just in terms of content, but in structure as well. The concept of “brand strategy” is so broad,...

5 Steps That Will Get You From Business Idea to Launch (Step 5: Your Messaging)

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Nov 26, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Marketing, Messaging, Startups, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire This series follows a real life startup to show how you can craft the strategy and messaging you need to launch your business idea and validate it with customers. Quick Recap and Context If you’re just jumping in, this series is designed to...

How To Market Your Brand’s “Aha” Moment To Excite Customers

by Clay Ostrom | Last Updated: Jul 18, 2020 | Brand Strategy, Jobs To Be Done, Marketing, Messaging, Positioning, Strategy

< Back to The Campfire I recently used a digital product that took me on the very important journey from “I-guess-I’ll-try-it” to “I-gotta-keep-using-this”. In business, we affectionately refer to the completion of that journey as the “aha” moment. In my case, the...