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What to do when your competitors are all screaming for attention

By Josh Reed 2 Comments

Businesswoman whispering

I’m sitting here on the plane about to take off from Vancouver, BC where we just presented messaging and positioning ideas to a great technology client in a very hot space. As always, we took a look at their competitors’ messaging. It turns out, almost all their competitors are positioning as the leader. No surprises there. We see this pattern across a lot of industries. What was surprising were the grandiose superlatives rampant in the … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Marketing & Sales Messaging Tagged With: Brand Message, Brand Positioning, Core Message, Messaging and Positioning, Sales Message

How to explain what you do in eight seconds or less

By Ben Reed 2 Comments

Stopwatch

There’s a stat floating around the web that the average attention span of a human in 2013 was about 8 seconds – down from 12 seconds in 2000. According to the same sources, the average attention span of a goldfish is 9 seconds. As it turns out, that may not be entirely true (even though it’s been quoted by some pretty credible sources). However, when you take a closer look at the numbers, there’s an … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Marketing & Sales Messaging Tagged With: Sales Message, Sales Messaging

Hedgehogs, chasms, and how to make your complex message stick

By Ben Reed Leave a Comment

Hedgehog

It’s a tall order. How do you get your overworked, always-connected, crazy-busy prospects to actually remember your value prop? Especially when it’s a complex B2B message. They’ve already got too much on their minds. How can you make your message stick? There is a secret. Scientists, politicians, authors, and academics have been using it for years. Yet, it’s so simple that it often gets overlooked in sales messaging. What’s the secret to making your complex … [Continue reading]

Filed Under: Marketing & Sales Messaging Tagged With: Marketing Message, Naming, Sales Message, Sales Messaging

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