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The Heart of Business Strategy: 48 Things That Matter
We usually think of business strategy as some sort of aspirational market positioning statement. Doubtless that's part of it. But I believe that the number one "strategic strength" is excellence in execution and systemic relationships (i.e., with everyone we come in contact with). Hence I offer the following 48 pieces of advice for creating a winning strategy that is inherently sustainable:

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Develop Your Positioning Statements
Your positioning statement is used in literature, your website, and other sales materials. It should capture how you are positioned versus your competitors -- your value proposition, the core of your brand, the critical thing that you stand for. You should have three different lengths; a 25 word , a 50 word and a 100 word statement.
What it Takes to Get More Appointments
Without question, the most popular requests I receive each week are for help with making appointments and, specifically, creating positioning statements. For example, Pat and I traded about 6 emails over the past 10 days to get his positioning statements just right. But what if you nail your positioning statement but you're still struggling to get appointments? My guess is that you're doing one of the following things ineffectively...
The Heart of Business Strategy: 48 Things That Matter
We usually think of business strategy as some sort of aspirational market positioning statement. Doubtless that's part of it. But I believe that the number one "strategic strength" is excellence in execution and systemic relationships (i.e., with everyone we come in contact with). Hence I offer the following 48 pieces of advice for creating a winning strategy that is inherently sustainable:
HOW TO GROW YOUR ONLINE SALES BY POSITION YOUR PRODUCT TO THE RELEVANT MARKET
A position is a reference point determined in terms of time and space. For example USA is positioned between Mexico to the south, Pacific Ocean to the west, Canada to the north and so forth. A position can be a rank or a qualification i.e. China is placed 3rd in the world economy after USA and Britain. In marketing we use position the same way; we use positioning to refer to product relative to other competing products in the market, i.e. product A is positioned to appeal to middle income group. Brand B is positioned to appeal to the go-getters. Positioning of products is a process and there are steps that are used to come up with a specific position for specific product. Positioning is therefore the process of putting a product in a location in reference to the competition and the entire market.
Three Ways to Start a Conversation and Finish with a Sale
Ditch your elevator pitch. Zap your infomercial. And whatever you do, keep your carefully worded, painstakingly developed, positioning statement to yourself.
Failure of HQ & Sales to Communicate Effectively
Sin #4 of the "9 Most-Deadly Sins in Sales & Marketing" is Failure of HQ & Sales to Communicate Effectively * HQ/Marcomm sees forests, not trees * Sales sees trees, not forests Perspective is everything in business and in everything we do. It's essential that Sales and Management agree on what's best for their customers -- and their company. They must start by agreeing on the best "Positioning Statement" they can make for their company. All messages the company conveys -- Mission Statements, Elevator Pitches, Ads, Websites, etc -- should all have their origins in the Positioning Statement. All parties must also agree that the Positioning Statement is the best message the company can make.

Positioning: The core of corporate communications
Positioning is a lost art in Business Development today. It reached its zenith in the 1980s -- before "1-Minute Management" replaced in-depth analysis and planning. A truly good Positioning Statement will be 12 words or less, and in one forceful sentence state the proven strengths that give you dominance in the markets you want to sell in. Once you have it perfected you can easily develop highly effective Mission Statements, Elevator Pitches, Ad Campaigns, Publicity, Sales Materials and Websites.
Buzzwords are BS!
Three adjectives and a noun are not a positioning statement!
Brand Positioning Sessions = Clarity
Brand positioning sessions are important steps in providing clarity when creating a Positioning Statement. The client is asked a number of questions about what they actually do, their ideal clients, how they find them, their goals, what makes them different. It reflects goals to strive for and is the bedrock of everything going forward – the website, all design and marketing tools. Lists of words that describe the client turn into a bunch of tag lines, present both the agency and client with several options and an opportunity to collaborate on their branding. Client and agency collaboration in branding sessions brings clarity to the client as to what their positioning statement should be and how to brand it.
Your Personal Positioning Statement
This article also ran in the Torontojobs.ca magazine and covers how to go about positioning yourself when job hunting. A strong personal positioning statement is a multi purpose tool that can aid in your job hunt.
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