The Single Greatest Gift From Creating a Brand-Positioning StatementSmall-business owners and entrepreneurs should not be fooled into thinking positioning is only for the big brands.
ByJim Joseph•
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For weeks now,we've been buildinga classic positioning statement for brands. While certainly easy to follow, it's a step-by-step process that can truly be game changing for brands.
When most small-business owners hear the word "positioning," they may think "big brands." They'll shake their heads and lament that they don't have the resources to do big-brand marketing.
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Nothing could be further from the truth, and it's actually quite the opposite.
If any business should write a brand positioning, it should be a small business or an entrepreneur. It doesn't cost a dime to write one, and it could save hours of time and boatloads of resources.
For one simple reason: focus.
Focus is a small-business owner's best friend, and a well-crafted brand positioning can bring greater focus than ever before. It forces multiple decisions based on what will best build your brand.
No one knows your business better, so simply put pen to paper and add some clarity to your activities.
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You have to decide who is the best target customer, the definitive business to compete with, what the business can best bring to the marketplace and how to connect emotionally to customers.
These are all huge decisions that are forced into becoming priorities when formulating a brand positioning, and forced to become a pathway to decision-making once set into motion.
It's a gift of prioritization that no other document can give a small-business owner.
No brand has the luxury of being indecisive, but truthfully bigger brands have a little more wiggle room than smaller businesses. So it's vitally important to not only develop a brand positioning, but to use it as a way to bring focus to the business.
You can't afford to make mistakes, and you can't really afford to experiment either. You may only get one shot at success, so operate wisely.
Focus is the most important attribute of any small business.
The brand-positioning statement can finally give you the clarity you need to move your business forward.
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