Growth & Strategy knowledge cluster

Value Proposition, Positioning and Differentiation

Designed to help founders, product leaders, marketing leaders, business heads, innovation teams and sales teams clarify why a target customer should choose the offer, believe the promise and prefer it over available alternatives.

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This cluster organises 40 practical ways to understand, apply and challenge value proposition, positioning and differentiation.

Designed to help founders, product leaders, marketing leaders, business heads, innovation teams and sales teams clarify why a target customer should choose the offer, believe the promise and prefer it over available alternatives.

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Core guide

Value Proposition Explained

Value Proposition Explained: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic…

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Core guide

Customer Value

Customer Value: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic action.

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Core guide

Differentiation

Differentiation: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic action.

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Core guide

Positioning

Positioning: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic action.

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Core guide

Reasons to Believe

Reasons to Believe: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic action.

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Functional and Emotional Value

Functional and Emotional Value: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic…

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Competitive Alternatives

Competitive Alternatives: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic action.

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Category Framing

Category Framing: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic action.

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Message Hierarchy

Message Hierarchy: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic action.

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Core guide

Value Proposition Governance

Value Proposition Governance: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic…

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How-to playbook

How to Build a Value Proposition

How to Build a Value Proposition: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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How-to playbook

How to Identify Customer Jobs and Pains

How to Identify Customer Jobs and Pains: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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How-to playbook

How to Map Competitive Alternatives

How to Map Competitive Alternatives: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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How-to playbook

How to Test Differentiation

How to Test Differentiation: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic…

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How-to playbook

How to Write a Positioning Statement

How to Write a Positioning Statement: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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How-to playbook

How to Build Reasons to Believe

How to Build Reasons to Believe: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic…

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How-to playbook

How to Create a Message Hierarchy

How to Create a Message Hierarchy: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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How-to playbook

How to Align Product and Brand Value

How to Align Product and Brand Value: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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How-to playbook

How to Validate a Value Proposition

How to Validate a Value Proposition: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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How-to playbook

How to Refresh a Weak Positioning

How to Refresh a Weak Positioning: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

The Generic Value Proposition

The Generic Value Proposition: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Differentiation Nobody Values

Differentiation Nobody Values: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Positioning Without Proof

Positioning Without Proof: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic action.

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Diagnostic and failure mode

The Feature List Disguised as Strategy

The Feature List Disguised as Strategy: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Competing on Every Benefit

Competing on Every Benefit: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Category Language Customers Do Not Use

Category Language Customers Do Not Use: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

The Promise Operations Cannot Deliver

The Promise Operations Cannot Deliver: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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Diagnostic and failure mode

Why Strong Products Sound Interchangeable

Why Strong Products Sound Interchangeable: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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Comparison

Value Proposition versus Positioning

Value Proposition versus Positioning: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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Comparison

Differentiation versus Distinctiveness

Differentiation versus Distinctiveness: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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Comparison

Feature versus Benefit

Feature versus Benefit: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic action.

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Comparison

Reason to Believe versus Proof Point

Reason to Believe versus Proof Point: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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Checklist or practical tool

Value Proposition Canvas

Value Proposition Canvas: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic action.

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Checklist or practical tool

Differentiation Audit

Differentiation Audit: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic action.

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Checklist or practical tool

Positioning Checklist

Positioning Checklist: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic action.

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Checklist or practical tool

Message Hierarchy Template

Message Hierarchy Template: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and strategic…

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Direct-answer guide

How Many Benefits Should a Value Proposition Include?

How Many Benefits Should a Value Proposition Include?: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics,…

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Direct-answer guide

Can a Company Have Multiple Value Propositions?

Can a Company Have Multiple Value Propositions?: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution,…

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Direct-answer guide

When Should Positioning Be Changed?

When Should Positioning Be Changed?: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution, risks and…

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Direct-answer guide

Does Value Proposition Testing Require Research?

Does Value Proposition Testing Require Research?: a practical Growth and Strategy guide covering customer evidence, market choices, economics, execution,…

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