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November 10, 2016
9 Tests Your Brand Positioning Must Pass
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Today’s topic is Brand Positioning. Joining us is Kay Kienast head of marketing at EVault, a division of Seagate. Kay was recently named one of the Top 10 Influential Woman in MarTech.
Brand Positioning is about inspiring your customers and prospects to go from the problematic status quo to the opportunity-filled future. This is done by solving their biggest problem by purchasing your solution. Watch as Kay answers the nine tests for an inspiring B2B brand and describes her approach to brand positioning.
Customers and prospects sometimes have a hard time articulating their problems and understanding the real cost of the status quo. To grow revenues faster than the market and competitors, you need to help them think through their issues, quantify their pain, evaluate their options and select your solution. Without proper positioning and compelling messaging, buyers will not act and you will not grow.
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During the interview, Kay will answer these nine questions that test whether your brand positioning inspires prospects:
To achieve revenue growth faster than the market, marketing leaders must help shape how their buyers think. They must help them evaluate their issues, quantify their pain, evaluate options and select a solution. Kay offers her insights as we discuss branding positioning and messaging.
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