Positioning with April Dunford

How to Manage a Big Positioning Change


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I get asked a lot by people about today’s topic on how to manage a positioning change within an organization. It applies to big and small companies and even those going through acquisitions. 

In today’s episode, I cover:

  • The times when your positioning might change
  • How to figure out the frequency of assessing your positioning 
  • The complexities of changing your positioning after an acquisition
  • How to test your new sales pitch after you change your positioning 
  • And more

  • I also want to mention my new book, Sales Pitch, is out! 

    If you’d like to learn more or order a copy, you can go to https://www.aprildunford.com/books 


    If You Want To Skip Ahead:

    (00:00) I launched my book and today’s topic

    (01:25) What happens when your positioning changes and specific examples

    (07:40) The unplanned reasons for why your positioning might change and how to check it

    (12:02) If you need to change your positioning, what you should do

    (15:10) How to be careful testing your new sales pitch

    (17:19) Why acquisitions require more work

    (24:51) The funniest thing I learned from going through 6 acquisitions 

    (26:45) A few updates from me


    Where To Find April Dunford:

    Podcast Website: https://www.positioning.show/ 

    Personal Website: https://www.aprildunford.com/ 

    LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aprildunford/ 

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aprildunford/ 

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/aprildunford


    Production and marketing by https://penname.co/

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