Positioning with April Dunford

How To Think About Competition


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Today, I will talk about how to address your competition, which is commonly mismanaged. Once again, you’ll see it all comes back to positioning and differentiated value. I’ll share with you:

  • Why it’s almost always a bad idea to name the competition when you’re the market leader
  • Real-life examples of companies naming their competitors
  • The benefit you gain from naming and positioning your competitors when you’re small
  • How to combat lies and negativity from your competitors

  • Thanks for listening!

    If You Want To Skip Ahead:

    (00:21) How my book launch went

    (01:47) Addressing competition by putting them into buckets

    (03:43) Why market leaders should never mention the competition

    (05:03) Slack’s letter to Microsoft that named them as a competitor

    (09:16) DocuSign's ad mentioning Dropbox

    (10:36) Why you might build a custom landing page based on a search query

    (11:24) The benefit of naming the competition if you’re small

    (13:08) Positioning your competitors

    (16:57) Combating negative positioning from competitors

    (21:41) Closing thoughts


    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


    Referenced:

    Sales Pitch: How to Craft a Story to Stand Out and Win: https://www.amazon.com/Sales-Pitch-Craft-Story-Stand/dp/1999023021

    Slack’s “Dear, Microsoft” letter: https://slack.com/blog/news/dear-microsoft


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