2. Basic Positioning Formula
To ________ with ______, your company is the ____________ that
Target Need Competitive Set
__________________________ because
Unique Point of Difference Evidence 1
___________, ___________, and ___________.
Evidence 2 Evidence 3
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3. 5 Key Elements of every
value proposition
Target
Reasons to
Believe
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4. Difference between positioning
and elevator pitch
Positioning Elevator Pitch
• What it is • Strategic statement • Sales tool
• Audience • Internal team • People unfamiliar with the
company
• Purpose • Get internal team on the • To begin the sales process
same page
• Language • Somewhat awkward • Customer-friendly
• 5 Key elements • Includes them all • Uses the ones most relevant
to situation
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Hinweis der Redaktion
After they’ve all written theirs down on paper provided, ask for them to grade them against the list (how many got 3 of 5? 4 of 5? 5 of 5?):Does it include these 5 things?Value prop versus elevator pitch: one is strategic and dry. One is conversational.