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Issue 28 July 2025 Positioning & Messaging

Positioning Strategies

Learn how product marketers can identify meaningful differentiation, build stronger positioning strategies, connect brand and product positioning, and stand out in competitive markets.

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Insights

How to Find What Makes Your Product Different

Positioning can feel overwhelming. Talya Heller, founder of Down to a T, joins Louise Liu to share her framework for finding product differentiation. She walks through the steps to identify distinct capabilities, build a clear ICP, and go beyond features to stand out in the market. Talya also shares tips on aligning teams around your differentiators and creating a competitive matrix that enables better messaging and sales execution.

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Featured Insights

Positioning Done Right: Are You Marketing Your Competitor’s Product?

Your messaging and positioning may include generic category-level benefits and your specific product differentiators. The right dose between these two ingredients depends on your market and your company’s position in that market.

In this article, Crispin Read, founder of Product Marketing Hive, shares his thoughts on differentiation strategy based on the market positions. He points out one of the common pitfalls in product positioning—accidentally marketing your competitor instead of your own product, and details an effective approach to positioning strategy.

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Featured Stories
Differentiating Brand vs. Product Positioning: A Guide for Early Stage Founders

In this article, Ashley Wilson, COO at Momentum, shares her thoughts on how a well-positioned brand creates an emotional response that draws people in to pick you as the vendor of choice.

Positioning Strategy: Don't Create a Category

In this article, Crispin Read challenges the common “category creation” mindset and shares why anchoring your product in a familiar market category often leads to better positioning outcomes.

Bridging Brand and Product Positioning

In this article, Jon Itkin explains why product marketers shouldn’t treat brand and product positioning as separate exercises.