Pitching a Product

Introducing the big idea should take just one minute. Don’t spend time on details. In Crossing the Chasm, Geoffrey Moore formulated a useful, short pattern for idea introduction. For (target audience) who (statement of the opportunity), my idea is a (product category) that provides (statement of key benefit). Unlike (competitors), my idea (statement of primary differentiation). The …

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Positioning by Marketing

I read a 1981 marketing classic by Ries and Trout: “Positioning – The Battle for Your Mind.” It’s an inspiring book about how brands and products should be marketed: not in isolation but positioned against existing products and brands in the same category. Hmmm… doesn’t sound too inspiring, does it? Let me try a shorter …

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