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Positioning
The Battle for Your Mind
Book • 1981
This book introduces the concept of positioning as a crucial strategy in marketing.
It explains how to effectively communicate with a skeptical and media-blitzed public by creating a position in the prospect's mind that reflects the company's strengths and weaknesses as well as those of its competitors.
The authors provide valuable case histories and analyses of successful and failed advertising campaigns, emphasizing the importance of simplicity, consistency, and understanding how people think and evaluate information.
The book also discusses strategies such as making and positioning an industry leader, occupying a niche, and repositioning competitors to create a unique market position.
It explains how to effectively communicate with a skeptical and media-blitzed public by creating a position in the prospect's mind that reflects the company's strengths and weaknesses as well as those of its competitors.
The authors provide valuable case histories and analyses of successful and failed advertising campaigns, emphasizing the importance of simplicity, consistency, and understanding how people think and evaluate information.
The book also discusses strategies such as making and positioning an industry leader, occupying a niche, and repositioning competitors to create a unique market position.
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as influential in his thinking on product positioning.


Rahul Vohra

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Superhuman's secret to success: Ignoring most customer feedback, manually onboarding every new user, obsessing over every detail, and positioning around a single attribute: speed | Rahul Vohra (CEO)
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as the original book on positioning, published in 1982.


April Dunford

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April Dunford: The Marketing Expert
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as a book on marketing principles.


Tim Ferriss

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as the foundational book on positioning, offering insights into the core concepts.


April Dunford

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A step-by-step guide to crafting a sales pitch that wins | April Dunford (author of Obviously Awesome and Sales Pitch)
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in relation to the concept of specificity and its impact on marketing and branding.


Dickie Bush

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as her favorite marketing book.

Arielle Jackson

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The art of building legendary brands | Arielle Jackson (Google, Square, Marketer in Residence at First Round Capital)
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as a resource on mission-driven branding.

Derek Halpern

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Why Derek Halpern Walked Away From Millions To Start An E-Commerce Brand
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when discussing a book that helped him understand market positioning.


Rahul Vohra

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Superhuman 2.0: The AI edge, top productivity hacks, and the future of email | E2002
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for learning about product positioning.


Rahul Vohra

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Rahul Vohra - Using Emotion to Design Great Products - [Founder’s Field Guide, EP.1]
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as a book that prophetically speaks to the current crowded social media landscape.


Sean Cannell

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and Al Ries and Jack Trout when discussing the importance of specialization and differentiation in marketing and business.


Nicolas Cole

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in the context of a classic marketing book about narrowing down one's position.


Sean Cannell

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as an easy-to-read book about marketing.

Michael Tannenbaum

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🎧The Fintech OG Series Season Two: Michael Tannenbaum and Nicky Goulimis
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when discussing the importance of focusing a YouTube channel and owning a clear space in the consumer's mind.


Sean Cannell

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374: YouTube is Changing... Let's Talk About It.
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as a book about positioning and category thinking.


Nicolas Cole

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as authors whose audio books he listened to while learning about marketing.

Craig Clemens

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Mentioned as a book that explains what positioning is but doesn't explain how to do it.

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Ep 1: Making Complex Products Obviously Awesome (with April Dunford)
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as a seminal book on positioning.


April Dunford

S5E18 - How to Position Your B2B SaaS for Explosive Growth with April Dunford
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when discussing strategic marketing and finding non-competitive markets.


Sean Cannell

366: How to Make $500 a Day With a Camera (A Realistic Guide)
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when discussing a book he read that influenced his marketing strategy for Superhuman.


Jason Calacanis

Superhuman 2.0: The AI edge, top productivity hacks, and the future of email | E2002