Positioning Field Guide Strategic Directives

The Positioning Field Guide

10 Directives to Dominate Your Market

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The Mission

To seize, hold, and fortify mental real estate in the customer's mind.

The 10 Directives of Positioning

I. Secure the High Ground

Claim first position or risk irrelevance.

II. Plant the Flag

One word, one story, one stake in the ground.

III. Sharpen the Spearpoint

Narrow your USP until it cuts clean.

IV. Name the Enemy

Positioning only exists in contrast. Define your rival.

V. Create the Category

If you can't be first, redraw the battlefield.

VI. Simplify the Message

Clarity wins; complexity kills.

VII. Bring Proof of Victory

Back claims with evidence, or fall to doubt.

VIII. Fortify the Position

Defend against drift, dilution, distraction.

IX. Fight in the Mind

The real battlefield is perception, not the product.

X. Hold the Line

Positioning is a war of attrition. Repeat until it sticks.

Strategic Positioning Victory

Execute These Directives

Transform positioning strategy into market dominance.

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