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Sr. Director, Security Product Marketing at Microsoft
I am a believer that your messaging/positioning has to be consistent with how differentiated your product really is. Customers will quickly figure out what is marketing fluff vs. product truth anyway! So - even if your product is not the market leader but your research tells you that you have a killer product - i'd suggest being aggressive with the messaging and positioning and taking the fight to the competition! On the other hand - if you are entering a new segment with a 'v1' version of a product that you know is not very competitive yet, i'd lean a bit more towards reflecting the vision of the product/strategy vs. capabilities of the product itself in the messaging/positioning.
Lead Product Marketing Manager at Glassdoor
Per our head of PMM (Eric Petitt), it is important to think about and understand
the market leader positioning because the leader often defines category
expectations… as well as their weaknesses. And when a challenger tries to play
catch up to the market leader, the copy-cat will die over time be...more
Senior Director of Product Marketing at Klaviyo | Formerly Drift, Dropbox, Upwork
You change the conversation.
Positioning is all about defining a target audience and a place in their minds
where you are the market leader.
There’s some great inspiration in the ‘Positioning of a Follower’ chapter of
‘Positioning’ by Al Ries and Jack Trout. Worth reading, but to paraphrase...more
Head of Marketing at Atrium - Data Driven Sales Management
One approach here is to re-define your market in such a way that you’re the
leader of that market. That’s kind of what category creation if all about.
Another approach here (again, leaning in to how you’re unique in the value you
provide) is to emphasize how you’re enabling your customers to thi...more
VP of Marketing at Rimsys Regulatory Management Software
I actually don't think this matters all that much. Messaging should be anchored
in the outcomes your product delivers to your target persona, and the key
differentators that make you uniquely suited to deliver those outcomes. That
doesn't change based on your market position.
Where this could ...more
