The Positioning Model

<aside> 1️⃣ Your Business - What is it?

Be descriptive.

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<aside> 2️⃣ What are the customer benefits?

How does it improve customers’ lives?

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<aside> 3️⃣ What is its personality?

If your product, company or service was human and you met at a cocktail party, how would you describe them?

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The Branding Pyramid

<aside> 1️⃣ Product attributes

The "bits and bytes" of what your product offers — the things that deliver benefit to customers.

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<aside> 2️⃣ Product benefits

How does your product improve customers’ lives?

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<aside> 3️⃣ Emotional benefits

If your product does a great job delivering benefits, how do you want your customers to feel? Emotion makes brands memorable.

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<aside> 4️⃣ Something bigger

In the next decade or two, how might your product or service dent the universe? Think big.

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The Concept Summary

<aside> ▶️ Your concept summary

It must answer the question: Do people understand who I am, my benefits, my personality and the something bigger I will represent?

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The Key Characteristics

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Brand Vision

Write a single, inspiring long‑term aim. Keep it concise and directional.

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Brand Mission

Describe what you do, for whom, and the business outcomes you enable.

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Core Values

List 3-5 core values that drive your company biases and decision making process.

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Offer and Unique Selling Point

State your core offer in one paragraph. Then define your USP with proof or differentiation.

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Brand Story

Tell the origin, the aha moment, and how that shapes what you build and how you deliver.

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Ideal Customer Profile

Specify role, stage, market, pains, and decision authority in 3–6 sentences.

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