06/04/2026
If a buyer is comparing you to your competitors on a feature checklist, you've already lost. It doesn't matter how the checklist turns out.
The moment a buyer lines you up next to two competitors and starts checking boxes, you've been turned into a commodity. Most businesses respond by trying to win the checklist, adding features and cutting price, which just means playing by rules designed to commoditize them. The companies that win change what's on the checklist instead.
In today's Marketing Minute, I break down what real positioning actually does and how to change the criteria buyers use to decide.
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