{"id":133,"date":"2013-03-31T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-03-31T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/adampayne\/jack-trout-positioning\/"},"modified":"2026-08-03T06:27:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T06:27:46","slug":"jack-trout-positioning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/empowernetwork.com\/adampayne\/jack-trout-positioning\/","title":{"rendered":"Jack Trout and Positioning"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center\">Jack Trout and Positioning<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You have met Vilfredo and John.<\/p>\n<p>Now Jack\u2026and this guy is real\u2026very real.<\/p>\n<p>His full name is <a title=\"positioning-jack-trout\" href=\"http:\/\/whoisadampayne.com\/positioning-jack-trout\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Trout<\/a>. You may have heard of<\/p>\n<p>him.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a title=\"Jack Trout\" href=\"http:\/\/whoisadampayne.com\/Trafficeveryday.html\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He<strong> writes books<\/strong> (bloody good business ones).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll tell you my personal fav of his soon, but when<\/p>\n<p>you meet Jack, he will introduce you to his circle<\/p>\n<p>of friends.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dan Kennedy<\/p>\n<p>Gary Halbert<\/p>\n<p>Claude Hopkins<\/p>\n<p>\u2026the list goes on and on\u2026.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You need to read, read and then read some more.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you want to get in better shape, you would alter<\/p>\n<p>your diet right?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Well, feeding your mind is just as important, if not more<\/p>\n<p>so.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>My fave book of Jack Trout\u2019s is<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B004I8UYGU\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B004I8UYGU&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=adapaysblo0e-20\">Differentiate or Die: Survival in Our Era of Killer Competition<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With so many people trying to make a living in this online<\/p>\n<p>game these days, this is damn good advice.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Which brings me onto\u2026..<\/p>\n<p><b>Positioning.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What it is and why should you care?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, do yourself a massive favor and pick up<\/p>\n<p>the old classic, \u2018Positioning: The Battle for Your<\/p>\n<p>Mind\u2019 by Al Ries and Jack Trout.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0071373586\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0071373586&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=adapaysblo0e-20\"><\/a><br \/>\nAlong with Robert Cialdini\u2019s Influence, Positioning<\/p>\n<p>should be required reading for every serious marketer.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/006124189X\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=006124189X&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=adapaysblo0e-20\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Also pick up \u2018Blue Ocean Strategy\u2019 by W. Chan Kim<\/p>\n<p>and Ren\u00e9e Mauborgne.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1591396190\/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=1591396190&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=adapaysblo0e-20\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Those three are some of the best business books<\/p>\n<p>ever written.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Back to positioning\u2026<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Positioning is the \u201cperception\u201d that happens in<\/p>\n<p>the minds of your target audience.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The story they tell themselves.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It allows you to differentiate your product or<\/p>\n<p>service from that of your competitors.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The essence of \u201cpositioning\u201d is to render the<\/p>\n<p>competition\u00a0IR-REL-E-VANT.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>You should use positioning to:<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>1. laser-focus in on your ideal target audience.<\/p>\n<p>2. filter out who you DON\u2019T want.<\/p>\n<p>3. differentiate yourself from everyone else.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In today\u2019s me-too marketplace \u201cpositioning\u201d is<\/p>\n<p>how you win.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is how savvy marketers and brands are carving<\/p>\n<p>out a piece of the pie which THEY THEN OWN.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The online marketplace is already competitive.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake of that.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This is WHY differentiating yourself is THE<\/p>\n<p>ONLY way to succeed in today\u2019s competitive world.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To add more pressure, the barrier to entry for<\/p>\n<p>someone wanting to start an online business is<\/p>\n<p>really low.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Meaning \u2026 pretty much anyone in their bedroom<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>essentially become your competitor.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Why should customers choose you over your<\/p>\n<p>competitors?<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re not differentiating yourself you\u2019re<\/p>\n<p>going to have a hard time getting any real<\/p>\n<p>traction.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For this reason you need a compelling differentiator.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>If you think it\u2019s competitive online now, you<\/p>\n<p>ain\u2019t seen nothing yet.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s dog-eat-dog already. 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