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April Dunford
Добавлен 10 май 2017
Want to make your product stand out in a crowded market? It all starts with great positioning. I’m April Dunford, the expert high-growth tech companies go to when they have a positioning problem. With over two decades of experience as a startup executive and consultant, I have positioned and re-positioned hundreds of products and companies. Using my battle-tested methodology, I'll teach you the nitty-gritty of positioning so that you can unlock better marketing and sales performance. If you're an entrepreneur, marketer, or business leader who wants to stand out, this podcast is for you.
How to Frame a Sales Conversation
In today’s episode, I dive into the art of framing a sales conversation. I explore three common ways salespeople start their pitches and analyze the strengths and weaknesses of each. By the end, I share my preferred approach to leading with a unique insight, helping you differentiate your sales pitch from the competition.
You will learn:
* Three common ways to open a sales pitch: defining the problem, presenting market changes, and starting with discovery.
* Pros and cons of starting with the problem statement in a sales conversation.
* Why focusing on market changes might not be as effective as it seems in sales.
* The challenges of relying solely on discovery at the beginning of a sales cal...
You will learn:
* Three common ways to open a sales pitch: defining the problem, presenting market changes, and starting with discovery.
* Pros and cons of starting with the problem statement in a sales conversation.
* Why focusing on market changes might not be as effective as it seems in sales.
* The challenges of relying solely on discovery at the beginning of a sales cal...
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Видео
From Michelin Stars to Marketing Stars: Product Marketing Lessons from Tamara Grominsky
Просмотров 913Месяц назад
In today’s episode, I speak with product marketing expert and consultant Tamara Grominsky, who is the former Vice President of Product Marketing at Kajabi and Unbounce. Have you ever asked questions such as: “How do I hire a good product marketer? What skills should they have? And how should we measure product marketing?” In this episode, Tamara and I answer those questions and more. You will l...
Harnessing the Power of Differentiated Value: How To Win Over Customers and Outperform Competitors
Просмотров 1,5 тыс.Месяц назад
Today’s episode is a repost of one of my favorite topics: why value is important for positioning for B2B technology companies. In this episode, first I define value vs. differentiated value, and explain why the latter is key to everything. Next I explore how to find the right balance between features and value, and I share tips on mastering your product walkthrough and proving your claims to cu...
Mastering Messaging for B2B Tech with Emma Stratton
Просмотров 1,7 тыс.2 месяца назад
Mastering Messaging for B2B Tech with Emma Stratton
Rethinking Marketing and Storytelling with Martina Lauchengco
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.2 месяца назад
Rethinking Marketing and Storytelling with Martina Lauchengco
Rethinking Sales Strategies for Modern Markets with Loren Padelford
Просмотров 1,2 тыс.3 месяца назад
Rethinking Sales Strategies for Modern Markets with Loren Padelford
A Buyer-Centric Approach to Competitive Positioning
Просмотров 1,3 тыс.3 месяца назад
A Buyer-Centric Approach to Competitive Positioning
Arming Sales Teams To Win in the Market, w/ Brent Adamson
Просмотров 1 тыс.4 месяца назад
Arming Sales Teams To Win in the Market, w/ Brent Adamson
The Role of Market Category in Differentiation
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.4 месяца назад
The Role of Market Category in Differentiation
Postman's Positioning Journey: 500K Customers & $5.6 Billion Valuation with Abhinav Asthana
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Postman's Positioning Journey: 500K Customers & $5.6 Billion Valuation with Abhinav Asthana
Why Positioning Does Not Make the Jump From Marketing to Sales
Просмотров 1,6 тыс.5 месяцев назад
Why Positioning Does Not Make the Jump From Marketing to Sales
A Marketers Guide To Using The Sales Pitch
Просмотров 2,7 тыс.10 месяцев назад
A Marketers Guide To Using The Sales Pitch
Mastering Strategy, Vision, and Positioning
Просмотров 4,3 тыс.10 месяцев назад
Mastering Strategy, Vision, and Positioning
Using Trends To Enhance Your Positioning
Просмотров 85710 месяцев назад
Using Trends To Enhance Your Positioning
How to Manage a Big Positioning Change
Просмотров 78811 месяцев назад
How to Manage a Big Positioning Change
Bruno Aziza (Google, CapitalG) Shares How He Helped Reach Scale At Startups and Big Tech
Просмотров 64611 месяцев назад
Bruno Aziza (Google, CapitalG) Shares How He Helped Reach Scale At Startups and Big Tech
Master the Art of Selling With My New Book
Просмотров 71611 месяцев назад
Master the Art of Selling With My New Book
How to Create Marketing and Sales Alignment
Просмотров 586Год назад
How to Create Marketing and Sales Alignment
Mapping Positioning to a Story Using Insight
Просмотров 1,1 тыс.Год назад
Mapping Positioning to a Story Using Insight
How to Use Positioning in Sales Qualification and Discovery
Просмотров 726Год назад
How to Use Positioning in Sales Qualification and Discovery
Positioning at a Startup Vs. a Big Company
Просмотров 897Год назад
Positioning at a Startup Vs. a Big Company
Brilliant Marketing - The Story of the Milkshake
Просмотров 316Год назад
Brilliant Marketing - The Story of the Milkshake
Mastering Jobs Theory With Bob Moesta
Просмотров 3,7 тыс.Год назад
Mastering Jobs Theory With Bob Moesta
The Art of Discerning Sound Marketing and Sales Advice
Просмотров 372Год назад
The Art of Discerning Sound Marketing and Sales Advice
How To Develop A Point of View For Your Company
Просмотров 956Год назад
How To Develop A Point of View For Your Company
So you’ve nailed your product positioning. Now what?
Просмотров 854Год назад
So you’ve nailed your product positioning. Now what?
Help Scout's CEO Nick Francis Shares the Evolution of Their Positioning
Просмотров 569Год назад
Help Scout's CEO Nick Francis Shares the Evolution of Their Positioning
Crafting a Persuasive Sales Pitch (Part 2)
Просмотров 1,8 тыс.Год назад
Crafting a Persuasive Sales Pitch (Part 2)
Is there more to this episode? Would love to know how ms responded
This was fantastic - definitely grabbing a copy of Emma's book. It felt like I was sitting around at a happy hour talking shop with my colleagues. Thank you, ladies!
You are helping unlock so much business value from these deep insights. I'd request a role-play format to emphasise how this plays out in the real world.
This April's podcast is pure diamond 💎 💎 💎 I love it ❤
Missed Dan’s event due to an emergency :(
We definitely missed you❤
Pure gold
Now I want to read April's book *and* Emma's book! 🙄
You are soul friends for sure !
I like the sound of this video.
Thank you April for making these videos. They are all very critical on top of your books and talks to elaborate your framework and in depth thinking.
You made a lot of difference to my thought process _ Thanks April
great content which I consume avidly!
I read your 2 books and used themfor our posintioning and sales pitch.I recommended them to clients and partners. You are amazing!
Your teaching style is so helpful 😊
Thank you April really helpful 😊
You both are absolutely fabulous, focused, and flippin hysterical. I always love your work April. And I've taken a bit of a hiatus from consuming it but this one in particular was spot on for me to hear. I'm over the moon on being introduced to Emma. Pre-ordering her book now. Was the book that she was talking about of yours, Obviously Awesome or Sales Pitch? I'm thinking the former based on the timing of things. Both are in my shopping cart. And what are the chances that I'm working on copy and messaging with an accountant right NOW. I mean come on. I'm also laughing to myself that in our conversation yesterday, "leverage" came up well, let's just say more than once. Best, Erin
What a simple way to explain this to ANYONE in B2B- marketers, sales, founders. Fantastic, well done April!
This shouldn't be free
Hearing this kind of excellence, I feel like an idiot 😀 Thank you for raising the bar!
Thank you to redo the podcast!!😀
This is gold!
This podcast is awesome, I started from the top this morning and am taking so many notes! I had your book but misplaced it, but these podcasts are so helpful. How you describe the champion is almost like they find your company - what about when your company tries to find them? How do you know who the champion is?
April is a sense maker
Marketing often times seem like kids playing with knives; having their finger on psychology as a core input to their communication outputs, and without the proper constraints they seem to whip up things that sound better than they fly.
I am a fan of what you do, very inspiring. Is it possible to have subtitles in French for future content as well?
Thanks for sharing your insights. I really enjoyed the interview on Knowledge Project. That is how I found this podcast.
Two seemingly naturally blondes talking about Marketing! Awesome 👏🏻
If you close your eyes while Loren is speaking it's really Seth Rogan...
great video. really easy to understand breakdown of this concept. very valuable and insightful. thank you.
First, this guy needs to chill on the jargon. But I couldn't agree more with the sentiment. So, so many things that people waste their time on thinking it's a silver bullet. When I sold websites, the best thing I could do for a lot of prospects was tell them unless it's not worth it for them.
Just heard of your channel from every hates marketing. Louis. I heard of his channel from Allan’s podcast. Allan will be a guest on my channel tomorrow. Maybe one day I could have you as a guest. Ps new subscriber!
Let me be the pesky that I am. It all start by defining the vision. You create a rock solid plan (part of it is positioning). Then you devise an innovative strategy to implement the plan to bring your vision to fruition. There! In a nutshell. Go ahead and interview me.
This is really good
This is great . Thanks for sharing these experiences and viewpoints.
You don’t just throw a bunch of technical words on as you rather give understandable examples.😌 Thank you
Love love love this episode! Really great insights on how to build out your POV on your differentiated value and use this as a way to align your internal stakeholders
Currently going through this exercise for a social listening tool that captures sentiments from TV, print, and radio. Communicating value via investor relations, crisis comms, and market research use cases.
Outstanding!
Great content.
This is one of the best videos and it's helped me shape my own B2B coaching & consulting business here in Singapore. 'Differentiated value' is such a powerful part of positioning and my mission is to get as many B2Bs aware of this and not stop at just USPs.
Best training video I've ever seen. Amazing.
Love this detail dive on value April thank you!!
Thanks for sharing.
This is what I've needed the whole time that I've always believed, yet somehow wasn't bringing it. It changes everything. Thank you.
Great content!
valuable gem! thank you!
Gold! Very helpful thanks!
Great book but any kindle version coming out?
Great stuff ❤❤❤❤