Tag Archives: Positioning

The Market Made Me Do It!

By Chuck Sink I must give credit to my friend and fellow entrepreneur, the founder of The Giant Game Company, for the title of this short article. We were talking the other day about changes going on in his target markets and how he has successfully responded to their shifting needs. “The market made me do… Read More »

Positioning: Relax, the sale is yours.

By Chuck Sink Marketing is every business activity directed toward selling a product/service and successfully delivering it into customers’ hands. Marketing drives sales. There is no business until a sale is made and that’s why every CEO is his or her company’s chief of sales. Sleepless nights are the result of insufficient new business flowing through the pipeline. Most… Read More »

Not right now but yes, I’m interested.

By Chuck Sink I will need several business services and products to continue growing my business and many of them I don’t need now, or I can’t afford them yet. That’s why I want you to keep in touch so I won’t forget you. One of the most common mantras you will hear from seasoned… Read More »

What is your Positioning Statement?

By Chuck Sink Your business needs a positioning statement because your target audience wants to know what your brand stands for. If there is one thought or word you want people to associate your business with in their minds, what is it? Before you write your Positioning Statement, clearly define your target audience. For example,… Read More »

Work Your Magic

By Chuck Sink Go ahead and “work your magic.” Savor those words coming from clients because they prove that you’ve earned their professional trust. Work your magic – that’s a powerful statement! For the person who wants you to work it, your magic is to them accomplishing an impossible task for which they’ll pay you.… Read More »

Who are you? Time Will Tell!

By Chuck Sink There is one precious commodity that most C-level executives guard with their lives – time. Pull them away from current work activity to instead focus on important long term strategies requiring changes in tactics and some will freak out. They may feel their time could be better spent going for the jugular… Read More »

Unpaid Consultant or Category Leader?

By Chuck Sink The debate rages among sales executives and trainers on two extremely differing schools of thought about selling. One school follows the traditional model: Prospecting > Appointments > Presentations > Follow up > Close. The other model (which has been around just as long) takes only one word to describe: positioning. Business hard… Read More »

Please sir, where is the treasure?

Stop gushing your duplicated capabilities! Please offer me a unique, valuable product and service I’ll find irresistible. Attraction works better than attempted persuasion. It’s best to lead with how you make the client’s life better and help him make more money! Capabilities information is best provided upon customer requests. The client knows you have capabilities… Read More »

Only Winning Brands Do This

Positioning matters more than ever! By Chuck Sink                                       Subscribe to my newsletter by clicking here A young professional posted a question for The Brand Strategy Discussion Group on LinkedIn. She’s a Lifestyle and Brand Communications Intern at… Read More »