The 8 P's of One-Pointed Positioning™ Framework
(A reinterpretation of key positioning elements to inspire new ways of thinking about them.)
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(1) Point of View: The lens
What way of looking at things makes your product indispensable? What does the buyer need to realize, to prefer your product over others? Your positioning must revolve around a unique point of view.
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(2) Pond: The niche
Which pond is your product the biggest fish of? What’s your niche? What's your territory in the larger category? Where do you fit in, but still stand out? Your positioning must earn you a pond of your own.
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(3) Purpose: The job
What job does your product help the buyer do better, faster, or cheaper? This is typically a job they were doing anyway. Your positioning must clarify and put a boundary around the job your product supports.
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(4) Pride: The hero
What is your hero offering? Is it a specific module? Is it a bundle of modules? Is it the whole package? Your positioning must spotlight the part of your solution that’s most worthy of attention.
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(5) Promise: The value
What is the promise of your product? Is it distinct from what other alternatives promise? Is it essential to your buyers? Can you execute on it? Your positioning must be built on an inimitable, unignorable, and sustainable promise.
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(6) Placeholders: The alternatives
What is holding the place that rightfully belongs to your product? Is it the current way of doing things? A legacy solution? Is it another solution similar to yours? Your positioning must specify what you replace.
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(7) Pairs: The best-fit buyers
Who is a made-in-heaven buyer for your product? What are their unique characteristics? How do they see themselves? What triggers them to buy? Your positioning must speak to your best-fit buyers.
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(8) Powers - Differentiators
What are the special features of your product? What makes it so powerful? What does it have or do that other alternatives do not? Your positioning must emerge from (and lead back to!) your unique capabilities.
