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category design

5 articles

Brand & Positioning

Category-Defining vs Category-Leading: Different Plays

The strategic distinction between creating a market category and dominating an existing one — why these require different investments, different time horizons, and different organizational capabilities.

8 min read
Brand & Positioning

Category Design vs Feature Marketing: Strategic Choice

A clear breakdown of when SaaS companies should invest in category design versus feature-level marketing. Covers the economics, timing signals, and execution requirements of each strategic path.

8 min read
Competitive Strategy

SaaS Category Leadership: How to Quantify You're Winning

Category leadership is one of the most consequential claims in SaaS strategy — and one of the most frequently asserted without evidence. Here is how to measure it objectively using share of search, analyst recognition, Win/Loss ratios, community density, and media velocity.

15 min read