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saas positioning

7 articles

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
Brand & Positioning

Competitive Frame of Reference for SaaS Positioning

How to define your competitive frame of reference in SaaS positioning — the strategic choice that determines which alternatives you compete against, which buyers you attract, and which evaluation criteria matter.

8 min read
Brand & Positioning

SaaS Positioning Statement Template (April Dunford Lens)

A step-by-step framework for writing a SaaS positioning statement using April Dunford's Obviously Awesome methodology. Includes templates, worked examples, and the five components that make positioning stick.

9 min read
Competitive Strategy

SaaS Positioning Against an Incumbent (David vs. Goliath)

How to win deals against entrenched incumbents with larger sales teams, longer track records, and bigger brand budgets — the asymmetric attack strategies covering agility, vertical depth, champion-driven selling, proof-of-concept tactics, and making speed vs. maturity a feature not a liability.

12 min read
Competitive Strategy

Team Expertise as a SaaS Moat (When It's Real)

Domain expertise is one of the most frequently claimed and least rigorously examined SaaS competitive advantages. Here is how to distinguish genuine expertise moats from vanity claims — and how to translate real expertise into quantifiable product and go-to-market defensibility.

12 min read