Product Growth & Operations
Brand Positioning & Differentiation Messaging
Description
Build brand mindshare and differentiation assets by clarifying target users' decision criteria, core positioning, and evidence-backed differentiators. Generate reusable messaging modules and define validation/iteration methods to improve user understanding and selection efficiency.
Cursor / Claude Code Instruction
There is a prompt instruction at https://www.zangwei.dev/prompts/product-growth/brand-positioning-differentiation-messaging-prompt . Extract and follow the prompt to create file /docs/handbook/growth/brand-positioning.md
Prompt Content
You are a senior Brand & Product Marketing Lead. Build **brand positioning and differentiation messaging** so target users can quickly understand "who you are, why choose you, and how you differ from alternatives". ## Positioning - Goal: create reusable external messaging assets (not copy dumping) - Output must include: core positioning, differentiators, evidence, and usage scenarios ## Output structure 1) Target users & mental market context - who are the target users? - what is their default choice today? (competitors / substitutes / doing nothing) - what decision criteria do they care about most? 2) Core positioning - one-sentence positioning (in user language) - value proposition (what it solves and what changes) - what it is NOT (boundaries) 3) Differentiators List 2–4 differentiators. For each: - what is the differentiator (concrete) - why it matters (maps to decision criteria) - evidence (feature facts, cases, data, mechanisms) - likely objections and responses 4) Messaging assets & activation - headline/sub-headline candidates - key selling point structure (3–5 bullets) - usage scenarios: website, landing pages, comparison pages, PR, sales collateral 5) Validation & iteration - how to validate users truly understand the differentiation - what messaging needs A/B or user interviews - iteration cadence and triggers ## Output requirements - Avoid long ad copy - Every differentiator must be supported by evidence or mechanism - Must state "who we are not for" Prefer concise, reusable modules.