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Say It So Everyone Gets It: Positioning for Complex B2B
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Say It So Everyone Gets It: Positioning for Complex B2B

Complex B2B products often hide behind jargon. This Strategy post teaches founders and product leaders how to craft positioning that’s clear, defensible and memorable using a 5‑part test—Who, Why, Only, Proof and Language—so your team stops revisiting it every quarter.

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Sing Your Siren Song: Attract the Right Clients
Strategy Priscilla Johnson Strategy Priscilla Johnson

Sing Your Siren Song: Attract the Right Clients

In technical B2B, volume isn’t victory—signal is. This guide shows how to tune your message so the right clients lean in and the wrong ones self-select out. Ideal-client markers, public proof, narrative consistency, and a practical checklist.

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AI Will Do What You Ask. That’s the Problem.
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AI Will Do What You Ask. That’s the Problem.

Vague AI prompts create generic output. This blog shows technical B2B teams how clear briefs, guardrails, and success criteria improve quality, reduce rework, and create consistent direction across AI-assisted content. It even explains why you can skip “please” and “thank you”.

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