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‘FOUNDERS.
NAMING AND
POSITIONING’
Paris
in the
the Spring
xx
Bird
in the
the Hand
xxx
FAMILIARITY EXERCISE
MOST MARKETERS

MISS THE 

THE POINT!
TALKABILITY
SHAREABILITY
WHAT ARE SOME BRANDS IN YOUR WORLD?
WHAT ARE SOME BRANDS IN YOUR
WORLD?
WHAT ARE SOME BRANDS IN YOUR WORLD?
!
The average person is exposed to:
$13.3 billion advertising spend in Aus*
Over 1,000,000 branded messages a year
3,000 branded message each day
Only notice 80
React to 10
57% are remembered negatively
*BrianWave Connection, UK, 2004

*Neilsen data 2012
TRADITIONAL
MARKETING
We’re hardwired to notice only what’s different
OUT THERE
VS
UP HERE!
1. GETYOUR NAME RIGHT
2. GETYOUR MONEYBACK
3. GET PREDATORY
1. GETYOUR NAME RIGHT
2. GETYOUR MONEYBACK
3. GET PREDATORY
2/3RDS OF
SEARCHES ARE
PROMPTED
OFFLINE
ASSUMING
YOUR NAME’S
NOT A
CLANGER...
NAME + LINE = COMMUNICATIONS
Credible
& clear
Cut-through
& edgy
Clear Name
+
Clear Positioning
=
Unremarkable
Cut-through Name
+
Cut-through Positioning
=
Nonsense
Clear Name
Cut-through Positioning
Cut-through Name
Clear Positioning
Naming and Positioning - Building a Brand
Naming and Positioning - Building a Brand
BUSINESS
OWNER

APATHY
VS
vs
Naming and Positioning - Building a Brand
Naming and Positioning - Building a Brand
Naming and Positioning - Building a Brand
Naming and Positioning - Building a Brand
ASH’S NO NONSENSE CHECKLIST
A good name won’t save a crap product
The only way to ONE great name is via 100 crap ones
Check the legals upfront (IP Australia) - cheap!
Random word generators, thesaurus, scrabble play
Acronyms are crap! Real world = Good!
Things you can ‘verb’ are good (for some things)
Diminutive is better than big!
1. GETYOUR NAME RIGHT
2. GETYOUR MONEYBACK
3. GET PREDATORY
DANGER ZONE
Needs to be fixed
IMMEDIATELY
IGNORE
You have other
priorities
EDUCATION ZONE
Communications
focus with engaged
customers
!
A slower burn to
increase importance
over time
Your communications
focus - right now
PREDATORY ZONE
LOW
CUSTOMER
IMPORTANCE
DISADVANTAGE MARKET PARITY RELATIVE ADVANTAGES
COMPETITIVE
POSITION
HIGH
MARKET LEADER
Communications
opportunity (market
growth)
BRAND SHARE
Let market leader
communicate these
points
THE PREDATORY BRIDGE
1. GETYOUR NAME RIGHT
2. GETYOUR MONEYBACK
3. GET PREDATORY
LET’S GET PREDATORY
Strike at the weakness that arises out of your
competitor’s greatest strength
PREDATORY MARKETING
Prevents looking for parity Focus on relative advantages
Strike at the weakness that arises out of your
competitor’s greatest strength
PREDATORY MARKETING
ACHIEVES GREATEST IMPACT
AND
MAKES RESPONSE DIFFICULT
PREDATORY MARKETING
HOW DOES IT WORK ONLINE
TRADITIONAL BUILD
METHODOLOGIESVS
Naming and Positioning - Building a Brand
SUMMARY
GETYOUR NAME RIGHT
GETYOUR MONEYBACK
GET PREDATORY
ASHTON BISHOP ON LINKEDIN
“ASK FOR PREDATORY INSPIRATIONS”

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