Most people use ‘branding’ and ‘brandifying’ as if they were the same word. They are not. Branding decorates what already exists. Brandifying names the thing into existence first, so it can be owned. I have been doing the second one for 35 years without a word for it. Here is the line, the move, and why expert-led firms that want to claim a category have to learn to brandify rather than brand.
Most “revenue architecture” sold today is plumbing, such as pipeline mechanics, attribution, dashboards. But the real architecture is upstream, where positioning lives.
Most repositioning fails because the diagnosis was partial. Here is the three-lens method I run as a fractional CMO (Chief Marketing Officer) before I reposition a market.
Power Positioning isn’t a marketing tactic. It’s the strategic framework I’ve built over 35 years and $1B+ in revenue to help growth-stage firms stop competing on price and start owning a category. Here’s the full framework.
Most consultants start with solutions. The best fractional executives start by reading the business through three diagnostic lenses before they prescribe anything.
The way a consultant prices their work reveals how they think about value, risk, and results. Here’s what each model means for the buyer and which one produces the best outcomes.
Power Positioning is a framework built on four pillars: Focus, Aim, Multiply, and Engage. Here’s how the FAME framework works and why it matters more than ever in an AI-driven market.
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