Love milkshakes
Go left.
No, go right.
No, go over.
No, go under.
If that’s four people, someone has to make a decision, and we’re off.
If that’s a flip flopping customer,…
Love ‘em, (actually, yes) or hate ‘em, you know what you think about milkshakes.
A milky sugary smoothie(!). A dieters nightmare. A kid’s treat. Entertainment on the drive. Cool pleasure on a hot day.
You know. It’s already there. Tucked away.
Create a new milkshake, you’re half way home … Oh, it’s one of those, I know what I think about that.
Introducing something or someone entirely new to the world, there’s nothing to build on.
It’s tempting to focus on the new thing – product, service, system, process, company – and let its brilliance do the rest.
Might work. Probably not. You have to build mindshare. Create and take hold of a space entirely yours, that’s easy to understand, trusted for what it is.
Call it talking, or positioning, or marketing, or selling, or branding if you like.
What it really is … knowing, liking, trusting.
Skippy strategy: What is it, where does it fit?
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